Index / ETFs

We have expanded our Monthly Index News Report to include new indices in the Benchmarks and Thematics sections.

The Lyxor DAX 50 ESG UCITS ETF (E909) is listed on Xetra with a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.23%. E909 tracks the DAX ESG index, designed by Deutsche Börse-owned Qontigo, which offers investors exposure to 50 companies with the strongest ESG rating.

Qontigo has licensed the new DAX® 50 ESG Index to Lyxor Asset Management as an underlying for an exchange-traded fund that was listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange today.

The DAX® 50 ESG Index is the flagship index for sustainable equity investments in Germany and the most recent addition to the DAX® index offerings. The DAX® 50 ESG tracks the performance of a diversified portfolio of 50 largest, most liquid eligible German market stocks screened for Global Standards Screening, involvement in controversial weapons, tobacco, thermal coal, nuclear power and military contracting.

As volatility spikes to historically high levels, we review the performance of two index-based strategies designed to mitigate the impact of market drawdowns.

Qontigo has launched a new market benchmark targeting companies “addressing the rising obesity levels in the global population” that are also set to benefits from health trends among millennials.

The STOXX Global 1800 Index slumps 13% in month, paring an earlier drop of as much as 25%, as large parts of the global economy come to a standstill to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have expanded our Monthly Index News Report to include the new STOXX Factor Indices and add recently launched thematic indices. There is now also a section covering the flagship DAX indices.

Qontigo’s index provider STOXX was named Best European Index Provider at this year’s ETF Express Awards. This year’s award marks the tenth time that STOXX has been selected as an ETF Express winner.

Stocks plunged by the most in almost eight years during February, as a fast and widely spreading Coronavirus stoked concerns about a global economic slowdown.

Following on from the successful derivatives launches in 2019, STOXX Ltd. (now part of Qontigo) has recently licensed the STOXX® USA 500 ESG-X Index as an underlying for listed futures on Eurex.

The continued growth in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other passive-type investments was a defining feature of the year that ended.