Continue active refreshing of this index's data?
Continue active refreshing of this index's data?
News & Research
Most Recent News & Research
Index | Index / ETFs
Results of annual Emerging and Developed Markets classification review for STOXX indices
Qontigo announced the results of the annual Country Classification review for STOXX indices.
The newly named AMUNDI STOXX EUROPE 600 ESG UCITS ETF DR fund meets increasing client demand for responsible-investing principles and will be classified as Article 8 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
The STOXX Global 1800 index rose 2.7% in dollars last month, with basic-resources and energy companies leading gains for a second consecutive month. The benchmark is still down 5.5% for 2022.
Stocks rebounded in March from two months of losses, helped by expectations of a resolution to the war in Ukraine. Basic-resources and energy companies paced gains for a second consecutive month.
Index | Index / ETFs
Dividend index futures reflect lasting effect on European banks from Ukraine crisis
Futures on the EURO STOXX Banks Dividend Points Index are trading between 7.9% and 23% below their pre-war prices, depending on the maturity, even as equity prices recover. Traders have raised expectations that a slowing economy may hit lenders’ ability to continue or increase their payments to shareholders.
Index | Thematic Investing
Thematic investing in the current climate – A more focused approach to sustainable and future-proof investing
The Russian invasion of Ukraine spooked equity investors around the world, but losses were not distributed equally across all sectors, with some industries even exhibiting positive returns. This opens up opportunities for more focused strategies such as thematic investing.
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Aurubis, K+S to join DAX 50 ESG index; Daimler Truck enters DAX ESG Target
Changes were announced as part of the March regular review for the DAX 50 ESG, DAX ESG Target and DAX indices.
The STOXX Global 1800 index fell 2.6% in dollars last month, with only basic-resources and energy companies posting a positive return among 20 sectors. Climate indices struggle to match benchmark returns, while factor, dividend and minimum-variance strategies outperform.
Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced changes to the DAX index family, which will become effective on 21 March 2022.
Stocks fell in February as the military conflict in Ukraine and sanctions imposed on Russia prompted investors to sell shares in all industries except basic-resources and energy companies.
(March 1, 2021) – Qontigo has announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index.
European and emerging-markets shares took the biggest hit following the start of military action against Ukraine, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index paring its outperformance to the STOXX USA 900 Index for the year. Energy and mining stocks have fared the best this year as concerns about supply disruptions have lifted the price of commodities.