49 stocks join, 101 leave MSCI ACWI index in May 2026 review - Stock Titan
📅 MSCI announced the May 2026 Index Review results effective May 29, 2026.
🔄 The MSCI ACWI Index will add 49 securities and delete 101 securities.
🇺🇸 Top additions to the MSCI World Index are Medline Inc., MasTec Inc., and TechnipFMC.
🇧🇷 Top additions to the Emerging Markets Index include Itau Unibanco, Yangtze Optical Fibre, and Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical.
📉 The MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index will undergo 246 additions and 195 deletions.
🌍 Frontier Markets Index adds five securities (including Vietnamese banks) and removes eight.
⚠️ No changes will be implemented for Bangladesh-listed securities due to market accessibility issues.
🔗 Full details are available on MSCI's index review webpage.
Bullish Signals
- MSCI continues to expand its global coverage with significant additions to the Emerging Markets and Frontier Markets indexes, capturing growth in regions like Brazil, China, Vietnam, and Ivory Coast.
- The inclusion of major US companies like Medline Inc., MasTec Inc., and TechnipFMC into the MSCI World Index reflects their growing market capitalization and global relevance.
- MSCI maintains rigorous methodology by excluding Bangladesh securities due to accessibility issues, ensuring index constituents remain investable and liquid for fund managers.
Risk Factors
- Market accessibility issues in Bangladesh prevent the implementation of index changes, potentially leaving some global benchmarks with incomplete regional representation.
Full Analysis
MSCI Inc. announced the results of its May 2026 Index Review, effective as of the close of May 29, 2026. The review involves significant changes across its global equity indexes, with 49 securities added and 101 deleted from the MSCI ACWI Index. Notable additions to the MSCI World Index include Medline Inc., MasTec Inc., and TechnipFMC, while the largest additions to the Emerging Markets Index are Itau Unibanco, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable, and Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical.
The review also impacts smaller-cap and frontier market segments. The MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index will see 246 additions and 195 deletions, while the Investable Market Index (IMI) will have 208 additions and 209 deletions. In the Frontier Markets Index, five companies are added and eight are removed, with major new inclusions being banks from Vietnam and Ivory Coast. Conversely, the MSCI World All Cap Index will add 144 securities and remove 81.
MSCI noted that due to current market accessibility issues, no changes will be implemented for any securities classified in Bangladesh within the MSCI Bangladesh Indexes or impacted composite indexes. The full list of changes across all equity indexes, including US and China-specific benchmarks, is available on MSCI's official index review webpage. These adjustments reflect ongoing methodology applications to ensure indexes accurately represent global investable markets.
