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STOXX Extends Suite Of Smart-Beta Indices

Date 26/05/2016

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced an extension of the STOXX Select and STOXX Diversification Select index families that were introduced in October 2015. The newly launched indices combine investment themes such as Low Carbon and ESG with low volatility, high dividend and low correlation screens, thus creating hybrid index concepts.

The STOXX Select and STOXX Diversification Select index families are specifically designed as liquid underlyings for financial products such as structured products and exchange traded-funds. The combination of the screens in the index methodology sets an attractive pricing framework especially for structured products.

“STOXX, as the marketing agent for the DAX indices, is the leading index provider in the structured products space, both in Europe and on a global level,” said Matteo Andreetto, chief executive officer, STOXX Limited. “By extending our suite of smart-beta indices, we are again at the forefront of innovation with regard to major investment trends. For the first time, STOXX now offers Low Carbon-themed indices that are optimized for structured products as well as additional ESG indices. Thereby they are an important extension of our sustainable index offering, which includes several other indices such as the STOXX Global Climate Change Leaders Index or the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index.”

The STOXX Select and STOXX Diversification Select Indices are derived from STOXX benchmarks, measure the performance of companies with low volatility, high dividend yield, and – in case of the STOXX Diversification Select Indices – low correlations. Index components are price-weighted with a weighting factor based on the inverse of their volatility. The additional indices of the STOXX Select and STOXX Diversification Select index family are calculated in price, net and gross return versions and are available in euro, US dollar and Swedish krona.

STOXX also launched the STOXX Global Basket Select and STOXX Global Basket Diversification Select Indices that aim to add an extra layer of diversification by investing a fixed proportion into regional STOXX Select and STOXX Diversification Select Indices (North America, Asia/Pacific and Europe). The indices are calculated in price, net and gross return and are available in euro.

Please see the table below for a full list of available indices in different currencies and versions:

 

Parent Index/Universe

STOXX Select Index

STOXX Diversification Select Index

STOXX Europe 600

STOXX Europe Low Carbon Select 50 EUR

STOXX Europe Low Carbon Diversification Select 50 EUR

EURO STOXX

EURO STOXX Low Carbon Select 50 EUR

EURO STOXX Low Carbon Diversification Select 50 EUR

All US Stocks from the STOXX Global 1800

STOXX USA Low Carbon Select 50 USD

STOXX USA Low Carbon Diversification Select 50 USD

STOXX Global 1800

STOXX Global Low Carbon Select 100 EUR

STOXX Global Low Carbon Diversification Select 100 EUR

STOXX Global ESG Social Leaders

STOXX Global ESG Social Leaders Select 30 EUR

STOXX Global ESG Social Leaders Diversification Select 30 EUR

All European stocks from the STOXX Global ESG Social Leaders

STOXX Europe ESG Social Leaders Select 30 EUR

STOXX Europe ESG Social Leaders Diversification Select 30 EUR

STOXX Global ESG Environmental Leaders

STOXX Global ESG Environmental Leaders Select 30 EUR

STOXX Global ESG Environmental Leaders Diversification Select 30 EUR

All European stocks from the STOXX Global ESG Environmental Leaders

STOXX Europe ESG Environmental Leaders Select 30 EUR

STOXX Europe ESG Environmental Leaders Diversification Select 30 EUR

STOXX Global ESG Governance Leaders

STOXX Global ESG Governance Leaders Select 30 EUR

STOXX Global ESG Governance Leaders Diversification Select 30 EUR

All European stocks from the STOXX Global ESG Governance Leaders

STOXX Europe ESG Governance Leaders Select 30 EUR

STOXX Europe  ESG Governance Leaders Diversification Select 30 EUR

STOXX North America 600

STOXX North America Select 50 EUR

STOXX North America Diversification Select 50 EUR

STOXX Asia/Pacific 600

STOXX Asia/Pacific Select 50 EUR

STOXX Asia/Pacific Diversification Select 50 EUR

STOXX Nordic Diversification Select 30 SEK

STOXX Nordic Select 30 SEK

STOXX Nordic Diversification Select 30 SEK

STOXX Global Basket Select EUR

STOXX Global Basket Diversification Select EUR

 

Please visit www.stoxx.com for further information.