MarketVector Indexes: Class of 2025

As we flip through the MarketVector yearbook, a few names stand out immediately.

They were at the top of the class,  not because they followed the crowd, but because the market kept calling on them. Some were obvious leaders. Others surprised us. All showed the traits that tend to carry far beyond one year.

Presenting the MarketVector Class of 2025

MarketVector^™ Global Defense Industry Index

Defense stood at the center of global attention, driven by sustained geopolitical tension, rising military budgets, and long-term national security priorities. In 2025, emerged as a core macro theme for global markets. 

BlueStar^® Solar Energy Industry Index

Solar energy staged an unexpected comeback. As rates stabilized and energy-transition fundamentals reasserted themselves, solar reminded markets why long-term themes rarely move in straight lines.

 Coinbase 50 Index

COIN50 represents the institutional coming-of-age of digital assets. As capital consolidated around liquid, blue-chip crypto networks, COIN50 emerged as a clear benchmark for measuring performance in a maturing asset class. 

MarketVector^™ Global Gold Miners Index

Few themes embody volatility like gold miners. Tied closely to gold prices and investor sentiment, the journey is rarely smooth,  but when the cycle turns, the payoff can be dramatic. In 2025, gold miners delivered one of the year’s most compelling comeback stories.

MarketVector^™ US Listed AI and Power Infrastructure Index

Artificial intelligence doesn’t run on algorithms alone: it runs on electricity, data centers, and grid infrastructure. AI & Power Infrastructure emerged as a critical, often overlooked pillar supporting the AI revolution.

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About the Author:

Joy Yang is the Global Head of Index Product Management at MarketVector^TM Indexes. She is responsible for managing MarketVector index products and services to accelerate innovation in financial index design and adoption. Joy brings more than 25 years of investment experience to MarketVector, having led teams delivering index and quantitative-active investment solutions at Arabesque Asset Management, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Vanguard, Aberdeen Standard Investments, AXA Rosenberg, and Blackrock. Joy has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cooper Union’s Albert Nerken School of Engineering.

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