Some $11.7 trillion (€10.2 trillion) in assets globally are tracking indices managed by S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) according to its annual survey of assets.
Of that total, more than $7.4 trillion (€6.5 trillion) is comprised of benchmarked assets, while another $4.2 trillion is directly indexed via exchange-traded products and other investment vehicles.
Approximately $4.2 trillion in total assets are indexed to S&P DJI indices, a 37% increase.
Additionally, approximately $184 billion in total assets are indexed to S&P DJI’s smart beta indices, representing a 26.3% increase.
Alex Matturri, CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices, said: “In the sixty years since the launch of the S&P 500, market participants across geographies and disciplines have embraced independent and transparent financial market indices.”
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