History & Milestones

Qontigo is a financial intelligence innovator and a leader in the modernization of investment management, from risk to return.

The combination of the group’s world-class indices and best-of-breed analytics, with its technological expertise and customer-driven innovation, enables its clients to achieve competitive advantage in a rapidly changing marketplace. Qontigo’s global client base includes the world’s largest financial products issuers, capital owners and asset managers. Created in 2019 through the combination of Axioma, DAX and STOXX, Qontigo is part of Deutsche Börse Group, headquartered in Eschborn with key locations in New York, Zug and London.

Here are a few milestones that we achieved along the way:

Pre- 2010 | 2010 – 2015 | 2016 – 2020 | 2021 – 2023

2023

Dec 2023: STOXX launches Crypto index
Nov 2023: ISS STOXX is formed
Jul 2023: The DAX index marks its 35th anniversary
May 2023: STOXX launches ISS STOXX Biodiversity indices
Feb 2023: The EURO STOXX 50 index marks its 25th anniversary

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2022

Nov 2022: Launch of STOXX World Equity indices
Jul 2022: Qontigo partners with CEPRES to provide risk modeling solutions for private market assets
Jun 2022: Eurex introduces first futures on three STOXX thematic indices
Apr 2022: Qontigo enhances fixed income model suite with Axioma Credit Spread Factor Risk Model
Feb 2022: Qontigo launches US Trading Horizon equity factor risk model
Jan 2022: Qontigo integrates sustainability data (Sustainalytics, Clarity AI, ISS ESG, and RepRisk) in Axioma portfolio construction tools

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2021

Nov 2021: Qontigo extends sustainability offering by adding carbon price factor in global macro projection model
Oct 2021: Launch of STOXX Willis Tower Watson Climate Transition Indices (CTI)
Sep 2021: DAX expands from 30 to 40 components
Sep 2021: Launch of iSTOXX APG Responsible Investment Indices
Apr 2021: Launch of STOXX & DAX ESG Target and ESG Target TE Indices, along with STOXX SRI Indices
Mar 2021: Qontigo Expands Equity Factor Risk Model Suite with Global Macroeconomic Projection Model
Mar 2021: New DAX^® rules kick in
Feb 2021: Launch of STOXX Industry Neutral Ax Factor Indices
Jan 2021: MDAX^® turns 25

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2016-2020

2020: Axioma Next Gen Fixed Income Risk Models
2020: Robust curves, granular and fundamental factor models including style factors
2020: Launch of EU-Compliant Climate Benchmark Indices
2020: Launch of EURO STOXX ESG & DAX 50 ESG Futures & Options on Eurex
2020: Qontigo introduces the STOXX ESG-X Factor Index Suite including 36 indices covering 6 factors and 6 equity universes. The entire STOXX ESG-X Index Suite now encompasses over 70 indices
2020: Qontigo launched the DAX^® 50 ESG, the new benchmark for German sustainable equity investments
2020: Qontigo launches the STOXX Factor Index Suite encompassing 42 indices covering 6 factors and 7 equity universes
2019: STOXX extends Thematic suite with two new indices: EURO iSTOXX® Ocean Care 40 and STOXX^® Global Next Generation Telecoms
2019: Eurex launches options on the STOXX^® Europe 600 ESG-X Index and STOXX^® Europe ESG Leaders Select 30 EUR Index, the first contracts of their kind, as well as futures contracts on the latter
2019: STOXX becomes part of Qontigo
2019: Deutsche Börse AG has transferred its index administrator role (as defined under the EU Benchmarks Regulation) in relation to the DBAG’s indices (DAX, eb.rexx, etc.) to STOXX
2019: STOXX has acquired recognition by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) as a third-country benchmark administrator
2019: STOXX launches 42 new ESG-X indices, including an ESG-X version of the flagship EURO STOXX 50^®
2019: STOXX launches the EURO STOXX 50 ESG, an ESG version of its flagship index EURO STOXX 50^®
2019: STOXX’s thematic index offering now covers even more megatrends: Housing Construction, Industry 4.0, Millennials, Sharing Economy, Silver Economy, Smart Cities and Smart Factory
2019: Derivatives exchange Eurex introduces the first ESG futures on three STOXX benchmarks
2018: axiomaBlue: Open enterprise environment enabling integrated best-of-breed applications
2018: STOXX launches the STOXX^® Europe 600 ESG-X Index: a key benchmark with standardized ESG exclusions that reflects responsible-investing policies
2018: STOXX expands its thematics suite with indices covering blockchain, fintech and B.R.AI.N (biotechnology, robotics, AI and nanotechnology)
2018: STOXX launches the EURO STOXX^® Multi Premia^® Index, combining seven proven risk premia using a methodology based on academic research
2018: STOXX launches a range of LDI bond indices, tailored to the needs of UK defined benefit pension schemes
2018: STOXX launches the first-ever index tracking AI innovators that selects its constituents based on an AI algorithm
2017: STOXX introduces iSTOXX Europe Single & Multi-Factor Market Neutral Indices
2016: Regulatory Reporting: Integrated risk & reporting technologies and managed services platform
2016: STOXX goes thematic with indices focusing on Ageing Population, Automation & Robotics, Digitalisation and Breakthrough Healthcare
2016: STOXX introduces multi-asset indices blending equity and fixed income
2016: STOXX launches the unique EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Index
2016: STOXX launches a comprehensive family of low-carbon indices

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2010-2015

2015: STOXX extends its smart-beta offering by introducing the STOXX Select and STOXX Diversification Select families
2015: Deutsche Börse AG acquires SIX‘s share in STOXX and becomes the sole owner of STOXX
2013: Enterprise Multi-Asset Class Risk and Fixed Income Risk Models
2013: Launch of Axioma Risk
2013: Cloud-native risk management system
2013: STOXX launches first dividend index for ASEAN region
2013: STOXX launches the GC Pooling index family in cooperation with Eurex
2012: Axioma Indices – Portfolio construction tools used to generate factor-based strategies
2012: STOXX launches Minimum Variance indices
2012: STOXX introduces a market classification model and indices for emerging markets
2011: Client-Customizable Risk Models Innovative solution enhancing the Global Equity Risk Model suite
2011: Partnership with Azure
2011: Development of Multi-Asset Class Risk System
2011: STOXX launches the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index family, an innovative series of environmental, social, governance (ESG) indices
2010: STOXX extends its equity index offering, adding indices for global regions and emerging markets
2010: STOXX becomes the marketing agent for Deutsche Börse and SIX Swiss Exchange indices, amongst them the DAX and SMI indices

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Pre-2010

2009: Deutsche Börse AG and SIX AG become sole shareholders of STOXX after Dow Jones & Co. exits the joint venture
2008: Global Equity Risk Model Suite – A first available daily suite of fundamental and statistical risk models
2005: VSTOXX is introduced as the first index to track volatility in the eurozone
2001: STOXX launches its first sustainability indices
2000: STOXX is the first index provider to implement free-float market capitalization in all of its indices
2000: Axioma Optimizer Launch. Industry Leading Optimization API and User Interface. Tax aware capabilities launched
1998: The first STOXX indices are launched
1998: Axioma founded
1997: STOXX Ltd. is founded

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