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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.

With five thematic indices targeting the Artificial Intelligence theme, STOXX offers issuers and investors flexible opportunities to harness the entire value chain around the technology. A new whitepaper explores the construction of the indices through a life-cycle thematic framework.

The STOXX Artificial Intelligence suite currently consists of five indices and is used to capture the different aspects and development stages of the targeted theme. This paper uses the AI theme to discuss thematic investing, and explore the identification of key subthemes and construction of thematic indices.

VDAX, the benchmark for German equity implied volatility, remains below its long-term history and lower than other regions’ volatilities.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the launch of a new DAX Uncapped version as well as a new DAX 20% version. The DAX 20% version is aimed in particular at investors who are seeking to align with the 20/35 rule as set out in the regulations for index-tracking UCITS.

The STOXX World AC benchmark rose 3.3% in the month after logging an 18% advance in 2024. Investors’ focus on the strength of the US economy and corporate earnings helps offset concerns about global trade and politics.

Stocks jumped in January as investors’ optimism that earnings will continue to grow overshadowed concerns about global politics and trade issues.

Three iShares ETFs will switch to multifactor indices designed by STOXX and BlackRock, expanding an existing collaboration. The indices implement optimized strategies targeting risk premia while controlling for risk, and additionally screen out companies based on controversial activities and carbon emissions.