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![DAX Index Grows to 40 Constituents – Looking at Impact on Market Cap and Liquidity](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DAXreform2020-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Benchmarks
DAX Index Grows to 40 Constituents – Looking at Impact on Market Cap and Liquidity
With the flagship German benchmark increasing its constituency from 30 stocks to 40, we look at the effects of the overhaul from the perspective of average constituent size and equity turnover.
![DAX Welcomes Ten New Members](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DAX-40-PR-Listing-Image.png)
Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. today announced the new composition of the DAX index family.
![Global Stocks Rally Pulls Forward for Seventh Straight Month in August](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Aug-2021-market-wrap-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index gains 2.5% in dollars in August, lifting this year’s advance to 17.5%, amid economic optimism and expectations that interest rates will remain low. The VSTOXX® index, the gauge of European equity volatility, remains higher than it was before COVID-19 hit financial markets in the first quarter of 2020.
![Monthly Index News: August 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/whattoaskyoursolutionsprovider_intro-900x350.png)
Stocks rose for a seventh straight month during August, amid ongoing optimism that the global economy continues to rebound from the COVID-19 slump and as the US Federal Reserve indicated it won’t rush to raise interest rates.
![Changes in Composition of STOXX Benchmark Indices – Sep. 1, 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/10yearssincethegfcisgrowthinindexingjustthebeginning_intro-e1600865860707-900x350.jpg)
Qontigo announced the new composition of STOXX Benchmarks and their sub and sector indices, among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index, STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index and STOXX Global 1800 Index.
![Changes In Composition Of STOXX Blue-Chip Indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GlobalIndexClimbstoRecordinAugustasUSStocksOutperform_intro-900x350.png)
Qontigo announced the results of the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Nordic 30 indices, as well as the results of the second semi-annual review of the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index.
![Trading in STOXX Europe 600 ESG-X Futures at Eurex Tops 1 Mln Contracts This Year](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ESGX-futures-AUg-2021_intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Trading in STOXX Europe 600 ESG-X Futures at Eurex Tops 1 Mln Contracts This Year
The futures are the world’s most popular sustainability-focused derivatives and have seen increasing demand as investors and traders turn to ESG-compliant instruments to hedge and manage portfolios. The ESG derivatives space at Eurex has beaten records in daily and monthly traded contracts this year.
![Mind the (Generation) Gap](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mind-the-generation-gap-whitepaper-list.jpg)
This whitepaper evaluates two thematic investment strategies – STOXX® Global Ageing Population (“Ageing Population”) and STOXX® Global Millennials (“Millennials”) – which seek exposure to these two distinct generations.
![Tech-oriented Thematic Indices through a Factor Lens](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tech-thematic-indices-intro-900x350.jpg)
In this paper we analyzed four tech-oriented thematic indices’ performance and risk through a factor lens leveraging Axioma’s Worldwide Fundamental Factor Model, and also compared their characteristics to the broad market indices.
![Monthly Index News: July 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/abstract-tech-Intro-Image-900x350.png)
Stocks rose for a sixth straight month during July, as ongoing optimism that the global economy and corporate profits are rebounding outweighed concerns about a reacceleration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Global Stocks Post Sixth Straight Monthly Gain in July amid Economic Optimism](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/July-2021-market-wrap-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index gains 1.6% in dollars in July as investors’ optimism about economic and earnings growth outweighs concerns that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus may slow down the recovery. Asian stocks fall as China tightens regulation over some industries.
![EURO STOXX 50 ESG: Exploring effect of new index methodology](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EURO-STOXX-50-ESG-JULY-2021-intro-900x350.jpg)
Changes to the ESG index follow a market consultation and were undertaken to keep the methodology and index aligned with evolving sustainability practices and new guidelines from regulators. A Qontigo analysis shows the new rules didn’t significantly affect the country or industry allocation of the resulting portfolio.