Less Than 18 Percent Of Global Stocks Owned By Index Investors

(Reuters) Less than 18 percent of the global stock market is owned by index-tracking investors, according to a new estimate from BlackRock Inc (BLK.N), as it suggested that passive investing plays only a limited role in setting equity prices. The estimate on Tuesday showed that $11.9 trillion in stocks were owned by mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, institutional accounts and private investors that track an index. That accounts for 17.5 percent of the $67.9 trillion in global equity market capitalization, according to the data.

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