MSCI Stock — MSCI Inc.

MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

MSCI is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.52%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.44%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 2438.8% over the past 18.8 years, 1798.3 points ahead of SPY at 640.5%.

At the current 1.52% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $152 per year, or about $38.00 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

MSCI Inc. is a global provider of research-based data, analytics, and indexes that serve institutional investors across multiple asset classes. The company operates through several segments including index licensing for ETFs and other investment products, risk and portfolio analytics, ESG and sustainability analysis, and solutions for private assets and private capital. The stock offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly.

MSCI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 2438.8% over the past 18.8 years, 1798.3 points ahead of SPY at 640.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 0.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.1%.

MSCI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.47%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/15/2007

Distribution rate

1.52%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.44%

5-year average yield

1.01

Last close

$552.87 (as of 2026-09-18)

Market cap

$40,193,649,000

Average volume

841000.0

Last dividend

$2.05

Last ex-dividend date

08/14/2026

Last payment date

08/28/2026

Beta

1.219

Payout ratio

0.427

P/E ratio

30.21

Forward P/E

24.6914

EPS

$18.30

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.52%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.44%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MSCI risks and drawbacks

MSCI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.1%.

Who may consider MSCI — and who may not

MSCI may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MSCI pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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