DAX vs CAC 40 in comparison
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Comparison in detail
| DAX ISIN DE0008469008 | Ticker 846900 | CAC 40 ISIN FR0003500008 | Ticker 969400 Based on Amundi CAC 40 UCITS ETF Dist |
DAX +2.97%
CAC 40 +1.63%
The performance of the indices is based on the reference ETFs and is displayed in the selected currency.
Basics
| Index | |||
| Index | DAX® | CAC 40® | |
| 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 CAC 40® index tracks the largest and most traded French stocks listed on Euronext in Paris. | |
| Investment focus | |||
| Investment focus | Equity, Germany | Equity, France | |
| Investment approach | |||
| Investment approach | Long-only | Long-only | |
| Sustainability | |||
| Sustainability | No | No | |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | |||
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 15.78% | 13.86% | |
| Factsheet | |||
| Factsheet | |||
Holdings
| Holdings in ETF | |||
| Holdings in ETF | 40 | 47 | |
| Holdings in Index | |||
| Holdings in Index | 40 | 40 | |
| Weight of top 10 holdings | |||
| Weight of top 10 holdings | 64.88% | 59.49% | |
| Top 10 Holdings | |||
| Top 10 Holdings | Siemens AG 11.69% | Schneider Electric SE 9.09% | |
| SAP SE 10.77% | TotalEnergies SE 8.26% | ||
| Allianz SE 9.57% | Airbus SE 6.46% | ||
| Airbus SE 6.47% | |||
| Siemens Energy AG 6.45% | BNP Paribas SA 5.96% | ||
| Deutsche Telekom AG 5.48% | Safran SA 5.80% | ||
| Infineon Technologies AG 4.10% | Sanofi 4.88% | ||
| Deutsche Bank AG 3.69% | Air Liquide SA 4.70% | ||
| AXA SA 4.28% | |||
| Deutsche Börse AG 2.99% | L'Oréal SA 4.07% | ||
| Germany 92.01% | France 89.06% | ||
| Netherlands 6.90% | Netherlands 7.61% | ||
| Other 1.09% | Luxembourg 1.88% | ||
| - | Switzerland 1.44% | ||
| Industrials 34.67% | Industrials 28.75% | ||
| Finance 22.58% | Finance 15.31% | ||
| Technology 15.20% | Consumer Cyclicals 14.39% | ||
| Consumer Cyclicals 5.79% | Non-Energy Materials 9.03% | ||
| Other 21.76% | Other 32.52% | ||
Performance
| YTD | |||
| YTD | +2.53% | -1.32% | |
| 1 month | |||
| 1 month | -1.19% | -4.06% | |
| 3 months | |||
| 3 months | +0.76% | -5.91% | |
| 6 months | |||
| 6 months | +5.74% | -2.69% | |
| 1 year | |||
| 1 year | +3.70% | +1.77% | |
| 3 years | |||
| 3 years | +61.21% | +20.40% | |
| 5 years | |||
| 5 years | +62.10% | +38.15% | |
| Since inception (MAX) | |||
| Since inception (MAX) | +230.47% | +166.43% | |
| 2025 | |||
| 2025 | +22.67% | +13.97% | |
| 2024 | |||
| 2024 | +18.07% | +0.68% | |
| 2023 | |||
| 2023 | +19.54% | +19.89% | |
| 2022 | |||
| 2022 | -12.88% | -6.91% | |
Risk
| Volatility 1 year | |||
| Volatility 1 year | 15.78% | 13.86% | |
| Volatility 3 years | |||
| Volatility 3 years | 15.09% | 14.22% | |
| Volatility 5 years | |||
| Volatility 5 years | 16.82% | 17.01% | |
| Return per risk 1 year | |||
| Return per risk 1 year | 0.23 | 0.13 | |
| Return per risk 3 years | |||
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.14 | 0.45 | |
| Return per risk 5 years | |||
| Return per risk 5 years | 0.60 | 0.39 | |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | |||
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -12.34% | -11.16% | |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -16.02% | -16.31% | |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -26.77% | -21.02% | |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | |||
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -67.49% | -58.54% | |
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