Markit Launches ETF Analytical Application

Markit has launched a new web application that integrates its existing ETF data tools into one analytical suite for both the buy and sell side.

The platform provides greater transparency across the global ETF market by combining Markit’s complete referential dataset spanning 5,100 ETFs, full daily portfolio holdings data, announced and forecasted dividends and over 1,300 analytical daily and historical calculations addressing the performance, liquidity, risk and benchmark tracking metrics from the launch date of each ETF.

The platform also provides comparative analysis at a customizable level, helping buy-side investors assess metrics such as performance, tracking, risk and liquidity, while allowing sell-side brokers to provide clients with investment insights. ETF issuers can also use the platform to gain insight into the wider ETF market.

“Until now, ETF investors looking for global exposure have had blind spots due to a lack of cost effective exposure to previously inaccessible asset classes. The integration of our analytics into the new ETF platform helps customers navigate this fragmented market that spans over 5,000 global ETFs, issued by more than 200 providers and which trade across 60 exchanges using a single view with a powerful analytics toolset layered on top,” says Mark Schaedel, managing director and global head of equity & index data services at Markit.