Continue active refreshing of this index's data?

Continue active refreshing of this index's data?

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE INDICES

STOXX Europe ESG Leaders 50

Export PDF

Index Description

Derived from the STOXX Global ESG Leaders index, the STOXX Europe ESG Leader 50 index covers the 50 largest stocks from 17 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is designed to serve as a highly liquid underlying for financial products. The STOXX Global ESG Leaders index provides access to the leading global companies in terms of environmental, social and governance criteria, using a bottom-up selection approach based on ESG Risk Ratings provided by Sustainalytics. Companies that are non-compliant based on the Sustainalytics’ Global Standards Screening assessment or are involved in controversial weapons are not eligible for selection. Additional exclusion filters are applied, screening companies for involvement in tobacco production and distribution, thermal coal extraction and power generation, small arms manufacturing, military contracting, unconventional oil and gas exploration and production, and ESG Controversies. Index Guides, Benchmark statement, and other reports are available under the Data tab.

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 (EUR bn) Components (EUR bn) Component weight (%) Turnover (%)
Full Free-float Mean Median Largest Smallest Largest Smallest Last 12 monts
STOXX Europe ESG Leaders 50 N/A 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 1.5 52.0
STOXX Europe 600 14,642.3 11,633.4 19.4 6.6 277.1 1.0 2.4 0.0 3.5

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 Europe ESG Leaders 50 3.4 11.0 24.1 58.3 107.9 N/A N/A 24.5 16.8 15.9
STOXX Europe 600 3.4 10.0 16.4 35.5 72.1 N/A N/A 16.6 10.8 11.6
Index volatility and risk Annualized volatility (%) Annualized Sharpe ratio2
STOXX Europe ESG Leaders 50 N/A N/A 11.3 14.0 18.1 N/A N/A 1.6 0.9 0.7
STOXX Europe 600 N/A N/A 10.6 13.6 17.4 N/A N/A 1.1 0.6 0.5
Index to benchmark Correlation Tracking error (%)
STOXX Europe ESG Leaders 50 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.9 3.2 3.1 3.5
Index to benchmark Beta Annualized information ratio
STOXX Europe ESG Leaders 50 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 -0.3 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.1

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

2Based on EURIBOR1M

(EUR, Gross Return), all data as of February 28, 2025

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE INDICES

STOXX Europe 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 Europe ESG Leaders 50 15.2 12.3 14.3 14.3 1.8 4.3 1.7 16.8
STOXX Europe 600 18.7 14.6 17.4 17.4 2.1 3.7 1.5 1.2

Performance and annual returns

Methodology

Derived from the STOXX Global ESG Leaders index, the STOXX Europe ESG Leader 50 index covers the 50 largest stocks from 17 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The index is designed to serve as a highly liquid underlying for financial products.

The STOXX Global ESG Leaders index provides access to the leading global companies in terms of environmental, social and governance criteria, using a bottom-up selection approach based on ESG Risk Ratings provided by Sustainalytics. Companies that are non-compliant based on the Sustainalytics’ Global Standards Screening assessment or are involved in controversial weapons are not eligible for selection. Additional exclusion filters are applied, screening companies for involvement in tobacco production and distribution, thermal coal extraction and power generation, small arms manufacturing, military contracting, unconventional oil and gas exploration and production, and ESG Controversies.
Index Guides, Benchmark statement, and other reports are available under the Data tab.

Versions and symbols

Index ISIN Symbol Bloomberg Reuters
Net Return EUR CH0183680435 SXXESGR SXXESGR INDEX .SXXGRESG
Gross Return EUR CH0183680401 SXXESGGR SXXESGGR INDEX .SXXRESG
Price EUR CH0183680310 SXXESGP SXXESGP INDEX .SXXPESG
Price GBP CH0183680500 SXXESGGB SXXESGGB INDEX .SXXGXESG
Net Return GBP CH0183680625 SXXESGHB SXXESGHB INDEX .SXXHBESG
Gross Return GBP CH0183680591 SXXESGGY SXXESGGY INDEX .SXXGZESG
Price USD CH0183680666 SXXESGL SXXESGL INDEX .SXXLESG
Gross Return USD CH0183680732 SXXESGGU SXXESGGU INDEX .SXXESGGU
Net Return USD CH0183680765 SXXESGU SXXESGU INDEX .SXX1VESG

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
UNICREDIT Banks Italy 2.702%
INTESA SANPAOLO Banks Italy 2.592%
BCO SANTANDER Banks Spain 2.588%
NORDEA BANK Banks Finland 2.478%
BCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA Banks Spain 2.385%
ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI Insurance Italy 2.379%
AXA Insurance France 2.355%
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY Insurance Switzerland 2.337%
HERMES INTERNATIONAL Consumer Products and Services France 2.307%
BNP PARIBAS Banks France 2.289%

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

4Based on the composition as of February 28, 2025

CONTACT DETAILS

  • STOXX customer support
  • P +41 43 430 7272
  • customersupport@stoxx.com
  • https://stoxx.com/support/

DISCLAIMER

STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group and their licensors, research partners or data providers do not make any warranties or representations, express or implied, with respect to the timeliness, sequence, accuracy, completeness, currentness, merchantability, quality or fitness for any particular purpose of its index data and exclude any liability in connection therewith. STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group and their licensors, research partners or data providers are not providing investment advice through the publication of indices or in connection therewith. In particular, the inclusion of a company in an index, its weighting, or the exclusion of a company from an index, does not in any way reflect an opinion of STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group or their licensors, research partners or data providers on the merits of that company. Financial instruments based on the STOXX indices, DAX indices or on any other indices supported by STOXX are in no way sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group or their licensors, research partners or data providers.

BACKTESTED PERFORMANCE

This document contains index performance data based on backtesting, i.e. calculations of how the index might have performed prior to launch if it had existed using the same index methodology and based on historical constituents. Backtested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided in this document solely for information purposes. Backtested performance does not represent actual performance and should not be interpreted as an indication of actual performance.

CUSTOMIZATION

The index can be used as a basis for the definition of STOXX Customized Indices, which can be tailored to specific client or mandate needs. STOXX offers a wide range of customization, in terms of component selection, weighting schemes and personalized calculation methodologies.

CONTACT DETAILS

  • STOXX customer support
  • P +41 43 430 7272
  • customersupport@stoxx.com
  • https://stoxx.com/support/

DISCLAIMER

STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group and their licensors, research partners or data providers do not make any warranties or representations, express or implied, with respect to the timeliness, sequence, accuracy, completeness, currentness, merchantability, quality or fitness for any particular purpose of its index data and exclude any liability in connection therewith. STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group and their licensors, research partners or data providers are not providing investment advice through the publication of indices or in connection therewith. In particular, the inclusion of a company in an index, its weighting, or the exclusion of a company from an index, does not in any way reflect an opinion of STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group or their licensors, research partners or data providers on the merits of that company. Financial instruments based on the STOXX indices, DAX indices or on any other indices supported by STOXX are in no way sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by STOXX, Deutsche Börse Group or their licensors, research partners or data providers.

BACKTESTED PERFORMANCE

This document contains index performance data based on backtesting, i.e. calculations of how the index might have performed prior to launch if it had existed using the same index methodology and based on historical constituents. Backtested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided in this document solely for information purposes. Backtested performance does not represent actual performance and should not be interpreted as an indication of actual performance.

CUSTOMIZATION

The index can be used as a basis for the definition of STOXX Customized Indices, which can be tailored to specific client or mandate needs. STOXX offers a wide range of customization, in terms of component selection, weighting schemes and personalized calculation methodologies.