Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (CRSP)

Founded at the University of Chicago, CRSP has transformed the world of finance. More than 65 years ago, CRSP developed the first market database that allowed investors to measure historic rates of return for U.S. stocks, broadening the appeal of equity ownership. More than 15 years ago, CRSP launched investable indexes that have become trusted by investors globally, including managers of the world’s largest mutual fund.

In February 2026, Morningstar officially completed its acquisition of the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) from the University of Chicago. Read the full press release

The acquisition of CRSP brought the CRSP Market Indexes—benchmarks for over $3 trillion in U.S. equities—into the Morningstar Indexes family. Additionally, the CRSP Research Data Products, renowned for their academic rigor, historical depth, and accuracy, will further enhance Morningstar’s equity research and data capabilities. This integration unites two trusted sources of market insight, reinforcing a shared commitment to transparency, quality, and investor-focused solutions.

Morningstar Indexes was built to keep up with the evolving needs of investors—and to be a leading-edge advocate for them. Our rich heritage as a transparent, investor-focused leader in data and research uniquely equips us to support individuals, institutions, wealth managers and advisors in navigating investment opportunities across major asset classes, styles, and strategies. In February 2026, the acquisition of CRSP brought the CRSP Market Indexes—benchmarks for over $3 trillion in US equities—into the Morningstar Indexes family. Additionally, CRSP’s Research Data Products, renowned for their academic rigor, historical depth and accuracy, will further enhance Morningstar's equity research and data capabilities. This integration unites two trusted sources of market insight, reinforcing a shared commitment to transparency, quality, and investor-focused solutions.

Products

Description

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP/Compustat Merged (Annual)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_a_ccm

View Sample Data
Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1900-01-01 - 2026-06-30

Update Frequency:

Annually

Total Size:

448.9 MiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 6, 2026, 5:37 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Stock Prices

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Indexes (Annual)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_a_indexes

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2028-12-31

Update Frequency:

Annually

Total Size:

27.69 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 6, 2026, 5:51 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Indices and Factors, Portfolio Construction and Market Anomalies

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Stock (Annual)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_a_stock

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2099-12-31

Update Frequency:

Annually

Total Size:

178.42 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 6, 2026, 7:18 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

  • cusip_full
  • sic
  • ticker

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Stock Prices, Event Study

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

10 years of monthly CRSP Stock history

Description:

CRSP10 is a variation of the CRSP Stock database and holds 10 years of monthly history.

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_a_stock10

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

Unspecified

Update Frequency:

Annually

Data Last Updated:

March 3, 2025, 11:10 a.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Stock Prices

Often Paired With:


No related products specified.

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Stock 1962 (Annual)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_a_stock62

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2099-12-31

Update Frequency:

Annually

Total Size:

163.65 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 9, 2026, 12:38 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Stock Prices

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Treasuries (Annual)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_a_treasuries

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1916-01-01 - 2099-04-01

Update Frequency:

Annually

Total Size:

1.40 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 6, 2026, 5:38 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

No associated region tags.

Concepts:

Bonds and Fixed Income

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Ziman Real Estates (Annual)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_a_ziman

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1962-07-02 - 2025-12-31

Update Frequency:

Annually

Total Size:

251.5 MiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 6, 2026, 5:36 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

  • ticker

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

REITs

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Compustat Merged (Monthly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_m_ccm

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1900-01-01 - 2026-06-30

Update Frequency:

Monthly

Total Size:

448.1 MiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 1, 2026, 4:18 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

No associated region tags.

Concepts:

No associated concept tags.

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Indexes (Monthly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_m_indexes

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2028-12-31

Update Frequency:

Monthly

Total Size:

27.69 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Jan. 25, 2026, 2:10 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Indices and Factors

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Stock (Monthly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_m_stock

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2099-12-31

Update Frequency:

Monthly

Total Size:

178.28 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Jan. 23, 2026, 8:42 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Stock Prices

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Stock 1962 (Monthly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_m_stock62

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2099-12-31

Update Frequency:

Monthly

Total Size:

163.51 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Jan. 25, 2026, 1:29 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Stock Prices

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Treasuries (Monthly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_m_treasuries

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1916-01-01 - 2099-04-01

Update Frequency:

Monthly

Total Size:

708.5 MiB

Data Last Updated:

Jan. 25, 2026, 2:18 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Bonds and Fixed Income

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Ziman Real Estates (Monthly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_m_ziman

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1962-07-02 - 2025-12-31

Update Frequency:

Monthly

Total Size:

251.0 MiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 1, 2026, 2:08 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

REITs

Often Paired With:


No related products specified.

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP/Compustat Merged (Quarterly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_ccm

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1900-01-01 - 2026-06-30

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

448.9 MiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 2, 2026, 12:43 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

No associated region tags.

Concepts:

No associated concept tags.

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Indexes (Quarterly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_indexes

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2028-12-31

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

27.69 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 2, 2026, 12:50 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Indices and Factors

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Index History Intraday (Quarterly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_indexhist

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

2011-03-31 - 2025-12-31

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

44.90 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 1, 2026, 6:59 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Indices and Factors

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSPMI 2013 Historical Indexes

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_mi_hist

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

2012-11-26 - 2026-01-02

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

37.45 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 3, 2026, 8:23 a.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

  • bloomberg_global_id
  • cusip_full
  • ticker

Regions:

No associated region tags.

Concepts:

Indices and Factors

Often Paired With:


No related products specified.

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Mutual Funds (Quarterly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_mutualfunds

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1900-01-02 - 2199-10-18

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

98.07 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 1, 2026, 8:28 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

  • ticker

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Mutual Fund / Hedge Fund / ETF Returns, Ownership, Institutional Ownership Research

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Stock (Quarterly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_stock

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2099-12-31

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

178.42 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 2, 2026, 2:08 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Stock Prices

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Stock-1962 (Quarterly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_stock62

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 2099-12-31

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

163.65 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 2, 2026, 3:21 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Stock Prices

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Treasuries (Quarterly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_treasuries

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1916-01-01 - 2099-04-01

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

1.40 GiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 2, 2026, 3:29 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

No associated region tags.

Concepts:

Bonds and Fixed Income

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Ziman Real Estates (Quarterly)

Product Code/Schema:

crsp_q_ziman

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1962-07-02 - 2025-12-31

Update Frequency:

Quarterly

Total Size:

251.5 MiB

Data Last Updated:

Feb. 2, 2026, 3:35 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

No associated region tags.

Concepts:

REITs

Often Paired With:

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Sample

Product Code/Schema:

crspsamp_all

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-01-01 - 9999-12-31

Update Frequency:

N/A

Total Size:

351.4 MiB

Data Last Updated:

Oct. 22, 2025, 5:56 p.m.

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Indices and Factors, Stock Prices

Often Paired With:


No related products specified.

Data Product Details

Title:

CRSP Mutual Fund Sample

Product Code/Schema:

crspsamp_mf

Data Dictionary

Data Specifications

Date Range:

1923-05-31 - 2012-03-31

Update Frequency:

N/A

Total Size:

1.76 GiB

Data Last Updated:

None

Usage:


Niche Extensive

Content Summary

Identifiers:

No identifiers specified for this product.

Regions:

North America

Concepts:

Mutual Fund / Hedge Fund / ETF Returns, Ownership

Often Paired With:


No related products specified.
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