Summary
DAX® tracks the performance of the 40 largest companies listed on the Regulated Market of Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (FWB®, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange) that fulfil certain minimum quality and profitability requirements. Constituent selection is based on free-float market capitalization. Until September 20, 2021, the number of DAX components was 30.
The basic criteria for including companies in DAX are: an existing listing on the Regulated Market of the FWB (Frankfurt Stock Exchange), continuous trading on Xetra®, minimum free float of 10%, legal headquarters or operating headquarters in Germany, timely publication of audited Annual Financial Report, half-yearly Financial Reports and Quarterly Statements.
Deutsche Börse Group has been calculating DAX since July 1, 1988. In September 2019, STOXX Ltd. started administering DAX.
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Details
Top 10 Components
| SAP | DE |
| SIEMENS | DE |
| ALLIANZ | DE |
| DEUTSCHE TELEKOM | DE |
| AIRBUS | DE |
| MUENCHENER RUECK | DE |
| DEUTSCHE BOERSE | DE |
| INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES | DE |
| BASF | DE |
| MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP | DE |