Refinitiv Indices

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Refinitiv Indices is a line of indices and index services from Refinitiv:

  • Country and Region Indices
  • "Alpha-creating" "Indices"
  • Custom Indices
  • Calculation Services

Country & Region Indices

Refinitiv Country & Region Indices include 51 countries and 29 regions worldwide. The indices

are free-float market-capitalization weighted. Even though each index is

available in price return and total return variants, dividend series are not provided by Refinitiv.

The earliest of Refinitiv Country Indices start as late as April 1999.

The full list of Country & Region Indices include:

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Country

! Mnemonic

! RIC

! Currency

! Timespan

align="left" | ArgentinaXARFLDL.TRXFLDARPArgentine Peso1999-04-01
align="left" | AustraliaXAUFLDL.TRXFLDAUPAustralian Dollar1999-04-01
align="left" | AustriaXATFLDL.TRXFLDATPEuro1999-04-01
align="left" | BahrainXBHFLDL.TRXFLDBHPBahraini Dinar2004-01-01

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51 Countries

!

! 24 Regions

Argentina

| Malaysia

| Africa

Australia

| Mexico

| APAC

Austria

| Morocco

| APAC ex Japan

Bahrain

| Netherlands

| APAC + Russia

Belgium

| New Zealand

| BIC

Brazil

| Norway

| BRIC

Canada

| Oman

| EAFE

Chile

| Qatar

| EM APAC

China

| Pakistan

| EM Europe

Czech Republic

| Philippines

| Europe

Denmark

| Poland

| Europe ex UK, Ireland

Egypt

| Portugal

| GCC

Finland

| Russia

| G7

France

| Singapore

| Global

Germany

| South Africa

| Global EM

Greece

| Spain

| Global ex US

Hong Kong

| Sweden

| Iberia

Hungary

| Switzerland

| Latin America

India

| Taiwan

| MENA

Indonesia

| Thailand

| NAFTA

Ireland

| Turkey

| North America

Israel

| UAE

| OIC

Italy

| UK

| Perhipheral Eurozone Countries

Japan

| US

| China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

Korea

| Vietnam

Kuwait

= Sector Indices =

Refinitiv Sector Indices are defined using The Refinitiv Business Classification (TRBC). Available globally, by region or by country, Sector Indices are available at each of 10 Economic Sectors, 25 Business Sectors, 52 Industry Groups and 125 Industries. Top level global sector indices are as follows:

  • Refinitiv Global Energy Index
  • Refinitiv Global Basic Materials Index
  • Refinitiv Global Industrials Index
  • Refinitiv Global Cyclicals Index
  • Refinitiv Global Non-Cyclicals Index
  • Refinitiv Global Financials Index
  • Refinitiv Global Healthcare Index
  • Refinitiv Global Technology Index
  • Refinitiv Global Telecommunications Index
  • Refinitiv Global Utilities Index

In total, Refinitiv provides 1000+ sector indices (Global, country or region).

= Commodity Indices =

The Refinitiv family of commodity indices represents specific subsets of commodities. Our commodity indices are among our most popular and most tracked indices, including the “Refinitiv/CoreCommodity CRB Index” and the “Refinitiv Equal Weight commodity Index”.

= "Alpha-creating Indices" =

Despite the fact that the term is an oxymoron, among Refinitiv’s products are something the company markets as "alpha-creating indices" and "optimal indices".

"Refinitiv Lipper Optimal Indices" include five, asset allocation-oriented "indices" that allegedly assess the trade-off between risk and return in diversified portfolios. The five "Target Risk Optimal Indices" are:

  • Aggressive Growth
  • Growth
  • Moderate
  • Conservative
  • Very Conservative

These "indices" are "optimized" and according to the marketing department at Refinitiv "build on modern portfolio theory to depict the best investment outcome for various levels of risk". "Optimal Target Risk Indices" are used singly or in conjunction with other indices as benchmarks for individual investor portfolios, performance benchmarks for target risk, or as the basis for wealth management.

= Custom Indices & Index calculation services =

Refinitiv also creates custom indices and provides calculation services for clients.

See also