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ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE INDICES

STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50

Index Description

The STOXX ESG Leaders Blue-Chip indices are based on the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index and cover the 50 largest components in each region in terms of market cap. The weighting is based on the company's average ESG scores. The indices provide access to companies that are global leaders in terms of environmental, social and governance criteria. The sustainability data is provided by Sustainalytics.

Key facts

  • Independent company ratings provided by Sustainalytics
  • Exclusion of companies involved in controversial weapons and companies which are non-compliant with Sustainalytics Global Standards Screening assessments.
  • ESG Controversy Rating radar: companies which are at risk of violating Sustainalytics Global Standards Screening assessment are monitored and are extraordinarily excluded in case of a violation.
  • In case an index constituent increases in its ESG Controversy Rating level to Category 5, with the Fast Exit rule applied, the respective constituent will be deleted from the index two trading days after the announcement.

Descriptive Statistics

Index Market Cap (GBP bn) Components (GBP bn) Component weight (%) Turnover (%)
Full Free-float Mean Median Largest Smallest Largest Smallest Last 12 monts
STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50 N/A 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 1.5 62.4
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Supersector weighting (top 10)

Country weighting

Risk and return figures1

Index returns Return (%) Annualized return (%)
Last month YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y Last month YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y
STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50 -2.9 6.5 19.8 17.0 34.9 N/A N/A 20.1 5.4 6.2
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Index volatility and risk Annualized volatility (%) Annualized Sharpe ratio2
STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50 N/A N/A 15.1 14.9 15.8 N/A N/A 1.3 0.3 0.4
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Index to benchmark Correlation Tracking error (%)
STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Index to benchmark Beta Annualized information ratio
STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1For information on data calculation, please refer to STOXX calculation reference guide

2Based on EURIBOR1M

(GBP, Gross Return), all data as of October 31, 2024

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STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50

Fundamentals

Index Price/earnings incl. negative Price/earnings excl. negative Price/book Dividend yield (%)3 Price/sales Price/cash flow
Trailing Projected Trailing Projected Trailing Trailing Trailing
STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50 28.5 17.6 18.2 18.2 1.4 4.2 1.7 20.0
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Performance and annual returns

Methodology

The indices comprise the 50 largest stocks by free-float market cap that are part of the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index as well as part of the relevant regional broad index. For example, for the EURO STOXX ESG Leaders 50 Index, the 50 largest joint components of the EURO STOXX and the STOXX Global ESG Leader indices are included. The weighting is based on the overall ESG scores, which is constructed by equal weighting the individual scores. The detailed methodology including the exclusion criteria and the calculation formula can be found in the ESG rulebook: www.stoxx.com/indices/rulebooks.html

Versions and symbols

Index ISIN Symbol Bloomberg Reuters
Price EUR CH0183680351 SXP1ESGE SXP1ESGE INDEX .SXP1EESG
Gross Return EUR CH0183680450 SXP1ESGR SXP1ESGR INDEX .SXP1ESGR
Gross Return GBP CH0183680633 SXP1ESGX SXP1ESGX INDEX .SXP1ESGX
Price GBP CH0183680526 SXP1ESGZ SXP1ESGZ INDEX .SXP1XESG
Gross Return USD CH0183680773 SXP1ESGW SXP1ESGW INDEX .SXP1ESGW
Price USD CH0183680682 SXP1ESGK SXP1ESGK INDEX .SXP1ESG

Quick Facts

Weighting Normalized ESG scores
Cap Factor 10%
No. of components Fixed, number of components indicated in index name
Review frequency Annually (Sep.)
Calculation/distribution Price (EUR): realtime (every 15 seconds) Price (USD/GBP) and gross and net return (EUR/USD/GBP): end-of-day
Calculation hours Realtime: 9:00 am - 10:15 pm CET End-of-day: 10:15 pm CET
Base value/base date 100 as of Sep. 21, 2001
History Available daily back to Sep. 21, 2001
Inception date 24-May-12
To learn more about the inception date, the currency, the calculation hours and historical values, please see our data vendor code sheet

Top 10 Components4

Company Supersector Country Weight
South32 Australia Basic Resources Australia 2.611%
EVOLUTION MINING Basic Resources Australia 2.563%
AIA GROUP Insurance Hong Kong 2.557%
MINERAL RESOURCES Basic Resources Australia 2.433%
Nikon Corp. Consumer Products and Services Japan 2.391%
SANDFIRE RESOURCES Basic Resources Australia 2.359%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. Insurance Australia 2.307%
DEXUS Real Estate Australia 2.273%
PERSEUS MINING Basic Resources Australia 2.271%
Stockland Real Estate Australia 2.260%

3Net dividend yield is calculated as net return index return minus price index return

4Based on the composition as of October 31, 2024

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE INDICES

STOXX Asia/Pacific ESG Leaders 50