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Thematic Investing
Most Recent Thematic Investing
![Monthly Index News: September 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mac_05212021_intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks posted their first monthly decline since January during September as rising prices from food to energy stoked concerns that central banks may have to raise interest rates just as an economic recovery is losing steam.
![Monthly Index News: August 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/whattoaskyoursolutionsprovider_intro-900x350.png)
Stocks rose for a seventh straight month during August, amid ongoing optimism that the global economy continues to rebound from the COVID-19 slump and as the US Federal Reserve indicated it won’t rush to raise interest rates.
![Well-Off Baby Boomers vs. Tech-Savvy Millennials: A Performance Analysis of Thematic Investing in Age Cohorts](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Generation-gap-list.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Well-Off Baby Boomers vs. Tech-Savvy Millennials: A Performance Analysis of Thematic Investing in Age Cohorts
A new Qontigo whitepaper compares the composition, risk profile and performance of the STOXX® Global Millennials and STOXX® Global Ageing Population indices, two thematic indices that help investors target companies most exposed to these two very distinct cohorts.
![Mind the (Generation) Gap](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mind-the-generation-gap-whitepaper-list.jpg)
This whitepaper evaluates two thematic investment strategies – STOXX® Global Ageing Population (“Ageing Population”) and STOXX® Global Millennials (“Millennials”) – which seek exposure to these two distinct generations.
![Why Artificial Intelligence Outperformed Digital Security – A Factor Analysis of Technology-Oriented Thematic Indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Diana-Tech-Thematic-Whitepaper-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Why Artificial Intelligence Outperformed Digital Security – A Factor Analysis of Technology-Oriented Thematic Indices
A new Qontigo whitepaper analyzes the risk, performance and returns attribution of four indices tracking technology themes, uncovering specific characteristics of the portfolios and differences vis-à-vis the broader technology sector and the overall market.
![Tech-oriented Thematic Indices through a Factor Lens](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tech-thematic-indices-intro-900x350.jpg)
In this paper we analyzed four tech-oriented thematic indices’ performance and risk through a factor lens leveraging Axioma’s Worldwide Fundamental Factor Model, and also compared their characteristics to the broad market indices.
![Monthly Index News: July 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-tech-Intro-Image-900x350.png)
Stocks rose for a sixth straight month during July, as ongoing optimism that the global economy and corporate profits are rebounding outweighed concerns about a reacceleration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Monthly Index News: June 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/oddsaregoodthatmarkets_intro_small-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose for a fifth straight month during June, as ongoing optimism that the global economy is rebounding outweighed concerns about faster inflation and higher interest rates.
![Monthly Index News: May 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/usmarketcanthankitsfaangs_intro-e1600863215815-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose for a fourth consecutive month in May, with the STOXX® Global 1800 Index extending its all-time high, as countries lifted restrictions put in place to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Monthly Index News: April 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sectorrotationjustonpauseorahintofthenewnormal_intro_small-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose for a third straight month in April, with the STOXX® Global 1800 Index breaking an all-time high, as investors became more convinced that a post-pandemic economic recovery will take hold.
![Monthly Index News: March 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vaccines-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks extended gains in March as countries pushed ahead with their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, the US passed a new stimulus package and major central banks indicated they are likely to keep interest rates low even as the economy rebounds.
![Monthly Index News: February 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/aurora-borealis-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks climbed in February on continued hopes for a post-lockdown economic recovery. Benchmark indices pared more than half of their advance at the end of the month following a spike in bond yields and inflation expectations.