Portfolio & risk analytics · MSCI Inc.
MSCI Barra
Institutional multi-factor risk models used to decompose portfolio risk and build optimized portfolios against benchmarks.
MSCI Barra provides multi-factor equity and multi-asset risk models that institutional investors use to decompose portfolio risk into systematic factors (style, industry, country, currency) and idiosyncratic risk, run portfolio optimization against benchmarks and constraints, and produce performance attribution. It underpins risk and portfolio-construction workflows at asset managers, pension funds and consultants, often embedded into an asset manager's own systems or accessed through MSCI's own analytics platform rather than as a standalone consumer app. It is delivered as an enterprise data and analytics service, licensed and priced through direct engagement with MSCI rather than a published price list.
At a glance
| Vendor | MSCI Inc. |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote only |
| Free tier | No |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Open source | No |
| Best for | Asset managers and pension funds needing standardized multi-factor risk decomposition and portfolio optimization. |
Pricing
Enterprise data/analytics license negotiated directly with MSCI sales; no published pricing.
Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.
Features
- Multi-factor equity and multi-asset risk models
- Portfolio risk decomposition by factor
- Portfolio optimization against benchmarks and constraints
- Performance attribution
- Stress testing and scenario analysis
- Integration into third-party portfolio/risk systems
Integrations
Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026