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Results of September’s regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX 30 ESG, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened, MDAX ESG+, MDAX ESG Screened indices have been announced.

Four iShares thematic UCITS ETFs tracking STOXX indices were launched in 2016 and have grown into a range of 25 funds with EUR 12.4 billion in assets from investors all over the world. The collaboration behind them also traces a decade of innovation in index-based stock selection, from revenue analysis to patents and, most recently, AI.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the DAX blue-chip indices.

Global equity indices rose in August, as better-than-expected earnings from US technology companies offset concerns about rising bond yields and geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Europe 50, and the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 indices. All changes will be effective with the opening of European markets on September 21, 2026.

STOXX has announced the Greek companies that will enter the STOXX Europe 600 and EURO STOXX benchmarks on September 21. The European country regained its Developed Markets designation in April this year following a stark recovery in its economic and financial stability.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and a leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group and a leading provider of benchmark and customized index solutions for global institutional investors, has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the SDAX Index.

Four years after BlackRock and STOXX launched their multifactor ETF collaboration, investors have navigated inflation shocks, higher interest rates, sharp style rotations and growing market concentration.

The index translates years of research into a systematic approach that adjusts its factor exposures as market conditions evolve. Backtested results show 22 years of consistent index outperformance, with low tracking error and turnover.

As the global race to expand chip manufacturing capacity gathers pace, Germany’s DAX, MDAX and SDAX indices — usually more closely associated with industrial, automotive and software companies — are being lifted by a lesser-known corner of the country’s economy.

European equity indices rose for a fourth consecutive month in July while US stocks fell, as investors rotated away from the market’s most expensive sectors, including technology shares.