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The Drone Identity: Beyond Defense
The idea of unmanned flying machines has existed in human imagination for millennia. However, drones as we know them today only became a practical reality in the late 20th century with systems such as the Predator drone that was developed in the 1990s. Drone technology has evolved rapidly from its early military origins. Currently, drones…
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Houston, We Have an Index: Exploring the S&P Kensho Global Space Index
In 2025, the S&P Kensho Global Space Index ended 2025 up 57.79%, outperforming both the S&P 500® (up 17.66%) and the S&P Global BMI (up 21.75%). The strong performance was not unique to last year; it has outperformed over the past four years, and it outperformed in annualized terms over the past three and five…
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What Makes the S&P/B3 Ingenius Index Different?
See how the S&P/B3 Ingenius Index provides the Brazilian market with a dynamic lens for tracking global innovation.
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What Makes the S&P/BMV Ingenius Index Different?
See how the S&P/BMV Ingenius Index provides the Mexican market with a dynamic lens for tracking global innovation.
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Digging Into Digital Assets
How does indexing work for cryptocurrency and digital assets? S&P DJI’s Sharon Liebowitz discusses how indices are bringing transparency to digital assets, key components of index design, and potential use cases for index-based crypto strategies.
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How to Value Thematic Strategies
During the pandemic, we’ve seen an evolution of behavioral changes fuel transcendent trends across our economy that may create new future growth opportunities. This has spurred investor interest in thematic ETFs that seek to provide exposure to firms at the forefront of innovation. In 2020, more than $40 billion flowed into ETFs focused on Future…
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Measuring Innovation: Essential Insights in an Era of Disruption to the Global Economy
Introducing the S&P Kensho Moonshots Index – Next-Generation Innovators Innovation risk ranks as one of the most significant existential threats faced by companies today. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the attendant widespread disruption to the global economy, has significantly amplified an already established trend: accelerating change and the ever-decreasing lifespans of companies, or what the…