The STOXX Blue-Chip Indices are made up of a fixed, defined number of companies that are supersector leaders and bellwethers of their economies and provide a liquid, easily investable, diversified and representative portfolio for investors targeting blue-chip investments.
Key benefits
Focusing on leaders
The indices track each market’s biggest corporate names in a narrower composition than our Benchmark indices
Diversified
The indices provide effective and replicable representation of economies and supersectors
Liquid
Some of the world’s most liquid derivatives are based on these indices
Related news & research
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European benchmarks – the STOXX ecosystem
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Europe’s ‘GRANOLAS’ overtake US ‘Magnificent Seven’ in performance
They have strong profitability, low volatility and have been quietly leading gains in the European equity market. The GRANOLAS – a group of 11 large, international companies – may have the right attributes for the current macro environment, argues Goldman Sachs.
STOXX Global 1800 extends record rally in March on economic outlook
The global benchmark jumped 3.2% last month for a quarterly gain of 9%. All regional indices rose as reports suggested the global economy has avoided a hard landing. Momentum is the best-performing factor for a second straight month.
Monthly Index News: March 2024
Stocks gained for a fifth straight month in March, lifting the STOXX® Global 1800 index to a new all-time high, as investors raised their estimates for global economic growth.
STOXX Licences First Crypto Blue Chip Index, Co-developed with Bitcoin Suisse, to Valour Inc.
STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX GmbH group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, has licensed the STOXX Digital Asset Blue Chip Index to Valour Inc. The index, which marks STOXX’s entry into the digital asset space, will serve as an underlying for an exchange traded product (ETP) listed on Xetra, a leading trading venue for ETFs & ETPs in Europe. The index was developed in partnership with crypto-financial services provider Bitcoin Suisse.
Eurex introduces futures on STOXX Semiconductor 30 index
The products offer market participants liquid exposure to an industry whose sales are booming on demand from artificial intelligence, mobile gadgets and electronic vehicles.
STOXX introduces DAX indices with UCITS-aligned and 10% stock weight caps
STOXX is expanding its range of DAX indices with the introduction of UCITS- and 10%-capped indices. The alternative capped indices are tailored to asset managers who must meet strict investment thresholds.