The EURO STOXX 50® trading ecosystem continues to expand as investors increasingly look beyond traditional passive exposure, using the benchmark to implement more tactical and income-oriented strategies. This evolution reflects broader changes in investor behavior, with growing demand for flexible tools that allow for positioning, hedging and yield generation within core equity allocations.
As part of this development, Leverage Shares, Europe’s largest provider of single-stock ETPs, has introduced three products linked to ETFs tracking the EURO STOXX 50 index:
- Leverage Shares 5x Long EURO STOXX 50 ETP — (5x long iShares Core EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF)
- Leverage Shares -3x Short EURO STOXX 50 ETP — (-3x short iShares Core EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF)
- IncomeShares Eurostoxx 50 Options ETP — (based on options tied to the State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF)
The products will be listed on several European exchanges.
“The new ETPs enable traders and investors to gain cost-efficient and operationally simple exposure to European equities, whether to express directional views, hedge portfolios or generate income through options strategies,” said Oktay Kavrak, Head of Communications & Strategy at Leverage Shares.
STOXX and Leverage Shares have collaborated extensively in the past on the introduction of single-stock ETPs based on STOXX indices. IncomeShares is Leverage Shares’ unit that offers options-based income ETPs on single stocks, indices, and commodities.
Rising flows
The launches come at a time when flows into Europe’s stocks have picked up.
STOXX and DAX indices are widely used by market participants globally as the basis for ETFs, ETPs, derivatives and structured products. ETFs tracking STOXX and DAX European equity indices attracted net inflows of EUR 9.7 billion in the first three months of 2026, according to STOXX data, or 36% of all new investments into passive European equity ETFs over the quarter.