NEW YORK, October 16, 2025: S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI"), the world's leading index provider, today announced the launch of SPICE® IndexBuilder™, an innovative self-service platform that significantly streamlines the design, testing, and ordering of custom indices. Available now to all S&P DJI customers, this powerful tool enables users to independently prototype, backtest, analyze, and order customized index solutions — all within a unified, intuitive interface supported by S&P DJI's trusted data and rigorous methodologies.
Cameron Drinkwater, Chief Product & Operations Officer at S&P DJI, commented: "SPICE IndexBuilder reflects our ongoing commitment to client-led innovation. By empowering users to design and test their own indices quickly and efficiently, we are removing barriers to entry and shortening time-to-market. This platform enhances our commercial offering and supports our broader strategy of delivering scalable, customizable solutions across client segments."
Paul Shapiro, Head of SPICE IndexBuilder at S&P DJI, added: "Custom indexing has become a critical part of how investors implement specific strategies. With SPICE IndexBuilder, we are providing clients with direct access to our professional-grade index creation tools — giving them more flexibility while maintaining the robust data quality and governance they expect from S&P DJI."
Key Features of SPICE IndexBuilder include:
- Comprehensive Customization: Access S&P DJI’s extensive library of index attributes and data to modify existing indices or build bespoke solutions aligned with unique investment goals.
- Flexible Parameters: Customize key settings including return types, currencies, weighting methodologies, screens, exclusions, and caps to reflect precise strategy constraints.
- Fast Backtesting: Generate detailed historical performance and composition analytics quickly and independently, enabling swift evaluation of index concepts.
- Advanced Analytics: Compare multiple custom index ideas with deep insights across rebalance periods, supporting informed decision-making.
- Seamless Index Ordering: Once finalized, clients can submit index creation requests with a single click, accelerating time-to-market, subject to approval and licensing.
SPICE IndexBuilder will leverage the capabilities of SPICE, S&P DJI's comprehensive index data platform, providing a scalable and efficient solution that enables investors to confidently innovate across diverse asset classes, geographies, and investment themes.
For more information on the SPICE IndexBuilder, please visit SPICE - S&P Dow Jones Indices and download the brochure here.
