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DAX vs FTSE 100 in comparison
Find the best index: DAX vs FTSE 100 - compare performance and key attributes
Comparison in detail
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DAX +7.01%
FTSE 100 +21.24%
The performance of the indices is based on the reference ETFs and is displayed in the selected currency.
Basics
Data
| 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) | 15.69% | 12.01% | |
Documents
| Factsheet | |||
| Factsheet | |||
| Index Methodology | |||
| Index Methodology | - | ||
Holdings
Overview
| Holdings in ETF | |||
| Holdings in ETF | 40 | 102 | |
| Holdings in Index | |||
| Holdings in Index | 40 | 100 | |
| Weight of top 10 holdings | |||
| Weight of top 10 holdings | 64.94% | 48.91% | |
| Top 10 Holdings | |||
| Top 10 Holdings | Siemens AG 12.11% | HSBC Holdings Plc 9.77% | |
| Allianz SE 9.24% | AstraZeneca PLC 8.41% | ||
| SAP SE 7.95% | Shell Plc 6.56% | ||
| Siemens Energy AG 7.91% | Rolls-Royce Holdings 4.83% | ||
| Airbus SE 6.71% | Unilever Plc 3.81% | ||
| Infineon Technologies AG 6.26% | |||
| Deutsche Telekom AG 4.85% | GSK Plc 3.14% | ||
| Rio Tinto Plc 2.93% | |||
| Deutsche Bank AG 3.32% | BP Plc 2.91% | ||
| Deutsche Post AG 2.95% | Barclays PLC 2.76% | ||
Countries
| Germany 92.80% | United Kingdom 93.90% | ||
| Netherlands 7.13% | Switzerland 2.47% | ||
| Other 0.07% | Ireland 1.24% | ||
| - | Hong Kong 1.01% | ||
| - | Other 1.38% | ||
Sectors
| Industrials 36.68% | Finance 25.90% | ||
| Finance 21.41% | Consumer Non-Cyclicals 14.87% | ||
| Technology 14.53% | Healthcare 13.33% | ||
| Healthcare 6.47% | Energy 11.77% | ||
| Other 20.91% | Other 34.13% | ||
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | |||
| YTD | +6.05% | +13.85% | |
| 1 month | |||
| 1 month | +4.46% | +2.40% | |
| 3 months | |||
| 3 months | +6.11% | +5.64% | |
| 6 months | |||
| 6 months | +3.03% | +5.54% | |
| 1 year | |||
| 1 year | +7.01% | +21.24% | |
| 3 years | |||
| 3 years | +64.80% | +65.10% | |
| 5 years | |||
| 5 years | +60.62% | +82.33% | |
| Since inception (MAX) | |||
| Since inception (MAX) | +241.82% | +184.83% | |
| 2025 | |||
| 2025 | +22.67% | +19.45% | |
| 2024 | |||
| 2024 | +18.07% | +14.82% | |
| 2023 | |||
| 2023 | +19.54% | +9.96% | |
| 2022 | |||
| 2022 | -12.88% | -0.93% | |
Risk
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | |||
| Volatility 1 year | 15.69% | 12.01% | |
| Volatility 3 years | |||
| Volatility 3 years | 15.03% | 12.26% | |
| Volatility 5 years | |||
| Volatility 5 years | 16.86% | 13.57% | |
| Return per risk 1 year | |||
| Return per risk 1 year | 0.45 | 1.77 | |
| Return per risk 3 years | |||
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.20 | 1.48 | |
| Return per risk 5 years | |||
| Return per risk 5 years | 0.59 | 0.94 | |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | |||
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -12.34% | -7.62% | |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -16.02% | -16.80% | |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -26.77% | -16.80% | |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | |||
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -67.49% | -58.58% | |
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