Bloomberg Indices

aid: bloomberg-indices
name: Bloomberg Indices
description: Bloomberg Indices are a comprehensive family of fixed income, equity, commodity, and multi-asset benchmark indices
  used by institutional investors worldwide. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, US Aggregate Bond Index, and related
  indices serve as key benchmarks for fixed income markets. Bloomberg provides index data, analytics, and constituent information
  through its Terminal and data delivery platforms.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bloomberg-indices.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-indices/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Indices
- Fixed Income
- Equity
- Commodities
- Benchmark
- Global Aggregate
- Bloomberg
apis:
- aid: bloomberg-indices:index-data-api
  name: Bloomberg Index Data API
  description: Access index constituent data, weights, analytics, total returns, and historical data for Bloomberg's family
    of fixed income, equity, and multi-asset indices via BLPAPI and Data License.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/indices/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - Index Data
  - Fixed Income
  - Equity
  - Constituents
  - Returns
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/indices/
- aid: bloomberg-indices:commodity-index-api
  name: Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM)
  description: Access Bloomberg Commodity Index data including futures-based commodity index returns, constituent weights,
    and rebalancing data. BCOM is a broadly diversified index tracking commodity futures across energy, metals, and agriculture.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/indices/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - Commodity Index
  - BCOM
  - Futures
  - Energy
  - Metals
  - Agriculture
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/indices/
- aid: bloomberg-indices:galaxy-crypto-index
  name: Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index
  description: Access cryptocurrency index data from the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index family, tracking the performance of
    the largest and most liquid cryptocurrencies.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/indices/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - Crypto Index
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Digital Assets
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/indices/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bloomberg-indices-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/indices/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Fixed Income Indices
    description: Global Aggregate, US Aggregate, Euro Aggregate, and other fixed income benchmarks.
  - name: Equity Indices
    description: Bloomberg equity indices across regions, sectors, and themes.
  - name: Commodity Indices
    description: Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) and sub-indices for energy, metals, and agriculture.
  - name: Multi-Asset Indices
    description: Blended fixed income and equity indices for balanced portfolio benchmarking.
  - name: Crypto Indices
    description: Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index and cryptocurrency benchmark series.
  - name: ESG Indices
    description: Sustainability-screened index variants for ESG-oriented portfolios.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Passive Fund Management
    description: Replicate Bloomberg indices in ETFs and index funds.
  - name: Benchmark Attribution
    description: Compare active portfolio performance against Bloomberg benchmarks.
  - name: Structured Product Design
    description: Use Bloomberg indices as underlying benchmarks for notes and structured products.
  - name: Risk Measurement
    description: Measure portfolio risk relative to Bloomberg index benchmarks.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com