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MSCI BRIC
The MSCI BRIC Equity Index was launched by MSCI Barra
in December, 2005. The index currently consists of 229
Investing
constituents (as of January 31, 2007), and has history back According to Money Management magazine, investing in
to 30 December, 1994.[1] BRIC countries can be highly profitable but risky. Princi-
The index is market capitalization weighted and com- pal Global Investors chief executive Grant Forster claims
bines the components of the MSCI Brazil, MSCI Russia, that investing in emerging markets can lead to sector bi-
MSCI India and MSCI China Equity Indices.[2] ases, e.g. the Russian market has a 64 per cent exposure
The acronym BRIC refers to the fast growing devel- to the energy sector.[6]
oping economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. The
acronym was first coined and prominently used by Gold-
man Sachs in 2001.[3]
References
[1] http://www.menafn.net/updates/
research_center/Global/Equity_val/MSCIJan07.pdf
Exchange Traded Funds [2] http://www.msci.jp/eqb/pressreleases/archive/
Investors can gain exposure to BRIC economies by invest- 20051206_pr.pdf
ing in exchange-traded funds that track the MSCI BRIC [3] http://www.economist.com/finance/
index. displaystory.cfm?story_id=11075147
In September 2006, Claymore Securities introduced [4] http://seekingalpha.com/article/55723-new-
the Bank of New York BRIC ETF (NYSE: EEB). In June 2007, ishares-msci-bric-etf-is-best-of-breed
the SPDR S&P BRIC 40 ETF (NYSE: BIK) began trading and [5] http://au.ishares.com/fund/
was seen as the first competitor to EEB. In November fund_overview.do?t=IBK&e=ASX
2007, the third BRIC ETF hit the market when iShares [6] http://www.moneymanagement.com.au/article/
launched the MSCI BRIC Index ETF (NYSE: BKF).[4] Emerging-Markets-Is-the-BRIC-fairytale-over/
For Australian investors, iShares Australia has re- 436456.aspx
leased the iShares MSCI BRIC ETF on the Australian Stock
Exchange, which traded under the ticker symbol IBK.[5]
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