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STOXX Ltd. today announced the following unscheduled change to the SDAX index. Ceconomy St will leave the SDAX due to a breach of basic criteria as defined in chapter 5.4.2 of the DAX Equity Index Methodology Guide.

In a recent webinar, Lukas Ahnert, Senior Product Specialist at Xtrackers by DWS, and Arun Singhal, Head of Product Management and Client Success at STOXX, discussed the drivers behind Europe’s stock rally and the latest investment strategies designed in collaboration by both firms.

Stocks rose for the sixth consecutive month in September, the longest positive run in four years, on investor expectations that falling US interest rates and sustained economic growth will help corporate earnings.

In this Perspectives report, we weigh the military sales exposures of a European defense portfolio, and examine its alignment with current sustainability regulations.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced its expanding collaboration with DWS, with DWS’ launch of its Xtrackers Europe Defence Technologies UCITS ETF tracking the STOXX® Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation index, as the continent undertakes a historic upgrade of its military capabilities.

The underlying index combines revenues- and patent-based stock selection methodologies, capturing companies across the spectrum and life cycle of the targeted themes.

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.

Large-scale investments in the area of AI infrastructure — such as semiconductors and cloud computing — herald gains in company efficiencies and profits in coming years. The iShares AI Infrastructure UCITS ETF, which tracks a STOXX index, has topped USD 100 million in assets only nine months following its launch in December last year.

STOXX Ltd. today announced an unscheduled adjustment to the DAX. Following the spin-off of AUMOVIO from Continental AG, an adjustment of the index is required.

STOXX Ltd. today announced its expanding collaboration with L&G, with L&G’s launch of three developed world factor-based index funds tracking customized iSTOXX indices.

Changes are part of the September regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX 30 ESG, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened, MDAX ESG+, MDAX ESG Screened and DAX indices.

Amid strong demand for European defense stocks this year, seeking ‘pure’ exposure to the theme through military equipment revenues has enabled investors to outperform.