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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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Tracking the Quantum (Computing) Universe
With the power to disrupt traditional computing paradigms, quantum computing has become a focal point of both industrial transformation and investor enthusiasm.1 Its capacity to execute complex calculations at unmatched speeds unlocks a myriad of possibilities. To track this evolving space of quantum technologies, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) launched the S&P Kensho Global…
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Introducing the S&P Thematics Dashboard: Transforming Data into Thematic Intelligence
Given the increased interest in thematic strategies that measure both cutting-edge technologies and the broader forces shaping the global economy, we’re launching the S&P Thematics Dashboard—a monthly resource that highlights key economic and market indicators that help put the performance of thematic indices into perspective. With data created in collaboration with Theia Insights, the dashboard…
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Building the Next Generation of Thematic Indices
What trends are the latest thematic indices tracking and what’s powering these innovative tools? S&P Dow Jones Indices’ Ari Rajendra and Vidushan Ragukaran discuss how S&P DJI is leveraging AI, machine learning and NLP to innovate and track dynamic industries and emerging trends.
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How AI Tools Are Helping Track Thematics
What’s powering the latest innovations in thematics? S&P DJI’s Head of Thematic Indices, Ari Rajendra, and Invesco’s Head of EMEA ETF Equity Product Management, Chris Mellor, discuss the rise of thematic investing and how AI and NLP technologies are sharpening the tools tracking transformative trends.
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Tracking Thematics: How Indexing Megatrends Works
What’s driving interest in thematics and how can indices help investors target world-shaping structural trends? Join S&P DJI’s Jason Ye for a closer look at how innovative benchmarks, including the S&P Kensho New Economy Indices, are tracking long-term, market-altering themes by design.
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Why Indexing Can Be Applied to Thematics
Index funds, which hardly existed 50 years ago, now play a prominent role in global financial markets. But passive investing does not dominate in every market segment. Recently, we have seen exponential growth in so-called “thematic” investing, with a proliferation of themes in areas like cybersecurity, robotics and electric vehicles. This more granular space is…
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Measuring Megatrends with Indices
How do the S&P Kensho New Economies track long-term transformational trends? S&P DJI’s Anu Ganti and State Street Global Advisors’ Dan Braz take a closer look at how machine learning and a unique methodology may be construed as a fusion of active/passive in a rules-based framework. https://youtu.be/auZf_6GbsfQ
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Index-Based Tools for Tracking the Future
Get to know the S&P Kensho New Economy Indices, a comprehensive, rules-based, thematic index framework powered by AI and designed to help investors better understand and precisely measure the long-term transformative trends and exponential innovation and growth of the sectors and industries driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Learn more: New Economies – Investment Themes |…
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