Bloomberg Index Data & Licensing

Myriad ways of working

Index subscribers may choose to receive index data in various file formats. Accessing index data off-Terminal requires an additional license, and a separate product license is required for financial product creation and passive index replication.

Index Data Distribution

Index subscribers may choose to receive index data in files. Files may include:

Index level and/or constituent level returns and characteristics for any indices
Automatic delivery of files via email or SFTP following the completion of the index production process after market close
Clients may receive standard files or may customize file contents
Index data is also available via authorized redistributors

Index licensing

Accessing index data off-terminal requires an additional license, which is licensed at a firm level by business unit. Indices are licensed by family and include a standard set of indices. Index constituent licensing includes index levels and security-level data fields. A separate product license is required for financial product creation and passive index replication.

Including, but not limited to the products below:

Index or Constituent-Level Redistribution
Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs)
OTC Derivative Products
Bond Pricing Service
Index-Linked Insurance Products
Custom Index Solutions
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Mutual Funds
Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs)

Bloomberg Indices disclaimers

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Bloomberg’s indexing capabilities

Cross-Asset Coverage

Bloomberg’s index team has a proven track record in creating strategic indices across asset classes, including fixed income, equity, commodity, multi-asset, currency, digital asset and reference rates. Explore our cross-asset coverage areas here.

Index Resources for Financial Advisors

Bloomberg’s indices are rules-based and transparent to help measure a wide array of market exposures. Advisors can use the indices for traditional benchmarking activities, including measuring portfolio performance and risk exposures, or look to our partners for opportunities to invest in licensed index products.

Customization

We offer a broad and evolving suite of unbiased index products, including custom datasets, factors and styles, from which investors can select or customize the most appropriate benchmark for their portfolio needs. In addition to our flagship indices, Bloomberg publishes thousands of bespoke benchmarks and actively works with index users in a consultative manner on benchmark design, methodology, back-testing, selection, and documentation of their custom indices.

Systematic Strategies

Indices have expanded beyond traditional benchmarks. Investors now use indices to efficiently measure, isolate, and gain access to risk premia factors, thematic exposure, enhanced beta and alpha through rigorous and transparent rules-based index products. Bloomberg brings these innovative capabilities to market based on our years of experience in systematic strategies research.

Thematics

Bloomberg’s thematic indices capture structural, macro trends disrupting the global economy. Our data-driven approach incorporates proprietary research delivered by expert analyst teams to form baskets which serve as the basis for index selection.

Index Research

The Bloomberg Portfolio & Index Research team addresses topics that are relevant to today’s financial market participants, within four main areas: risk premia strategies, ESG investing, portfolio and risk analytics and optimization. Access selections of their work here.

Index News & Announcements

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Data & Licensing

Terminal Integration

Bloomberg Terminal users gain even more value from the Bloomberg Indices by using the integrated analytics, research and index publications available on the Terminal.

Regulation & Governance

For information regarding the scope of Bloomberg Index Services Limited’s (BISL) authorization and other BMR resources, please see our benchmark regulation resources page.