The STOXX Benchmark indices include the STOXX Europe 600 index, the EURO STOXX index as well as the STOXX USA 500. STOXX Benchmark indices are market capitalization weighted indices with a fixed number of constituents. We offer global, regional and country Benchmark indices.
- For information on the EURO STOXX 50 and the DAX indices, please go to Blue-chip indices.
- For more information on the STOXX World Equity indices, please go to Global and regional indices.
Key benefits
Reach
The indices track the most important global and regional markets with a proven, objective methodology
Market capitalization based
The indices are weighted according to free-float market capitalization
Transparency
Index calculation and changes to the index composition follow publicly available transparent rules
Track record
STOXX Benchmark indices are established as underlyings for derivatives, ETFs, index funds and structured products
Related news & research
Stocks rise for second straight month in November on hopes of inflation peak
The STOXX Global 1800 index added 7.1% in dollars last month, matching its performance in October. The benchmark has still lost 14.5% in 2022, poised for its worst year since 2008.
Changes in composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index
December 1, 2022 – Qontigo has announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index
DAX’s two-year methodology overhaul cements German benchmark’s standing with investors, issuers
Qontigo has been busy in the past two years enhancing the DAX rulebook, to bolster the quality of constituent companies, bring selection criteria in line with international standards and improve representativeness of the underlying markets. Serkan Batir, Qontigo’s Managing Director for Indices, says the overhaul helps ensure the benchmark is fit for purpose in an evolving financial landscape.
Corporate engagement as an index provider: a real possibility
In the race to net-zero and the era of sustainable investing, indices can have a bigger role than just channeling capital to specific goals. At Qontigo we believe we must engage with index constituents to encourage best practices in climate alignment and explain the impact that climate-related metrics can have on index composition.
Qontigo licenses STOXX benchmark for ESG investing in China to PSBC
Qontigo, a global provider of indices and analytics and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has licensed the STOXX PSBC China A ESG Index to Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC). The index serves as an underlying for an onshore wealth management vehicle launched by PSBC. The index applies an ESG score, exclusionary screens, and incorporates Qontigo’s quantitative portfolio construction tools.
DAX’s two-year methodology overhaul cements German benchmark’s standing with investors, issuers
The last two years have been among the most eventful in the blue-chip DAX® index’s three-decade life. Qontigo, which manages the German benchmark and its entire family of indices, has since 2020 pursued DAX’s biggest overhaul since its inception. The aim has been to bolster the quality of constituent companies, bring selection criteria in line with international standards and improve representativeness.
From pandemic profiteers to stagflation hostages: FAANGs stranglehold weighs on US market
The FAANGs — Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (i.e., Alphabet) — are having an annus horribilis. But they still have gains to show for the past three years, and, importantly for investors, the group’s influence on the US market has only decreased so much.
Stocks rebound in October on hopes for Fed’s policy pivot
The STOXX Global 1800 index rose 7.1% in dollars last month, after falling to a two-year low. While most economists rightly forecast the Federal Reserve’s fourth consecutive hike of 75 basis points on Nov. 2, speculation grew during October that the central bank could indicate it would slow the pace of monetary tightening.