S&P Europe 350 combines the benefits of representation with investability for the Europe region, spanning 17 exchanges. These distinguishing features make it a unique index designed for investors seeking broad market exposure through an index that is efficient to replicate. S&P Europe 350 is the foundation of the European index series. It is also the Europe component of S&P Global 1200.
Index constituents exhibit the following characteristics:
Market Coverage – Over 70% of the Europe equities market
Weighting – Market capitalization
Index Governance and Policy
This index is maintained by the S&P Index Committee, whose members include Standard & Poor's economists and index analysts. It follows a set of published guidelines and policies that provide the transparent methodologies used to maintain the index.
Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra, two leading providers of global indices, jointly launched the GICS structure in 1999. The Global Industry Classification Standard was developed to meet the global financial community's need for one complete, consistent set of global sector
and industry definitions.