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Flagship indexes underlying ETFs

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Russell 2000 – 40+ years of insights

The Russell 2000 has become the preeminent representative of the US small-cap stock domain since its inception in 1984. More than 40 years of data enables deep insights into the relative performance and distinct characteristics of small-cap stocks. While there has been no clear performance advantage of small-cap stocks over large-cap stocks over the past four decades, there have been material differences over shorter periods, primarily driven by the underlying industry composition and economic sensitivities that distinguish large companies from their smaller counterparts.

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Russell US Indexes – 40 years of insights

The Russell US Indexes were created in 1984 by the Frank Russell Company (now part of FTSE Russell) with the goal of providing accurate representation of the investable US equity market. When initially introduced, the Russell indexes provided five years of simulated back-history so that a historical record would exist, enabling investors to use the indexes at launch without requiring a live track record to be accumulated. As a result, there are now 40 years of performance, characteristics and sector data available for the major indexes within the Russell US Index family as of year-end 2018. The depth and detail of this available information allows us to take a deeper historical view of the US equity market to help investors understand its dynamics and how US equity fits into their overall asset allocation.

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How to build a climate-adjusted government bond index (Full version)

Climate change is a substantial challenge, which is expected to have a significant impact on global economies, both in terms of its physical effects and mitigating efforts. There exist multiple, distinct design and methodological challenges associated with incorporating climate risks into government bond indexes. We characterize these risks into three distinct types: Physical, Transition and Resilience.

The purpose of this paper is to outline ways in which government bond investors can take climate risks in their investment approaches into account. It presents and articulates the climate methodology that underpins the FTSE Advanced Climate World Government Bond Index (Advanced Climate WGBI) in detail, emphasizing the rationale behind each climate pillar (transitions risk, physical risk, and resilience) and also qualifying the chosen calibration.

Equity indexes underlying ETFs

FEATURED INDEXES

Equity indexes underlying ETFs / featured indexes

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Targeted sustainability

FTSE ESG Low Carbon Select Indexes

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Factor behavior through the cycle. FTSE Dynamic Single and Multifactor Index Series

Russell 1000 Invesco MultiFactor Index (& Russell 2000 Invesco MultiFactor Index)

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Russell 1000 Equal Weight. Equal weighting refined

FTSE 1000 Equal Weight Index

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Harnessing the long-term potential of dividend growth

Russell 2000 Dividend Growth Index

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Investing in listed real estate

FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index Series

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Indexing the World

FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS)

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Building blocks for the low carbon economy: Managing climate risk in real estate investing

FTSE EPRA Nareit Green Indexes

Fixed income indexes underlying ETFs

FEATURED INDEXES

Fixed income indexes underlying ETFs / featured indexes

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Chinese bond market – evolution and characteristics

FTSE Goldman Sachs China Government Bond Index

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Benchmarking the Canadian mortgage-backed securities market

FTSE Canada NHA MBS 975 Index (& FTSE Canada Fixed Income)

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Emerging market fixed income – development and characteristics of the asset class

FTSE Emerging Markets Government Bond Index

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Fallen Angels in the US credit market

FTSE Time-Weighted US Fallen Angel Bond Select Index

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Bond ETFs show maturity during Covid market mayhem

FTSE Fixed Income Indexes

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How to build a climate-adjusted government bond index (Condensed version)

FTSE Advanced Climate World Government Bond Index

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