Greek Myths and Icelandic Sagas: Reclassifications in the Global Market Library
On Sept. 21, 2026, two markets crossed important thresholds in the S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) global equity benchmark. Greece finished an odyssey back to developed market status after a 12-year hiatus, while Iceland rose, saga-like, to emerging market status. In this blog, we look at the details of why these changes happened and…
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What SPIVA Measures: A New Zealand Perspective
For more than two decades, the SPIVA® Scorecards have contributed to the active versus passive debate by measuring the performance of active funds against market benchmarks. Since the publication of the first SPIVA U.S. Scorecard in 2002, the methodology has been applied consistently across regions, asset classes and market cycles.1 Performance measurement can be approached…
Can South Korea Steal the Spotlight in Emerging Markets?
After political turmoil pushed it down in 2024,1 South Korea recovered and was the best-performing equity market globally in 2025 (as measured by the S&P Korea BMI), and it has continued to outperform as of August 2026 (up 78.7% YTD versus 14.8% for the S&P Global BMI). The performance of the stock market has fluctuated…
Ballots and Benchmarks: How Elections Shake Markets around the World
Every election season brings a familiar ritual: wall-to-wall media coverage, confident predictions and no shortage of opinions about what a given outcome will mean for markets. But does the noise translate into measurably significant market movement? And if it does, does it matter equally everywhere? To find out, we examined equity index performance around election…
How and Why Institutions Are Evolving Their ETF Usage
What’s driving the continued growth of ETF adoption among institutional investors? Explore the expanded range of ETF applications across portfolio types and objectives. For a deeper dive into the trends and insights highlighted in this video, read the full research report, ETFs in Institutional Portfolios: The New Normal.
S&P TIP Global AllCap Index: A New Tool for Tracking Diversification and Limiting Concentration Risk in Global Equities
How does an index framework built with diverse constituents from 48 global markets help address concentration concerns in an efficient, simplified way?
Broadening the Base
Despite recent declines upon renewed geopolitical concerns, the S&P 500® hit two all-time closing highs last week thanks to reduced expectations for a Fed rate hike after a soft jobs report and robust corporate earnings. One of the tailwinds of the market’s rally has been the broadening of performance beyond the mega cap hyperscalers,1 a…
Extending Market Representation: Public-Private Blends in Investment Solutions
A Changing Composition of Equity Markets Public equity indices have traditionally aimed to represent the broad investable ecosystem. They remain a core building block for investors seeking equity market insight, and benchmarks including the S&P 500® continue to play this role effectively. However, structural changes in capital markets suggest that public equities may not always…
Taking the Pulse: What Private Wealth Managers Are Saying in ARC’s Market Sentiment Survey (Q2 2026)
Private wealth managers occupy an important position between public markets and end-investor portfolios. Their views can offer useful context on how market narratives are translating into allocation preferences, risk appetite and implementation choices. ARC Research,1 now part of S&P Dow Jones Indices, tracks these views through its quarterly Market Sentiment Survey. In its 63rd edition,…
Exploring the Rise of ETF Usage in Insurance General Accounts
What’s driving growth in ETF usage among insurers to all–time highs? S&P DJI’s Anu Ganti and Nick Didio share key takeaways across asset class, company size and geography from their latest research, “ETFs in Insurance General Accounts – 2026.”
