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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
DAX +6.49%
FTSE 100 +18.47%
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) | 15.46% | 11.29% | |
| Factsheet | |||
| Factsheet | |||
| Index Methodology | |||
| Index Methodology | - | ||
Holdings
| 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 | 64.09% | 48.85% | |
| Top 10 Holdings | |||
| Top 10 Holdings | Siemens AG 11.80% | HSBC Holdings Plc 10.45% | |
| Allianz SE 9.39% | AstraZeneca PLC 7.32% | ||
| SAP SE 9.02% | Shell Plc 7.15% | ||
| Airbus SE 6.86% | Rolls-Royce Holdings 4.71% | ||
| Siemens Energy AG 6.80% | Unilever Plc 3.93% | ||
| Deutsche Telekom AG 5.37% | |||
| Infineon Technologies AG 4.44% | BP Plc 3.26% | ||
| GSK Plc 2.96% | |||
| Deutsche Bank AG 3.48% | Rio Tinto Plc 2.83% | ||
| Deutsche Post AG 3.13% | Barclays PLC 2.68% | ||
| Germany 92.65% | United Kingdom 93.82% | ||
| Netherlands 7.29% | Switzerland 2.48% | ||
| Other 0.06% | Ireland 1.51% | ||
| - | Hong Kong 1.10% | ||
| - | Other 1.09% | ||
| Industrials 36.00% | Finance 26.86% | ||
| Finance 22.18% | Consumer Non-Cyclicals 14.97% | ||
| Technology 13.78% | Energy 12.72% | ||
| Healthcare 6.54% | Healthcare 12.10% | ||
| Other 21.50% | Other 33.35% | ||
Performance
| YTD | |||
| YTD | +1.97% | +10.23% | |
| 1 month | |||
| 1 month | -2.76% | -1.14% | |
| 3 months | |||
| 3 months | +4.92% | +4.48% | |
| 6 months | |||
| 6 months | +7.04% | +5.32% | |
| 1 year | |||
| 1 year | +6.49% | +18.47% | |
| 3 years | |||
| 3 years | +59.55% | +57.41% | |
| 5 years | |||
| 5 years | +60.20% | +80.60% | |
| Since inception (MAX) | |||
| Since inception (MAX) | +358.84% | +312.88% | |
| 2025 | |||
| 2025 | +29.16% | +25.63% | |
| 2024 | |||
| 2024 | +12.65% | +9.57% | |
| 2023 | |||
| 2023 | +17.13% | +7.71% | |
| 2022 | |||
| 2022 | -7.93% | +4.64% | |
Risk
| Volatility 1 year | |||
| Volatility 1 year | 15.46% | 11.29% | |
| Volatility 3 years | |||
| Volatility 3 years | 14.77% | 11.16% | |
| Volatility 5 years | |||
| Volatility 5 years | 17.05% | 12.50% | |
| Return per risk 1 year | |||
| Return per risk 1 year | 0.42 | 1.64 | |
| Return per risk 3 years | |||
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.14 | 1.46 | |
| Return per risk 5 years | |||
| Return per risk 5 years | 0.58 | 1.00 | |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | |||
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -12.73% | -8.95% | |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -13.95% | -12.92% | |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -23.46% | -12.92% | |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | |||
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -65.07% | -48.67% | |
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