ZUG, Switzerland (July 22, 2026) – STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, today announced the expansion of its global equity offering with the launch of the STOXX® Investable Market Indices (IMI), a comprehensive index family designed to support cost-effective modern portfolio construction and benchmarking through a consistent, transparent and scalable framework.
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With STOXX IMI, STOXX is further strengthening its global equity index platform, complementing its existing offerings and extending the available toolkit for investors. The new STOXX IMI offering represents a global equity index family designed to capture approximately 99% of the investable equity universe. It covers 23 developed and 23 emerging markets, spanning large-, mid- and small-cap segments. At launch, the family comprises more than 1,300 indices across global, regional, and single-country exposures, all underpinned by a single, consistent methodology and a distinctive building‑block architecture that is designed to enable a coherent, scalable structure from country to global level.
Axel Lomholt, General Manager at STOXX, said: “With the launch of STOXX IMI, we are introducing a cost-effective new choice in the market and further strengthening STOXX’s role as a global partner for institutional investors, providing robust, transparent benchmark solutions alongside the flexibility, client service and tailored offerings that institutional investors increasingly expect from their index provider.”
The relevance of a benchmark is ultimately demonstrated by how effectively it supports real-world investment decisions. The STOXX IMI framework has already been applied across a range of use cases, from institutional benchmarking to ETF development.
One of the world’s largest pension investors, Dutch pension investor APG Asset Management, sought a benchmark solution for a EUR 20 billion emerging markets equity allocation that could combine broad exposure, transparency and integration of sustainability considerations.
Hans van Westrienen, Team Lead Quant & Index Solutions at APG Asset Management, said: “For large institutional investors, the ability to align benchmarks closely with investment beliefs while maintaining transparency and scalability is increasingly important. The STOXX IMI framework provides that flexibility within a consistent and robust structure.”
In parallel, the STOXX IMI framework is being applied by Swiss Life Asset Managers in the context of offering cost-efficient core exposures.
Daniel Berner, Head Securities, Swiss Life Asset Managers said: “STOXX IMI provide a robust framework for accessing broad global equity markets through a transparent and investable approach. We see significant potential for investors seeking scalable and cost-efficient global equity benchmark exposures.”
About STOXX
STOXX® and DAX® indices comprise a global and comprehensive family of more than 18,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50®, STOXX® Europe 600 and DAX®, the portfolio of index solutions consists of total market, benchmark, blue-chip, sustainability, thematic and factor-based indices covering a complete set of world, regional and country markets. STOXX and DAX indices are licensed to more than 550 companies around the world for benchmarking purposes and as underlyings for ETFs, futures and options, structured products, and passively managed investment funds. STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation. stoxx.com
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX provides actionable insights through its comprehensive product offerings, proven expertise, and high-quality data that capital market participants around the world can use to inform their decision-making. Across indices, investment stewardship, corporate governance, sustainability, and fund intelligence, institutional investors and companies rely on us to help them manage investments, strengthen their governance practices, and bring new products to market. ISS STOXX, which is owned by Deutsche Börse Group, employs approximately 4,000 professionals operating across 34 locations in 20 countries. ISS STOXX’s clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors and corporate issuers who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings.
About APG
As the largest pension services provider in the Netherlands APG manages approximately €601 billion (December 2025) in pension assets for 4.7 million participants. APG provides executive consultancy, asset management, pension administration, and pension communication. With approximately 3,700 employees we work from Heerlen, Amsterdam, Brussels, New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore. We work for pension funds and employers in the sectors of education, government, construction, cleaning, housing associations, sheltered employment organizations, medical specialists, and architects. https://apg.nl/en/
About Swiss Life Asset Managers
Swiss Life Asset Managers has more than 165 years of experience in managing the assets of the Swiss Life Group. This insurance background has exerted a key influence on the investment philosophy of Swiss Life Asset Managers, which is governed by such principles as value preservation, the generation of consistent and sustainable performance and a responsible approach to risks. Swiss Life Asset Managers offers this proven approach to third-party clients in Switzerland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the UK, Italy and the Nordic countries. As at 30 June 2025, assets under management for third-party clients amount to CHF 137.6 billion. Together with insurance mandates for the Swiss Life Group, total assets under management at Swiss Life Asset Managers stood at CHF 281.8 billion. Swiss Life Asset Managers is a leading institutional real estate investor in Europe[1]. Of the assets totalling CHF 281.8 billion, CHF 88.7 billion are invested in real estate. In addition, Swiss Life Asset Managers, in cooperation with Livit, manages real estate totalling CHF 24.2 billion in value. Total real estate assets under management and administration at the end of June 2025 thus came to CHF 112.9 billion. Swiss Life Asset Managers employs more than 2300 people in Europe.
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