The amount of countries in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
24
Largest country by weight in MSCI Emerging Markets Index
China 24.42%
Best performing country in the MSCI EM Index over the last decade
Taiwan - 13.6%
This company represents 9.5% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Ticker - TSM
2nd Largest country by weight in MSCI Emerging Markets Index
India 19.9%
The approximate YTD performance of MSCI EM Index
+/- 1%
~18%
The MSCI Market Classification Framework uses three criteria to evaluate markets and categorize countries into 1) Frontier, 2) Emerging, and 3) Developed.
Name 1 of the criteria
1) Economic development - sustainability of economic development
2) Size and liquidity requirements - based on company size, security size, and liquidity requirements
3) Market accessibility - openness to foreign ownership, availability of investments, efficiency of operational framework, stability of institutions
3rd Largest country by weight in MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Taiwan 18.77%
In an effort to meet their 5% target growth rate, this country issued a massive stimulus package and saw their benchmark index gain +25% in the last week of September
China
Most recently removed country in the MSCI EM Index
Russia 2022
Claimed Russian market was uninvestable. After Russia invaded Ukriane, the country banned foreigners selling securities. Many fund managers expressed frustration because their brokers wouldn't close out their positions.
4th Largest country by weight in MSCI Emerging Markets Index
South Korea 11.67%
Over the past 5 years the MSCI EM Index has returned 4.7%. How would the index have performed if you excluded China?
+/- 1%
8.7%
What does MSCI stand for?
Morgan Stanley Capital International
5th Largest country by weight in MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Brazil 4.5%
Over the past 20yrs the US Stock market has produced an annualized return of 10.5%. How has the MSCI EM Index performed over this period?
+/- 1%
6.5%