Index / ETFs

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.

Seismic shifts in the environment, technology and socio-demographics — known as megatrends — as well as geopolitical drivers are transforming our world and creating investable themes such as artificial intelligence, defense, digital assets and energy transition metals. Thematic indices offer investors a chance to target the beneficiaries of these trends.

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.

NH-Amundi, the Korean asset manager jointly owned by NongHyup Financial Group and Amundi, the leading European asset manager, today announced a new collaboration with STOXX, a leading European provider of benchmark and custom index solutions, to launch the HANARO Europe Defense ETF in the Korean market.

Ladi Williams, Head of Thematics and Strategy Index Product Management at STOXX, explains how the index provider has catered to the specific needs and objectives of ETF managers in devising a series of indices targeting the defense sector.

So-called buffer ETFs offer investors exposure to the market’s ups and downs, with limits on both directions — hence providing potential gains and protection. A new STOXX whitepaper explores the relative performance of a hypothetical European buffer index over the short and long term to assess its benefits and drawbacks.

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.

Ladi Williams, Head of Thematics and Alternative Strategies at STOXX, explains in an article on ETF Stream how we have catered to the specific needs and objectives of ETF managers in devising a series of indices targeting the defense sector.

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.

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.