PREMIUM DATABASE
Barra
sample company beta
sample industry/sector beta

DATA PROVIDER
Barra, Inc.
www.barra.com

FREQUENCY OF UPDATE
Monthly:
Single Country Models - approximately 8th of the month
Global Models - approximately 2-3 days after the Single Country Models

DESCRIPTION
Barra, founded in 1975, provides innovative analytical models, software, consulting and money management services that enable its more than 1100 clients worldwide to make superior investment and trading decisions. Based in Berkeley, Calif., Barra also has offices in major financial centers throughout the world.

The following Barra Beta models are currently available in Alacra:
Australia Equity Model
Canada Equity Model
Europe Equity Model
Germany Equity Model
Global Equity Model
France Equity Model
Japan Equity Model
Netherlands Equity Model
Sweden Equity Model
Switzerland Equity Model
U.K. Equity Model
U.S. Equity Model
U.S. Industry/Sector Model

Click on the following for more information:

Barra Equity Models - Detailed Overviews

Are Barra's betas levered or unlevered?

Download the Risk Model Handbook for the US Equity Model

Download the Single Country Equity Model Handbook

Download the EUE3 Factsheet

Download the EUE3 vs EUE2

Download the Global Equity Model (GEM2) Factsheet

Download the GEM2 vs GEM

Definitions
Definitions of the data fields available and the methodology used to compute them.

The Corporate Uses of Beta
A paper by Barr Rosenberg and Andrew Rudd.

Prediction of Common Stock Betas
A paper by Barr Rosenberg, Ph.D.