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Index | Market trends
Investors pour EUR 19bn into European equity ETFs in March – DAX and STOXX most-tracked indices
The EUR 18.9 billion attracted by the ETFs in one month compares with EUR 5.7 billion in net inflows for all of 2024. STOXX-linked ETFs attracted the most money in March, led by STOXX Europe 600 and Germany’s MDAX funds.

Index | Factor Investing
Harnessing factor strategies: Controlling risk and sustainability efficiently
A recent webinar from Legal & General (L&G) and STOXX explored the latest in factor index design, with experts debating multifactor strategies, long-term outperformance, risk control objectives, and the integration of sustainability considerations.

Index | Index spotlight
VSTOXX turns 20: Experts appraise the volatility index’s standing in equity markets
As the main gauge for Eurozone equity volatility enters its third decade of existence, we asked experts at Eurex and STOXX what the index represents in the current trading environment.

Index | Factor Investing
BlackRock’s Jamie Forbes: Implementing ‘evolutionary’ factor advancements in investments
The Director for EMEA Equity Factor Product Strategy at BlackRock discusses in this article how a balanced multifactor portfolio with risk controls in place can harness the potential upside of factors over the long term.

Exactly a quarter century ago, STOXX, Deutsche Börse and then-manager Merrill Lynch made history in launching Europe’s first ETFs, listed in Frankfurt. The funds were the foundation stone for an industry that today commands EUR 2.2 trillion in assets and has dramatically changed the financial sector.

Index | Market trends
Stocks tumble in March; European indices outperform US in quarter by most since 2015
The STOXX World AC index dropped 3.8% last month, led by US stocks, as investors fretted about the outlook for US economic growth, inflation and international trade. The STOXX USA 500 posted its worst quarter relative to the STOXX Europe 600 in a decade.

The STOXX Europe Total Market Defense Capped index tracks companies with revenues from specific defense activities. The launch comes at a time of heightened geopolitical tension and a historic reconsideration of the continent’s military capabilities.

Index | Listed Derivatives
Trading in Europe’s index dividend options grows as way to gain exposure to company payouts
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.

Index | Market trends
Germany-focused ETFs lure most inflows since 2015 – MDAX funds attract record EUR 1.4 bn (Update)
(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 […]

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.

Index | Events, Conferences & Webinars
Eurex’s Derivatives Forum discusses index evolution, customization in growing investment landscape
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.