The STOXX Benchmark indices include the STOXX Europe 600 index, the EURO STOXX index as well as the STOXX USA 500. STOXX Benchmark indices are market capitalization weighted indices with a fixed number of constituents. We offer global, regional and country Benchmark indices.
- For information on the EURO STOXX 50 and the DAX indices, please go to Blue-chip indices.
- For more information on the STOXX World Equity indices, please go to Global and regional indices.
Key benefits
Reach
The indices track the most important global and regional markets with a proven, objective methodology
Market capitalization based
The indices are weighted according to free-float market capitalization
Transparency
Index calculation and changes to the index composition follow publicly available transparent rules
Track record
STOXX Benchmark indices are established as underlyings for derivatives, ETFs, index funds and structured products
Key benchmark indices
Related news & research
Unscheduled component change in SDAX – November 25, 2024
STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX GmbH group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced an unscheduled component change in the SDAX index.
DAX: A trading impact analysis of the 15% stock cap
The German blue-chip benchmark’s largest component has had its weight capped at 15%, a limit designed to preserve the index’s diversification. A STOXX analysis finds that the impact from index trackers selling the shares due to the cap is relatively small, and more so compared to that of active funds observing caps imposed by European regulation.
Stocks drop in October amid earnings disappointments, rising yields
The STOXX World AC benchmark declined 2.3% last month, its first monthly retreat since April. Earnings disappointments from high-flying technology companies and rising bond yields were among reasons that drove investors to take profits from this year’s rally.