Trends in Outperformance Across the MSCI World

Generally speaking, about 50% of member companies are outperforming the MSCI World Index over any given time period.  When we take a closer look at each region, however, we notice some interesting trends.

 

In MSCI North America, the percent of companies outperforming the index has risen very slightly from 53% to 61%:

The trend in MSCI Europe constituents is less positive as the percent outperforming has dropped to just 38% from 57%:

Meanwhile, companies in MSCI Pacific are increasingly outperforming as the percentage has risen from only 28% to nearly 50% (down slightly from a recent high of 60%):