MSCI Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1969

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 6,059

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • MSCI

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 16

  • Share Price
  • $589.72
  • (As of Friday Closing)

MSCI General Information

Description

MSCI has described its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world. MSCI's largest and most profitable segment is its index segment, where it provides benchmarking to asset managers and asset owners. In addition, it boasts over $1.4 trillion in ETF assets linked to MSCI indexes. The MSCI analytics segment provides portfolio management and risk management analytics software to asset managers and asset owners. MSCI's all other segment was broken out into ESG and climate and private assets segments in 2021. In ESG and climate, MSCI provides ESG data to the investment industry. In private assets, MSCI provides real restate reporting, market data, benchmarking, and analytics to investors and real estate managers.

Contact Information

Website
www.msci.com
Formerly Known As
Morgan Stanley Capital International
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 7 World Trade Center
  • 250 Greenwich Street
  • New York, NY 10007
  • United States
+1 (212)
Primary Industry
Other Capital Markets/Institutions
Other Industries
Asset Management
Stock Exchange
NYS
Corporate Office
  • 7 World Trade Center
  • 250 Greenwich Street
  • New York, NY 10007
  • United States
+1 (212)

MSCI Timeline

2021202220232024
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MSCI Stock Performance

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$589.72 $588.31 $439.95 - $617.39 $46.4B 78.6M 487K $14.98

MSCI Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Jun-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 42,293,515 48,443,942 40,977,295 53,540,511
Revenue 2,703,459 2,528,920 2,248,598 2,043,544
EBITDA 1,768,383 1,680,480 1,346,139 1,150,378
Net Income 1,185,751 1,148,592 870,573 725,983
Total Assets 5,456,833 5,518,219 4,997,535 5,506,703
Total Debt 4,639,289 4,627,862 4,643,521 4,311,451
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MSCI Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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MSCI Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
MSCI has described its mission as enabling investors to build better portfolios for a better world. MSCI's largest and m
Other Capital Markets/Institutions
New York, NY
6,059 As of 2024

New York, NY
 

Burlington, MA
 
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MSCI Competitors (4)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
WisdomTree Investments Corporation New York, NY
Charles River Systems Corporate Backed or Acquired Burlington, MA
Morgan Stanley Corporation New York, NY
Deutsche Börse Group Corporation Eschborn, Germany
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MSCI Patents

MSCI Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11055784-B1 Transmitting data files with constituents and associated index weights for low-carbon indexes Active 25-Nov-2014
US-8756140-B1 Computer-implemented systems and methods for modeling risk of an investment portfolio Inactive 23-Nov-2010
US-7890408-B2 System and method for attributing performance, risk and risk-adjusted performance of an investment portfolio to custom factors Inactive 11-Oct-2007
US-20090099974-A1 System and method for attributing performance, risk and risk-adjusted performance of an investment portfolio to custom factors Active 11-Oct-2007
US-7870052-B1 System and method for forecasting portfolio losses at multiple horizons Active 24-Apr-2007 G06Q40/06
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MSCI Executive Team (72)

Name Title Board Seat
Henry Fernandez Ph.D Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & Board Member
Andrew Wiechmann Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Executive Committee
C.D. Pettit Chief Operating Officer, President & Board Member
Dimitris Melas Ph.D Managing Director & Global Head of Index Research and Product Development
Brian Schmid Managing Director & Global Head of Private Capital Product
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MSCI Board Members (15)

Name Representing Role Since
MSCI Chief Operating Officer, President & Board Member
MSCI Chief Executive Officer, Chairman & Board Member
Self Board Member, Chairman of the Compensation, Talent and Culture Committee & Member of the Strategy and Finance Committee
Self Board Member, Member of the Compensation, Talent and Culture Committee & Chairman of the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Self Board Member, Member of the Strategy and Finance Committee & Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
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MSCI Signals

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MSCI Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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MSCI Investments & Acquisitions (16)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Foxberry 17-Apr-2024 Other Capital Markets/Institutions
Fabric (Other Financial Services) 02-Jan-2024 Other Financial Services
Trove Research 01-Nov-2023 Consulting Services (B2B)
Burgiss 02-Oct-2023 Other Financial Services
Movi Healthcare 29-Nov-2022 Seed Round Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)
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MSCI Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
RiskMetrics Group Other Financial Services New York, NY
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MSCI ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated June, 25, 2024

14.35 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

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of 906

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MSCI Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
InvestorForce 29-Jan-2013 Completed
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MSCI FAQs

  • When was MSCI founded?

    MSCI was founded in 1969.

  • Who is the CEO of MSCI?

    Henry Fernandez Ph.D is the CEO of MSCI.

  • Where is MSCI headquartered?

    MSCI is headquartered in New York, NY.

  • What is the size of MSCI?

    MSCI has 6,059 total employees.

  • What industry is MSCI in?

    MSCI’s primary industry is Other Capital Markets/Institutions.

  • Is MSCI a private or public company?

    MSCI is a Public company.

  • What is MSCI’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for MSCI is MSCI.

  • What is the current stock price of MSCI?

    As of 04-Oct-2024 the stock price of MSCI is $589.72.

  • What is the current market cap of MSCI?

    The current market capitalization of MSCI is $46.4B.

  • What is MSCI’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for MSCI is $2.7B.

  • Who are MSCI’s competitors?

    WisdomTree Investments, Charles River Systems, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Börse Group are competitors of MSCI.

  • What is MSCI’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    MSCI’s EPS for 12 months was $14.98.

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