The aggregate sector weights of energy and materials in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index have fallen from approximately 40 % around a decade ago to about 14 % as of October 2017, with the weights of information technology (IT) and consumer companies steadily increasing.
Not exact matches
The report
aggregates data from various
sectors (health, sanitation, education, etc.) and creates a
weighted index to rank performance.
[2] The relationship is mathematically expressed as Allocation Effect =, where W = average
weight, p =
aggregated average large - cap portfolio, b = benchmark, R = returns, and i = selected
sector or grouping.
Here's a look at the
sector weightings of the
aggregate index: