Single country, regional and global models covering markets across public and private asset classes.
API Access
Est. Price
~$25,000/yr est.
Update Frequency
Daily
Pricing Tiers
1
Regions
1
Quality SignalsB
Freshness
Recently enriched
Complete
75%
API
API Available
Product Overview
Financial Index and Benchmarking Platform$$
Offering: Global equity, factor, and private capital market indexes used for portfolio benchmarking, performance attribution, and passive investment product creation.
Best for: Institutional asset managers and pension funds requiring standardized, globally recognized benchmarks for portfolio performance and risk management.
Benefits
- Industry-standard global equity coverage
- Extensive private capital index data
- Flexible delivery via modern cloud and API channels
- Deep integration with institutional investment workflows
Drawbacks
⚠ High cost of entry for specialized or custom index requirements · ⚠ Less focus on niche alternative data compared to boutique providersProduct Intelligence
Value Score
42
quality per $
Coverage
70
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
15
ease of trial
Product Details
Use Cases
risk managementportfolio constructionperformance attribution
Coverage
Global
Delivery
APISFTP
Data Sources
financial exchanges
Detected Use Cases
risk management
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$25,000/yr est.
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Web Authority
High Authority12 mentions·3 platforms
Academic Papers
9 × 8 pts+72
LinkedIn
2 × 2 pts+4
Twitter / X
1 × 2 pts+2
Evidence5 sources
Academic Papers
To Beta or Not to Beta
MSCI Barra's risk models and analytics products help the world's largest investors analyze, measure and manage portfolio and firm-wide investment risk. MSCI ...
Academic Papers
Factor Investing with a Deep Multi-Factor Model
by Z Wei · 2022 · Cited by 9 — We construct our dataset on a daily basis and divide the original factors into five groups derived from the Barra Global Equity Model: reversal, ...
Academic Papers
Deep Fundamental Factor Models
by MF Dixon · 2019 · Cited by 39 — The Barra factor model includes many more explanatory variables than used in our experiments below, but the purpose, here, is to illustrate the ...
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About MSCI Barra Risk Models
MSCI Barra Risk Models is an alternative data product offered by MSCI, available on discovery. Data is updated daily. API access is available for programmatic integration. Vedex estimates pricing at roughly $25,000/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
Single country, regional and global models covering markets across public and private asset classes.
About MSCI
MSCI is a index provider vendor based in New York City. MSCI’s Private Capital Indexes data provides asset owners, asset managers, and General Partners with the most accurate insights into private capital returns, enabling unrivaled benchmarking of private...