Refinitiv Indices is a line of indices and index services from Refinitiv:

  • Country and Region Indices
  • "Alpha-creating" "Indices"
  • Custom Indices
  • Calculation Services

Country & Region Indices

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Refinitiv Country & Region Indices include 51 countries and 29 regions worldwide. The indices are free-float market-capitalization weighted. Even though each index is available in price return and total return variants, dividend series are not provided by Refinitiv. The earliest of Refinitiv Country Indices start as late as April 1999.

The full list of Country & Region Indices include:

Country Mnemonic RIC Currency Timespan
Argentina XARFLDL .TRXFLDARP Argentine Peso 1999-04-01
Australia XAUFLDL .TRXFLDAUP Australian Dollar 1999-04-01
Austria XATFLDL .TRXFLDATP Euro 1999-04-01
Bahrain XBHFLDL .TRXFLDBHP Bahraini Dinar 2004-01-01


51 Countries 24 Regions
Argentina Malaysia Africa
Australia Mexico APAC
Austria Morocco APAC ex Japan
Bahrain Netherlands APAC + Russia
Belgium New Zealand BIC
Brazil Norway BRIC
Canada Oman EAFE
Chile Qatar EM APAC
China Pakistan EM Europe
Czech Republic Philippines Europe
Denmark Poland Europe ex UK, Ireland
Egypt Portugal GCC
Finland Russia G7
France Singapore Global
Germany South Africa Global EM
Greece Spain Global ex US
Hong Kong Sweden Iberia
Hungary Switzerland Latin America
India Taiwan MENA
Indonesia Thailand NAFTA
Ireland Turkey North America
Israel UAE OIC
Italy UK Perhipheral Eurozone Countries
Japan US China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Korea Vietnam
Kuwait

Sector Indices

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Refinitiv Sector Indices are defined using The Refinitiv Business Classification (TRBC). Available globally, by region or by country, Sector Indices are available at each of 10 Economic Sectors, 25 Business Sectors, 52 Industry Groups and 125 Industries. Top level global sector indices are as follows:

  • Refinitiv Global Energy Index
  • Refinitiv Global Basic Materials Index
  • Refinitiv Global Industrials Index
  • Refinitiv Global Cyclicals Index
  • Refinitiv Global Non-Cyclicals Index
  • Refinitiv Global Financials Index
  • Refinitiv Global Healthcare Index
  • Refinitiv Global Technology Index
  • Refinitiv Global Telecommunications Index
  • Refinitiv Global Utilities Index

In total, Refinitiv provides 1000+ sector indices (Global, country or region).

Commodity Indices

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The Refinitiv family of commodity indices represents specific subsets of commodities. Our commodity indices are among our most popular and most tracked indices, including the “Refinitiv/CoreCommodity CRB Index” and the “Refinitiv Equal Weight commodity Index”.

"Alpha-creating Indices"

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Despite the fact that the term is an oxymoron, among Refinitiv’s products are something the company markets as "alpha-creating indices" and "optimal indices".

"Refinitiv Lipper Optimal Indices" include five, asset allocation-oriented "indices" that allegedly assess the trade-off between risk and return in diversified portfolios. The five "Target Risk Optimal Indices" are:

  • Aggressive Growth
  • Growth
  • Moderate
  • Conservative
  • Very Conservative

These "indices" are "optimized" and according to the marketing department at Refinitiv "build on modern portfolio theory to depict the best investment outcome for various levels of risk". "Optimal Target Risk Indices" are used singly or in conjunction with other indices as benchmarks for individual investor portfolios, performance benchmarks for target risk, or as the basis for wealth management.

Custom Indices & Index calculation services

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Refinitiv also creates custom indices and provides calculation services for clients.

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