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Houston, We Have an Index: Exploring the S&P Kensho Global Space Index
In 2025, the S&P Kensho Global Space Index ended 2025 up 57.79%, outperforming both the S&P 500® (up 17.66%) and the S&P Global BMI (up 21.75%). The strong performance was not unique to last year; it has outperformed over the past four years, and it outperformed in annualized terms over the past three and five…
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Tracking the Quantum (Computing) Universe
With the power to disrupt traditional computing paradigms, quantum computing has become a focal point of both industrial transformation and investor enthusiasm.1 Its capacity to execute complex calculations at unmatched speeds unlocks a myriad of possibilities. To track this evolving space of quantum technologies, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) launched the S&P Kensho Global…
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Introducing the S&P Thematics Dashboard: Transforming Data into Thematic Intelligence
Given the increased interest in thematic strategies that measure both cutting-edge technologies and the broader forces shaping the global economy, we’re launching the S&P Thematics Dashboard—a monthly resource that highlights key economic and market indicators that help put the performance of thematic indices into perspective. With data created in collaboration with Theia Insights, the dashboard…
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Building the Next Generation of Thematic Indices
What trends are the latest thematic indices tracking and what’s powering these innovative tools? S&P Dow Jones Indices’ Ari Rajendra and Vidushan Ragukaran discuss how S&P DJI is leveraging AI, machine learning and NLP to innovate and track dynamic industries and emerging trends.
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How AI Tools Are Helping Track Thematics
What’s powering the latest innovations in thematics? S&P DJI’s Head of Thematic Indices, Ari Rajendra, and Invesco’s Head of EMEA ETF Equity Product Management, Chris Mellor, discuss the rise of thematic investing and how AI and NLP technologies are sharpening the tools tracking transformative trends.
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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
The ever-evolving artificial intelligence (AI) landscape has generated excitement, interest and investment; it has also triggered important questions regarding AI’s impact on businesses, on investment portfolios, on society and on the environment. When factoring in elements such as the high energy requirements of training large language models (LLMs), direct and indirect emissions and the diversity…
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Why is Passive Investing on the Rise in South Africa?
Explore what’s driving increased interest in indexing and the growing role of custom index solutions in South Africa with S&P DJI’s Marius Baumann and Chris Rule of 10X Investments.
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2024 World Economic Forum: Key Themes to Watch
The author would like to thank Vidushan Ragukaran and Ari Rajendra for their contributions to this blog. The 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF) that took place at Davos-Klosters in mid-January attracted over 60 heads of state and government leaders. There was a consistent emphasis on AI and cybersecurity risk governance, a renewed focus on…
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S&P DJI Kensho Goes Global
The advent of language models and generative AI has overhauled the process of generating actionable structured data from unstructured text documents and enhanced our ability to glean and categorize information from previously hard-to-access sources. As we see increasing demand for new ways to slice the market based on machine learning-based insights, S&P Dow Jones Indices…
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Why Indexing Can Be Applied to Thematics
Index funds, which hardly existed 50 years ago, now play a prominent role in global financial markets. But passive investing does not dominate in every market segment. Recently, we have seen exponential growth in so-called “thematic” investing, with a proliferation of themes in areas like cybersecurity, robotics and electric vehicles. This more granular space is…
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