MSCI considers upping China A-share weighting to 20%

Follows 'overwhelming positive' feedback

Laura Dew
clock • 2 min read

MSCI is proposing increasing the weighting to China A-shares in some of its indices, following a successful 5% inclusion in June.

A-shares are currently available in the MSCI China and related composite indices such as MSCI Emerging Markets, with 2.5% added in June and a further 2.5% added in September.  The index provider said it received "overwhelming positive feedback" from investors following the initial implementation. China A-shares make their debut on MSCI indices MSCI is now looking to increase the respective free float-adjusted market cap of A-shares from 5% to 20%. This would be implemented in two phases of 7.5 percentage points each; during the May 2019 Semi-Annual review and August 2019 Quarterly ...

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