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title: "DAX: Methodology"
description: "DAX is maintained by STOXX/Deutsche Börse and covers major german blue-chip benchmark. How the index selects and weights its constituents, and what that means for what it measures."
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# DAX: What It Measures and How It Is Built







## Direct Answer



> The DAX is a rule-based measurement of major german blue-chip benchmark, maintained by STOXX/Deutsche Börse. Like every index it owns nothing: it is a number produced by applying a published weighting formula to a selected list of companies, revised on a schedule the provider sets.








## What this index covers



The DAX covers major german blue-chip benchmark, within the Germany market. STOXX/Deutsche Börse defines which securities are eligible, how they are selected from that pool, and how much each one contributes to the published number.



The index name does not state a fixed company count, so the number of constituents follows the eligibility rules rather than a target.








## How constituents are weighted



Swoopr has not verified the weighting method for this index against STOXX/Deutsche Börse's current methodology document, so none is stated here rather than guessed. The provider link below is authoritative.








## Current DAX constituents



STOXX/Deutsche Börse publishes and licenses the DAX constituent list. Swoopr does not republish it here. The provider's own page is the authoritative source for current membership and weights.



[STOXX/Deutsche Börse: official DAX page](https://stoxx.com/)








## Related reading



- [All stock market indexes](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/indexes/): how indexes are built, weighted and revised.
- [Europe indexes](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/indexes/europe/): others covering the same region.
- [Index concentration](https://www.getswoopr.com/technical-analysis/market-concentration/index-concentration/): measuring how much of an index sits in its largest holdings.
- [Index rebalancing and inclusion effects](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/corporate-actions-catalysts/index-rebalancing-and-inclusion-effects/): what happens to a stock when index membership changes.








## Frequently Asked Questions


### Who maintains the DAX?



STOXX/Deutsche Börse maintains the DAX and publishes the methodology document that defines its eligibility and weighting rules.




### What does the DAX measure?



It measures major german blue-chip benchmark. The index is a calculated number applying a weighting formula to a selected list of companies, and it holds nothing itself.




### Where can I see the current DAX constituents?



STOXX/Deutsche Börse publishes the current constituent list. Swoopr does not republish it, because index providers license constituent data and Swoopr holds no such licence.











## About the author



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