MSCI Inc.
MSCI Inc. (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International) is an American finance company headquartered in New York City. MSCI is a global provider of equity, fixed income, real estate indices, multi-asset portfolio analysis tools, ESG and climate finance products. It operates the MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets, and MSCI All Country World (ACWI) indices, among others.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- MSCI [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Services-Business Services, NEC [1]
- Company / filing name
- MSCI Inc. [1]
- Headquarters location
- New York City [2]
- Business address
- 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10007 [1]
- Founded
- 1969 [2]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Official website
- www.msci.com ↗ [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US55354G1004 [2]
- CIK
- 0001408198 [1]
- SIC code
- 7389 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
MSCI Inc. (formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International) is an American finance company headquartered in New York City. MSCI is a global provider of equity, fixed income, real estate indices, multi-asset portfolio analysis tools, ESG and climate finance products. It operates the MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets, and MSCI All Country World (ACWI) indices, among others. [3]
The company is headquartered at 7 World Trade Center in Manhattan. Its business primarily consists of licensing its indices to index funds, such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which pay a fee of around 0.02 to 0.04 percent of the invested volume for the use of the index. As of 2025, funds worth over US$16.5 trillion were based on MSCI indices. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, MSCI. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives MSCI Inc. a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: MSCI (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.
Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 7389. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was MSCI Inc. founded?
Founded: 1969. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of MSCI Inc.?
Headquarters location: New York City. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
MSCI Inc. relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — MSCI Inc. filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — MSCI (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.