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MSCI, Inc.
$560.001d -1.6%5d -1.4%settled close · 2026-10-19
Mkt cap $41B (10/19)β 0.4152w $512–644Shares 73.5MInd. Services-Business Services, NecNYSE since 2007Emp. 6,268HQ New York, NYmsci.com
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MSCI on the Wheel

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The tape, with the calls on it

Who said what, and what MSCI did next

Every dot is a day someone on the record made a call. Hover one to see who. We are not scoring them — the point is that you can see it and judge for yourself.

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Who’s talkingIdea Scout · free

Who’s talking about MSCI

6 long1 shortlatest 2026-09-01
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-09-01David RosenbergEconomist — Rosenberg ResearchBullishWealthionRosenberg plays the AI theme through emerging Asia rather than US tech ETFs, capturing semiconductor exposure…
2026-07-24Michael BaronCo-President & Portfolio Manager, Baron CapitalBullishThe CompoundAI fears are 'way overblown' for software companies with proprietary datasets — these firms will be paid by…
2026-07-24Ron BaronFounder & CEO, Baron Capital ManagementBullishThe CompoundMSCI's proprietary institutional-grade data is an enabler of AI rather than a victim — the AI-driven selloff…
2026-06-12Jeffrey GundlachCEO/CIO, DoubleLine CapitalBullishDoubleLine CapitalFalling trade-weighted US dollar historically drives EM equity outperformance vs S&P 500; dollar weakness is…
2026-03-03Averaging UpNewsletter series (not an individual)BullishChris HohnMSCI is a pure-play toll booth on global equity indexing with zero cost of growth, and its smaller market cap…
2025-06-11Jeffrey GundlachCEO/CIO, DoubleLine CapitalBullishBloomberg PodcastsThe S&P 500 has stopped outperforming MSCI Europe and is now underperforming significantly YTD, as capital…
2016-07-18Terry SmithFounder & CIO, FundsmithBearishFundsmith LLP UKThe EM index is heavily weighted to uninvestable sectors (financials, energy, materials, tech hardware) and…
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Earnings

Next report: 20 Oct 2026 before the open

Confirmed date · consensus EPS 5.12. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
The options tape

Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where MSCI’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 17 of 120 sessions qualified.

The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are member content.
DateCloseRVOL Δ$ flow ($M)Call % LEAPS %+20 sess.
2026-10-19
2026-10-12
2026-09-29
2026-09-22
2026-09-08
2026-08-24
2026-08-13
2026-07-21
2026-07-20
2026-07-13
2026-07-08
2026-07-07
2026-06-30
2026-06-29
2026-06-25
2026-06-22
2026-06-18
+20 sess. = raw price change over the following 20 sessions — not market-adjusted; the tape tells you where to look, not what happens next.
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