Definition
The term MSCI U.S. Mid Cap Growth Index refers to a composite that includes mid cap companies located in the United States with favorable growth profiles. The MSCI U.S. Mid Cap Growth Index is published and maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI).
Explanation
The MSCI U.S. Mid Cap Growth Index is a subset of the securities found in the MSCI U.S. Mid Cap 450. The index is designed to measure the performance of the mid-sized capitalization companies in the United States equities market that also exhibit an overall growth style. The five variables used when determining if a company exhibits this growth style include: long-term and short-term forward EPS growth rate, current internal growth rate, long-term historical EPS growth, and long-term historical sales per share growth.
First launched on March 27, 2003, the MSCI U.S. Mid Cap Growth Index contains approximately 260 constituents and is a subset of the securities found in the MSCI U.S. Mid Cap 450, which includes companies selected based on float-adjusted market capitalization. All MSCI market capitalization indexes are fully reviewed at the end of May and November. Partial reviews take place in February and August. The performance of this index can be monitored via Bloomberg's real time ticker symbol MZUSMG.
Related Terms
MSCI U.S. Mid Cap 450 Index, MSCI U.S. Large Cap Growth Index, MSCI U.S. Large Cap Value Index, MSCI U.S. Large Cap 300 Index
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