FTSE 250 Index
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| Foundation | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Operator | FTSE Group |
| Exchanges | London Stock Exchange |
| Constituents | 250 (consisting of 101 to 350) |
| Type | Mid cap |
| Market cap | £419.0 billion (as at 30 September 2021)[1] |
| Weighting method | Capitalisation-weighted index |
| Related indices | |
| Website | FTSE UK Index Series |
The FTSE 250 Index (/ˈfʊtsi/ "Footsie") is a capitalisation-weighted index consisting of the 101st to the 350th largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Promotions and demotions to and from the index occur quarterly in March, June, September, and December. The Index is calculated in real-time and published every minute.
Related indices are the FTSE 100 Index (which lists the largest 100 companies), the FTSE 350 Index (which combines the FTSE 100 and 250), the FTSE SmallCap Index and the FTSE All-Share Index (an aggregation of the FTSE 100 Index, the FTSE 250 Index and the FTSE SmallCap Index).
Record values[edit]
The index began on 12 October 1992 at the base level of 831.38. The highest closing value of 24,353.85 was reached on 7 September 2021.[2]
Annual returns[edit]
The following table lists the Total Return of the FTSE 250 index up to 31 December 2021.[3]
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 46.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% |
| 2011 | 12.6% |
| 2012 | 26.1% |
| 2013 | 32.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% |
| 2017 | 17.8% |
| 2018 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 28.9% |
| 2020 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 16.9% |
Constituents[edit]
The following table lists the FTSE 250 companies after the changes on 31 January 2023.[4]
See also[edit]
- FTSE 100
- FTSE All-Share Index
- Fast Track 100 Sunday Times list of the 100 largest private (Non Listed) companies.
- Top Track 250 Sunday Times list of the 250 Mid-market (Non-Listed) companies.
References[edit]
- ^ FTSE 250 Factsheet
- ^ "MCX | FTSE 250 Index GBP Historical Prices - WSJ".
- ^ "FTSE Russell Factsheet FTSE 250 Index" (PDF). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Micro Focus International (UK): Constituent Deletion - Update: Changes in FTSE UK Index Series". 26 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "FTSE 250 constituents shares prices". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
External links[edit]
- Official constituent list from FTSE Group Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
