Bloomberg Equity Indices
We have it all so you can do it all
The Bloomberg Equity Indices are a complete set of global families covering over 99% of the available free float market cap in 48 developed and emerging countries. Bloomberg Equity Indices are available in global, regional, country, and sector exposures, in various currencies and returns (price/total/net). The offering also includes traditional growth and value style indices for the US Domestic market, factor index strategies, thematics, ESG customization and additional bespoke capabilities for benchmarking, asset allocation, and product creation.
Our flagship equity benchmarks include World (WORLD), Developed Markets (DM) and Emerging Markets (EM) Large & Mid Cap Indices, as well as the U.S. Large Cap Index (B500). The offering also covers more targeted exposures by tracking trends such as Electric Vehicles (BBEV), Clean Energy Index (BGSCE) and Digital Payments (BPAY).
ESG indices
Bloomberg offers a robust suite of ESG indices. Learn more about this cross-asset offering here.
Thematic indices
Explore Bloomberg’s thematic index offerings and capabilities here.
Resources
Access our resources page to view index methodology documents, fact sheets and additional publications regarding the Bloomberg Equity Indices.
Bloomberg’s indexing capabilities
Cross-Asset Coverage
Bloomberg’s index team has a proven track record in creating strategic indices across asset classes, including fixed income, equity, commodity, multi-asset, currency, digital asset and reference rates. Explore our cross-asset coverage areas here.
Index Resources for Financial Advisors
Bloomberg’s indices are rules-based and transparent to help measure a wide array of market exposures. Advisors can use the indices for traditional benchmarking activities, including measuring portfolio performance and risk exposures, or look to our partners for opportunities to invest in licensed index products.
Customization
We offer a broad and evolving suite of unbiased index products, including custom datasets, factors and styles, from which investors can select or customize the most appropriate benchmark for their portfolio needs. In addition to our flagship indices, Bloomberg publishes thousands of bespoke benchmarks and actively works with index users in a consultative manner on benchmark design, methodology, back-testing, selection, and documentation of their custom indices.
Systematic Strategies
Indices have expanded beyond traditional benchmarks. Investors now use indices to efficiently measure, isolate, and gain access to risk premia factors, thematic exposure, enhanced beta and alpha through rigorous and transparent rules-based index products. Bloomberg brings these innovative capabilities to market based on our years of experience in systematic strategies research.
Thematics
Bloomberg’s thematic indices capture structural, macro trends disrupting the global economy. Our data-driven approach incorporates proprietary research delivered by expert analyst teams to form baskets which serve as the basis for index selection.
Index Research
The Bloomberg Portfolio & Index Research team addresses topics that are relevant to today’s financial market participants, within four main areas: risk premia strategies, ESG investing, portfolio and risk analytics and optimization. Access selections of their work here.
Index News & Announcements
Access the latest news from Bloomberg’s index team, including new product launches and more.
Data & Licensing
Index subscribers may choose to receive index data in various file formats. Accessing index data off-Terminal requires an additional license, and a separate product license is required for financial product creation and passive index replication.
Terminal Integration
Bloomberg Terminal users gain even more value from the Bloomberg Indices by using the integrated analytics, research and index publications available on the Terminal.
Regulation & Governance
For information regarding the scope of Bloomberg Index Services Limited’s (BISL) authorization and other BMR resources, please see our benchmark regulation resources page.