DAX vs FTSE 100 in comparison
Find the best index: DAX vs FTSE 100 - compare performance and key attributes
Comparison in detail
DAX +8.66%
FTSE 100 +20.06%
The performance of the indices is based on the reference ETFs and is displayed in the selected currency.
Basics
| Index | |||
| Index | DAX® | FTSE 100 | |
| Index description | |||
| Index description | The DAX® index tracks the 40 largest and most traded German stocks listed on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. | The FTSE 100 index tracks the 100 largest UK stocks. | |
| Investment focus | |||
| Investment focus | Equity, Germany | Equity, United Kingdom | |
| Investment approach | |||
| Investment approach | Long-only | Long-only | |
| Sustainability | |||
| Sustainability | No | No | |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | |||
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 16.19% | 12.85% | |
| Factsheet | |||
| Factsheet | |||
| Index Methodology | |||
| Index Methodology | - | ||
Holdings
| Holdings in ETF | |||
| Holdings in ETF | 40 | 104 | |
| Holdings in Index | |||
| Holdings in Index | 40 | 100 | |
| Weight of top 10 holdings | |||
| Weight of top 10 holdings | 65.31% | 49.11% | |
| Top 10 Holdings | |||
| Top 10 Holdings | Siemens AG 11.70% | HSBC Holdings Plc 10.12% | |
| SAP SE 10.80% | Shell Plc 8.21% | ||
| Allianz SE 9.16% | AstraZeneca PLC 7.25% | ||
| Siemens Energy AG 7.10% | Rolls-Royce Holdings 4.83% | ||
| Airbus SE 6.49% | Unilever Plc 3.77% | ||
| Deutsche Telekom AG 5.23% | BP Plc 3.39% | ||
| Infineon Technologies AG 4.50% | |||
| Rio Tinto Plc 2.89% | |||
| Deutsche Bank AG 3.52% | GSK Plc 2.88% | ||
| Deutsche Post AG 3.12% | Lloyds Banking Group 2.47% | ||
| Germany 91.91% | United Kingdom 94.42% | ||
| Netherlands 6.95% | Switzerland 2.55% | ||
| Other 1.14% | Ireland 1.40% | ||
| - | Other 1.63% | ||
| Industrials 35.21% | Finance 25.98% | ||
| Finance 21.99% | Consumer Non-Cyclicals 14.22% | ||
| Technology 15.56% | Energy 14.05% | ||
| Healthcare 5.50% | Healthcare 11.82% | ||
| Other 21.74% | Other 33.93% | ||
Performance
| YTD | |||
| YTD | +6.01% | +15.79% | |
| 1 month | |||
| 1 month | +3.84% | +4.78% | |
| 3 months | |||
| 3 months | -0.47% | +1.79% | |
| 6 months | |||
| 6 months | +10.19% | +10.80% | |
| 1 year | |||
| 1 year | +8.66% | +20.06% | |
| 3 years | |||
| 3 years | +63.67% | +61.01% | |
| 5 years | |||
| 5 years | +39.66% | +57.96% | |
| Since inception (MAX) | |||
| Since inception (MAX) | +108.59% | +71.41% | |
| 2025 | |||
| 2025 | +21.28% | +18.16% | |
| 2024 | |||
| 2024 | +20.01% | +16.74% | |
| 2023 | |||
| 2023 | +12.40% | +3.46% | |
| 2022 | |||
| 2022 | -17.21% | -5.59% | |
Risk
| Volatility 1 year | |||
| Volatility 1 year | 16.19% | 12.85% | |
| Volatility 3 years | |||
| Volatility 3 years | 16.66% | 13.53% | |
| Volatility 5 years | |||
| Volatility 5 years | 18.94% | 15.38% | |
| Return per risk 1 year | |||
| Return per risk 1 year | 0.53 | 1.56 | |
| Return per risk 3 years | |||
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.07 | 1.27 | |
| Return per risk 5 years | |||
| Return per risk 5 years | 0.36 | 0.62 | |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | |||
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -14.06% | -7.84% | |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -18.70% | -18.16% | |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -33.61% | -21.72% | |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | |||
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -68.80% | -63.34% | |
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— Data provided by Trackinsight, etfinfo, Xignite Inc., gettex, FactSet and justETF GmbH. Quotes are either real-time (gettex) or 15 minutes delayed stock exchange quotes or NAVs (daily published by the fund provider). By default, ETF returns include dividend payments (if applicable).
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