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STOXX Blue-Chip Indices Composition Changes – September 2025

ZUG, Switzerland (September 1, 2025) – 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 22, 2025.

The following stocks will be added to and deleted from the EURO STOXX 50 Index:

AdditionsDeletions
DEUTSCHE BANK (DE, Banks, DBKGn.DE)NOKIA (FI, Telecommunications Equipment, NOKIA.HE)
SIEMENS ENERGY (DE, Renewable Energy Equipment, ENR1n.DE)STELLANTIS (IT, Automobiles, STLAM.MI)
ARGENX (BE, Biotechnology, ARGX.BR1)PERNOD RICARD (FR, Distillers and Vintners, PERP.PA1)

The following stocks will be added to and deleted from the STOXX Europe 50 Index:

AdditionsDeletions
BCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA (ES, Banks, BBVA.MC)BASF (DE, Chemicals: Diversified, BASFn.DE)
RHEINMETALL (DE, Defense, RHMG.DE)MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP (DE, Automobiles, MBGn.DE)

The following stocks will be added to and deleted from the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index:

AdditionsDeletions
PGE (PL, Conventional Electricity, PGE.WA) ASSECO POLAND (PL, Software, ACPP.WA)CCC SA (PL, Apparel Retailers, CCCP.WA) ZABKA GROUP (PL, Food Retailers and Wholesalers, ZAB.WA)

The following indices are also part of this regular quarterly review: STOXX Global 150, STOXX Global 200STOXX Americas 100STOXX All Europe 100STOXX Asia 100STOXX Pacific 50, STOXX BRIC 100STOXX Latin America 50STOXX Sub Balkan 30STOXX China A 50STOXX France 50, STOXX Italy 20, STOXX Spain 20, STOXX UK 50, STOXX USA 50, STOXX Canada 50, STOXX Hong Kong 50, STOXX Japan 50, STOXX Singapore 20 and STOXX Australia 50.

The new composition of these indices can be found on the respective webpages at www.stoxx.com from Sep. 22, 2025.

The review is based on the blue-chip rules published on www.stoxx.com using the September 2025 blue-chip selection lists. The selection lists are based on the stocks in the corresponding benchmark indices and their free-float market capitalization as of Aug. 29, 2025. The component selection lists that are used for the 2025 annual STOXX Blue-Chip Index review are based on the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB).

All additions and deletions to the above indices can be found here: https://www.stoxx.com/index-updates.


About STOXX 
STOXX® and DAX® indices comprise a global and comprehensive family of more than 18,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50®, STOXX® Europe 600 and DAX®, the portfolio of index solutions consists of total market, benchmark, blue-chip, sustainability, thematic and factor-based indices covering a complete set of world, regional and country markets. STOXX and DAX indices are licensed to more than 550 companies around the world for benchmarking purposes and as underlyings for ETFs, futures and options, structured products, and passively managed investment funds. STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation. stoxx.com

About ISS STOXX 
ISS STOXX GmbH, through its group companies, is a leading provider of comprehensive and data-centric research and technology solutions that help capital market participants identify investment opportunities, detect qualitative and quantitative portfolio company risks, and meet evolving regulatory requirements. With roots dating back to 1985, we today deliver world-class benchmark and custom indices across asset classes and geographies and serve as a premier source of independent corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence research, data, and related offerings. Our products and services give clients the scale and leverage they need to grow their business more effectively and efficiently. ISS STOXX, which is majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group, is comprised of more than 3,800 professionals operating across 30 global locations in 20 countries. Its approximately 5,500 clients include many of the world’s leading institutional investors who turn to ISS STOXX for its objective and varied offerings, as well as companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk mitigation as a shareholder value enhancing measure. Clients rely on ISS STOXX’s expertise to help them make informed decisions to benefit their stakeholders. 

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