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A total of 4.3 million EURO STOXX 50 Index Dividend Options exchanged hands at Eurex last year, 11% more than in 2023 and 25% higher than in 2022.

(Updates February 27 article with inflows through March 6).  With the DAX index climbing to an all-time high and posting its best start to a year in a decade, interest in German equities is also backed up by fund flows. Net purchases of German assets ETFs listed in EMEA[1] have climbed to EUR 3.1 billion this […]

STOXX Ltd. today announced the following unscheduled change to the SDAX index. ABOUT YOU Holding SE will leave the SDAX due to a breach of basic criteria as defined in chapter 5.4.2 of the DAX Equity Index Methodology Guide (Breach of basic criteria – minimum freefloat 10%).

Ladi Williams, Head of Thematics and Strategy Index Product Management at STOXX, talks to ETF Stream about the STOXX index suite targeting the artificial intelligence theme.

The annual event showcasing the latest developments in the listed derivatives world offered a stage to discuss equity index strategies and index-based investing. STOXX participated in several insightful panels.

Changes were announced as part of the March regular review, which also saw the introduction of methodology changes to have the indices aligned with the new ESMA fund naming guidelines.

For US dollar-based investors, euro weakness has curbed returns from the record rally in European stocks. A strategy that systematically hedges against declines in the common currency, on the other hand, has significantly enhanced those returns. Two ETFs from Amundi allow investors access to said strategies.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the new composition of the DAX blue-chip indices. Changes in MDAX and SDAX, no adjustments in DAX and TecDAX. New index adjustments will become effective on March 24, 2025.

The STOXX Europe 600 extended January’s strong performance to post its best start to a year since 2019. The STOXX USA 500, meanwhile, retreated over the month, dragged by large technology stocks.

European stocks extended January’s strong performance last month, as investors continue to favor a region that’s underperformed in recent years. US indices failed to keep their momentum.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index. Effective as of the opening of European markets on March 24, 2025, the following stocks will be added to and deleted from the index and its respective size or sector indices.

Net flows into funds tracking a DAX family index outpace the broader market, amounting to EUR 1.38 billion through February 24. Of those, EUR 1 billion flowed into ETFs tracking the benchmark DAX, while MDAX and SDAX funds also reported net investments.