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![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.
![Well-Off Baby Boomers vs. Tech-Savvy Millennials: A Performance Analysis of Thematic Investing in Age Cohorts](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Generation-gap-list.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Well-Off Baby Boomers vs. Tech-Savvy Millennials: A Performance Analysis of Thematic Investing in Age Cohorts
A new Qontigo whitepaper compares the composition, risk profile and performance of the STOXX® Global Millennials and STOXX® Global Ageing Population indices, two thematic indices that help investors target companies most exposed to these two very distinct cohorts.
![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.
![Why Artificial Intelligence Outperformed Digital Security – A Factor Analysis of Technology-Oriented Thematic Indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Diana-Tech-Thematic-Whitepaper-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
Why Artificial Intelligence Outperformed Digital Security – A Factor Analysis of Technology-Oriented Thematic Indices
A new Qontigo whitepaper analyzes the risk, performance and returns attribution of four indices tracking technology themes, uncovering specific characteristics of the portfolios and differences vis-à-vis the broader technology sector and the overall market.
![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.
![Monthly Index News: June 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/oddsaregoodthatmarkets_intro_small-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose for a fifth straight month during June, as ongoing optimism that the global economy is rebounding outweighed concerns about faster inflation and higher interest rates.
![Monthly Index News: May 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/usmarketcanthankitsfaangs_intro-e1600863215815-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose for a fourth consecutive month in May, with the STOXX® Global 1800 Index extending its all-time high, as countries lifted restrictions put in place to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Monthly Index News: April 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sectorrotationjustonpauseorahintofthenewnormal_intro_small-900x350.jpg)
Stocks rose for a third straight month in April, with the STOXX® Global 1800 Index breaking an all-time high, as investors became more convinced that a post-pandemic economic recovery will take hold.
![Monthly Index News: March 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vaccines-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks extended gains in March as countries pushed ahead with their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, the US passed a new stimulus package and major central banks indicated they are likely to keep interest rates low even as the economy rebounds.
![Monthly Index News: February 2021](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/aurora-borealis-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks climbed in February on continued hopes for a post-lockdown economic recovery. Benchmark indices pared more than half of their advance at the end of the month following a spike in bond yields and inflation expectations.
![Tracking Record Demand in the Video Gaming Industry](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1161055687-intro-900x350.jpg)
One of Qontigo’s Thematic Indices offers exposure to beneficiaries of the booming video gaming industry. We take a look at its methodology and composition.