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![New ESG-X Select Dividend Indices Combine Income Strategy with Sustainability Screenings](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ESG-X-Select-Dividend-Indices-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Factor Investing
New ESG-X Select Dividend Indices Combine Income Strategy with Sustainability Screenings
By selecting high-dividend stocks within universes screened for responsible-investing principles, the new suite broadens the possibilities for investors and showcases the versatility of index-based strategies.
![Introducing the STOXX Industry Neutral Ax Factor Indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Industry-Neutral-intro-900x350.jpg)
A new variation of the STOXX Factor Indices, which leverage Axioma’s proven factor models, further restricts sector diversions from the benchmark.
![Monthly Index News: January 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/red-brick-wave-absctract-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index lost 1% from a record in December, when measured in dollars and including dividends. The index rose 16.9% last year.
![Monthly Index News: December 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MALASIA-buildings-chart-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index rose 4.3% in dollars in December, cementing a second straight year of double-digit percentage gains, as investors raised expectations that policy support and vaccines will help economies overcome the COVID-19-induced slump.
![Monthly Index News: November 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bankcreditspreads_intro-e1600865177911-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index surged 12.9% in dollars in November, its largest monthly increase since data begins in 2004, as three drugs manufacturers announced their experimental vaccines are widely effective in preventing the COVID-19 virus.
![Examining this Month’s Market Rotation through the STOXX Factor Indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/factor-performance-nov-2020-intro-900x350.jpg)
Returns since Nov. 9 show investors’ ideas about the economy have flipped, favoring Value stocks against the Momentum factor.
![Monthly Index News: October 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/blue-chart-volatility-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index fell for a second consecutive month in October as governments resumed lockdowns amid a rebounding number of COVID-19 infections.
![STOXX Factor Indices Q3 Spotlight – To Constrain or not to Constrain](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Industry-Neutral-2-intro-900x350.jpg)
The third quarter saw a continuation of 2020’s themes for the STOXX® Factor Indices. Signs of renewed life have appeared, however, with Multi-Factor seeing a 0.8% return.
![Monthly Index News: September 2020](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/fixedincomefactorswhydowebuildcreditcurves_intro-e1600865673903-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX® Global 1800 Index fell from a record in September, pulled back by a reversal in this year’s best-performing stocks. The index still managed to post its second consecutive quarterly gain.
![Study Shines Light on Smart Beta’s Effectiveness and Capacity](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/study-shines-light-intro-e1600863065380-900x350.jpg)
The cost of implementing factor strategies appears at only a fraction of the premia they generate, suggesting they can take significant inflows before reaching full capacity.
![Global Index Extends Recovery in July Even as European Stocks Falter](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Global-Index-Extends-Recovery-in-July-Even-as-European-Stocks-Falter-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX Global 1800 Index rises in month, helped by continuing strength in US shares and a slump in the dollar.
![Stocks Extend Recovery in May as Lockdowns Ease](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/techstocksseemresistant_intro-e1600865413253-900x350.jpg)
Stocks extended a recovery to a second month in May as investors welcomed the resumption of some economic activities in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.