secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
CIK:        0001408198
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001408198-26-000008
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MSCI extends BlackRock ETF index license to 2035 with revised fee structure
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- Term of ETF index license extended to March 31, 2035, with auto-renewal for successive three-year periods.
- Revised license fees effective January 1, 2026 and additional changes January 1, 2027.
- Fee revisions vary by fund based on expense ratio and AUM; no other material changes to existing fee constructs.
- BlackRock held 7.3% of MSCI common stock as of Dec 31, 2024 (5.4M shares).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000008/0001408198-26-000008-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000140819826000008/msci-20260127.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001408198-26-000008

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