Benchmarks

STOXX Ltd. has announced an update to the composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index. This update amends the previously announced changes made on September 1, 2025.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Europe 50, and the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 indices.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index.

The STOXX World AC index added 1.4% last month in US dollars and 4% in euros. US stocks and Value indices led the advance.

Stocks rose for a fourth consecutive month in July amid optimism that the worst of new trade tariffs will be avoided and as companies reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

A new STOXX whitepaper explores the relative performance behind a hypothetical European buffer index to assess its benefits and drawbacks. Using the EURO STOXX 50® benchmark as an underlying asset, the study analyzes the types of market drawdowns in which buffer strategies can perform the best, and how that performance evolves over the longer term.

ETFs tracking a STOXX or DAX index received a net EUR 23.4 billion in the first half of the year as the EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Europe 600, DAX and MDAX surged. Nearly 44% of all net flows into EMEA-focused equity funds over the period went to those tracking STOXX and DAX indices.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the following unscheduled changes to the SDAX, HDAX and TecDAX.

The STOXX World AC index added 4.5% last month in US dollars but only 1.1% in euros as the common currency advanced 3.1% against the greenback. The STOXX USA 500 rose 5.3%, above its February all-time high.

In June, stocks closed their strongest calendar quarter since December 2020, with US shares topping their February record, as earnings optimism outweighed geopolitical concerns and trade tensions. European stocks fell, paring their year-to-date advantage.

On July 25, 2019, UBS listed the first ETF on the EURO STOXX 50 ESG, the sustainable version of the flagship EURO STOXX 50. Six years later, having undergone methodology updates and attracted more than EUR 2 billion in assets, the ETF continues to cement its presence in Europe’s responsible portfolios.

The DAX plays an important role in the market. The DAX index’s significance is evident in the EUR 19 billion in ETF assets tracking it as of February 2025.