Factor index focusing on quality metrics
API Access
Est. Price
~$15,000/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 ESG Analytics Platform$$
Offering: Global equity and private capital market indices, alongside ESG risk ratings and controversy scores for institutional portfolio benchmarking and risk management.
Best for: Asset managers and institutional investors requiring standardized global benchmarks and ESG risk data for portfolio construction and performance attribution.
Benefits
- Industry-standard global equity benchmarks
- Extensive coverage of private capital asset classes
- Multi-channel delivery including Snowflake and API
- Integrated ESG risk and controversy scoring
- High data reliability for institutional compliance
Drawbacks
- High dependency on legacy index products
- Less focus on niche
- real-time alternative data signals compared to specialized fintechs
- Rigid licensing structures for smaller firms
Product Intelligence
Value Score
44
quality per $
Coverage
70
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
15
ease of trial
Product Details
Use Cases
Portfolio constructionperformance benchmarkingfactor-based investment strategyrisk managementasset allocation
Coverage
Global
Delivery
REST APISFTPS3 BucketSnowflake ShareWeb UI download
Detected Use Cases
competitive intelligencerisk management
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$15,000/yr est.
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Web Authority
Emerging4 mentions·2 platforms
Reddit
3 × 3 pts+9
Academic Papers
1 × 8 pts+8
Evidence4 sources
Academic Papers
Intangibles as a quality attribute
2017 “MSCI Quality Indexes Methodology”. Available at https://www.msci.com/eqb/methodology/meth_docs/MSCI_Quality_Indexes_Meth_June2017.pdf. Novy-Marx, R ...
Reddit
QUAL/QLTY and QSML: A deep dive into Quality ETFs
I would also note that MSCI quality indexes are suboptimal as noted by Ben Felix and that it is preferable to target a combination of factors.
Reddit
UBS Factor MSCI USA Quality ETF - kennt jemand Details?
Quark, wie man in Kapitel 3.5 der MSCI Quality ESG Low Carbon Select Indexes Methodology i.V.m. mit Kapitel 2 der MSCI QUALITY INDEXES ...
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About MSCI Quality Indexes
MSCI Quality Indexes 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 $15,000/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
Factor index focusing on quality metrics
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...