Developed market index returns

Developed market index returns chronicles the annual returns of international developed market stocks as measured by stock indexes.

The growing proliferation of indexes from index providers, along with a corresponding growing number of index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), creates a number of issues for investors, since the index returns of the different providers result in a dispersion of both yearly and multi-period returns. These return differences are mainly due to the differing methodologies index providers utilize in constructing their indexes. Different benchmarks cover varying ranges of stocks, have different selection criteria for growth versus value, and are even maintained and rebalanced differently.

Developed market index returns

The most frequently used benchmark for International Developed Market stocks is the MSCI EAFE index, which dates from 1970 to the present day. From the beginning of the twenty first century, other major index providers introduced international indexes.

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Indexes: FTSE Developed ex-North America Index; Morningstar Developed ex-U.S. Index; MSCI EAFE Index; Russell Developed ex-U.S. Index; S&P Developed ex-U.S. Index

Country Representation (2010)

FTSE	Morningstar	MSCI	Russell	S&P
Australia Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Ireland Israel Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom	Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Ireland Israel Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom	Australia Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Ireland Israel Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom	Australia Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom	Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Ireland Israel Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

External links

Provider links

• Dow Jones Indexes
• FTSE
• Morningstar
• MSCI
• Russell Indexes
• Standard & Poors

Methodology

• Dow Jones
• FTSE
• Morningstar
• MSCI
• Russell
• S&P

Papers

• Evaluating global benchmarks Vanguard Research, (September 15, 2010)

Data sources

Data sources (external links) Dow Jones FTSE Morningstar Morningstar Returns 2009-2003 MSCI Asset Class Returns 2009-1970 Russell Russell Global Index Broad Market Performance 2009-2004 S&P SPDR SEC Filings 2009-2008

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