Arihant Jain

Arihant Jain is a specialist in quantitative research at MSCI Inc., focusing on supporting new and existing indexes, including factor indexes.1 He holds the position of Associate at MSCI Research.2 Arihant has a background in chemical engineering, having earned his bachelor's degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.1 He is also a CFA® charterholder.14

Prior to his role at MSCI, Arihant worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley.1 His expertise lies in analyzing value strategies and their performance over different time periods. He has contributed to several research articles and reports, including "Value's Lost Decade: Learning from Value Strategies' Behavior over Two Contrasting Decades" and "Bringing Value to the 21st Century".123

Arihant's work involves examining various aspects of financial markets, such as:

1. The performance of value strategies over different decades
2. The impact of R&D investments on company valuations
3. The effects of buybacks on yield strategies
4. The influence of IPO stocks on index performance

His research contributes to the understanding of market dynamics and helps in developing more effective investment strategies.