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From the effect of compounding to volatility decay and little interest, there are frequent misconceptions about trading leveraged ETPs. Oktay Kavrak, Head of Communications & Strategy at Leverage Shares, addresses five of them to set the record straight.

Germany’s DAX is outperforming pan-European indices and its ETFs are luring record flows in 2025. Veronika Kylburg, Head of Global Benchmarks DAX at STOXX, discusses with the ETF publication what some of the drivers are behind this performance and explores the benchmark’s methodology changes since 2018.

The asset manager has updated the objective of an existing ETF to track an index focused on European companies with significant share in their respective market segments, competitive business advantage and superior profitability.

Seismic shifts in the environment, technology and socio-demographics — known as megatrends — as well as geopolitical drivers are transforming our world and creating investable themes such as artificial intelligence, defense, digital assets and energy transition metals. Thematic indices offer investors a chance to target the beneficiaries of these trends.

Ladi Williams, Head of Thematics and Strategy Index Product Management at STOXX, explains how the index provider has catered to the specific needs and objectives of ETF managers in devising a series of indices targeting the defense sector.

So-called buffer ETFs offer investors exposure to the market’s ups and downs, with limits on both directions — hence providing potential gains and protection. A new STOXX whitepaper explores the relative performance of a hypothetical European buffer index over the short and long term to assess its benefits and drawbacks.

ETFs tracking a STOXX or DAX index received a net EUR 23.4 billion in the first half of the year as the EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Europe 600, DAX and MDAX surged. Nearly 44% of all net flows into EMEA-focused equity funds over the period went to those tracking STOXX and DAX indices.

Ladi Williams, Head of Thematics and Alternative Strategies at STOXX, explains in an article on ETF Stream how we have catered to the specific needs and objectives of ETF managers in devising a series of indices targeting the defense sector.

On July 25, 2019, UBS listed the first ETF on the EURO STOXX 50 ESG, the sustainable version of the flagship EURO STOXX 50. Six years later, having undergone methodology updates and attracted more than EUR 2 billion in assets, the ETF continues to cement its presence in Europe’s responsible portfolios.

From portfolio decarbonization to net-zero alignment with sector-specific models, STOXX’s suite of Climate indices offers investors the right strategy for each need.

Antonio Celeste, Head of Sustainability, Index Product Management at STOXX, explains in an interview with Asset TV how the indices hand investors the tools and advanced data to build portfolios.

The underlying index is designed to reflect a hypothetical portfolio in which an investor buys the EURO STOXX 50 benchmark and simultaneously sells a EURO STOXX 50 ATM call option, generating additional income for the holder at the cost of giving up on stock gains.