Selection methodology ensures a stable and up-to-date index composition. Changes in weights due to corporate actions are distributed proportionally across all index components. Index values before 1999 are based on the euro’s predecessor, the European Currency Unit (ECU). The base value is 1000 points, referenced on 31 December 1991.The following table shows the end-of-year values of the EURO STOXX 50 index since 1986.
EURO STOXX 50
The EURO STOXX 50 Index represents some of the largest companies in the Eurozone in terms of free-float market capitalization.The index captures about 60% of the free-float market capitalization of the EURO STOXX Total Market Index (TMI), which in turn covers about 95% of the free-float market capitalization of the represented countries. The EURO STOXX 50 Index is derived from the 19 EURO STOXX regional Supersector indices.As of September 2025update, the most countries with most companies represented are France (representing 34.2% of all total assets) and Germany (30.7%). Additionally, the index serves as an underlying for many strategy indices, such as the EURO STOXX 50 Risk Control Indices.The index is used as an underlying for ETFs and derivative financial instruments such as futures and options. The EURO STOXX 50 serves as the basis for single sub-indices such as the EURO STOXX 50 ex Financials, which excludes all companies assigned to the ICB code 8000. Fast-entry and fast-exit rules ensure the index accurately represents the performance of budget to actual variance analysis formula calculation only the biggest and most liquid stocks. Buffers are used to achieve the fixed number of components and to maintain stability of the indices by reducing index composition changes.
Composition
- The index is available in several currency (EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, JPY) and return (Price, Net Return, Gross Return) variant combinations.
- The EURO STOXX 50 is a stock index of Eurozone stocks designed by STOXX, an index provider owned by the Deutsche Börse Group.
- Selection methodology ensures a stable and up-to-date index composition.
- The index is composed of 50 stocks from 11 countries in the Eurozone.
The EURO STOXX 50 is one of the most liquid indices for the Eurozone. The EURO partnership STOXX 50 is a stock index of Eurozone stocks designed by STOXX, an index provider owned by the Deutsche Börse Group.
- Index values before 1999 are based on the euro’s predecessor, the European Currency Unit (ECU).
- Changes in weights due to corporate actions are distributed proportionally across all index components.
- The EURO STOXX 50 Index is derived from the 19 EURO STOXX regional Supersector indices.As of September 2025update, the most countries with most companies represented are France (representing 34.2% of all total assets) and Germany (30.7%).
- EURO STOXX 50 was quoted only starting 1998 but its prices were calculated retroactively back to the year 1986.
Indices internationaux
EURO STOXX 50 was quoted only starting 1998 but its prices were calculated retroactively back to the year 1986. EURO STOXX 50 represents Eurozone blue-chip companies considered as leaders in their respective sectors. The index is composed of 50 stocks from 11 countries in the Eurozone. EURO STOXX 50 is used how to calculate inflation rate & base year for as underlying index for other financial products or for performance benchmarking purposes. The index is available in several currency (EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, JPY) and return (Price, Net Return, Gross Return) variant combinations.