AEX Index

The national ESG blue-chip index dedicated to the Dutch market.

Why invest in AEX ?

The AEX® index is part of the AEX Family, designed to reflect the price level trends in the trading of shares listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

Launched in January 1983, it is the most traded index within the AEX Family. It selects 25 of the largest tradable companies listed on Euronext Amsterdam by free float market capitalization and to this day most companies still have Dutch roots, such as fast-growing tech companies ASML and Adyen.

The AEX index forms a diversified basket of largest companies listed on Euronext Amsterdam, the index is seen as the indicator of the Dutch stock market.

Investability

Stocks are screened to ensure liquidity to ensure that the index is investable.

Transparency

The index rules are transparent and publicly available on Euronext website.

The AEX Family offers opportunities for the creation of a wide range of investment vehicles such as ETFs, structured products and funds.

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Euronext Blue-chip indices

The AEX® Index is a key component in a broader suite of flagship indices across Euronext geographies.

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 ESG Blue-chip indices

The AEX ESG Index, launched in May 2022, is supporting the growing demand for ESG solutions. It is designed to identify 25 companies in The Netherlands which manage their ESG risk well, based on Sustainalytics assessment.

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About the AEX index

  • Quarterly reviewed

The reviews of the AEX are set quarterly, effective in March, June, September and December.

  • Supervision of the index is entrusted to a Scientific Committee.

The committee is composed of independent experts, who are not Euronext employees, and are appointed for a period of three years. The committee’s mission is to select the companies included in the AEX index based on a dedicated set of rules, and to ensure its representativeness. Committee meetings take place at least four times a year, coinciding with the AEX review periods. The dates and decisions are made public right after the meeting. All matters discussed and information provided are strictly confidential. Euronext has no voting rights in the index composition.

  • Why 25 securities?

25 securities facilitate hedging and arbitrage strategies on the derivatives markets.

  • You don’t have to be a Dutch company to be part of the AEX

Any foreign company listed on the Dutch stock market can also be part of the AEX.

  • Reference Benchmarks

The AMX index selects the next 25 largest companies not part of the AEX listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The AScX index selects the next 25 largest companies not part of the AMX listed on Euronext Amsterdam. The AEX All-Tradable index is composed of all the companies included in the AEX, AMX and AScX indices. These indices serves as benchmark for the Dutch market representing various size of the stock market.

 Contact us at  index-team@euronext.com  for any queries.

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