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Global stock indices slipped in June as investors weighed the implications of the conflict in Iran and the trajectory of corporate earnings, yet still recorded their best quarterly performance since 2020. European stocks ended last month at an all-time high.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX Group, announced today that it has entered into a comprehensive service agreement with the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) for the development and calculation of sustainable equity indices for key special funds of the Federal Government and social security systems totaling EUR 23 billion.

The market for sustainable fixed income products remains nascent. Only about 3% of assets under management in bond ETFs have a sustainable focus, according to ISS Sustainability, and a higher ratio is needed if the world is to meet global warming targets by 2050.

The STOXX Thematic Framework provides a lens through which investors can understand not only what a theme is, but also where it sits in its journey from innovation to adoption. That journey helps identify the investment opportunity and determine the appropriate method of stock selection.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced its collaboration with BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) on the launch of the BNP Paribas Easy European Equity Buffer ETF, BNPP AM’s first defined outcome ETF on European equities.

Most ESG strategies focus on today’s leaders. The ISS STOXX ESG Climbers indices instead target companies improving their sustainability performance over time, offering exposure to the transition — not just the outcome.

Sparinvest and STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced Sparinvest’s launch of the first Danish-domiciled Exchange Traded Mutual Fund (the fund) tracking the STOXX® Europe 600 index. The fund launches today amid growing interest from investors in European equities, and leverages the combined strengths of Sparinvest, a leading Nordic asset manager, and STOXX, a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions, recognized for its transparent methodological approach.

STOXX has been named “Best Thematic Index Provider” at the MondoETF Awards 2026, one of Italy’s leading industry events for exchange-traded products, organized by MondoInvestor.

The STOXX Global Space Satellites and Drones index targets a transformative and far-reaching theme, and underlies a new ETF from BlackRock’s iShares. The sector is expected to be impacted by the listing of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), reportedly the largest IPO in history.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with BlackRock following the launch of the iShares Space Technologies UCITS ETF (STAR), which tracks the STOXX® Global Space Satellites and Drones index. The launch comes amid growing demand for global connectivity, navigation, Earth observation, and AI-powered analytics. According to McKinsey , space technologies are becoming essential infrastructure for industries ranging from transportation and agriculture to climate monitoring and digital services.

In this Q&A, the academic and practitioner discusses how the recently launched iSTOXX Ang Research Enhanced indices dynamically rotate between underlying factors to tilt toward signals that appear more attractive at any given time, and how other rules ensure efficient, benchmark-aware access to sources of return.

Changes are part of the quarterly regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX 30 ESG, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened, MDAX ESG+ and MDAX ESG Screened.