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BEL 20

BEL 20 performance between 1991 and 2019
Foundation	30 December 1990
Operator	Euronext
Exchanges	Euronext Brussels
Constituents	20
Type	Large cap
Market cap	€287.5 billion (end 2018)
Weighting method	Capitalization-weighted
Website	www.euronext.com

The BEL 20 is the benchmark stock market index of Euronext Brussels. It tracks the performance of 20 most capitalized and liquid stocks traded in Belgium. In general, the index consists of a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 companies traded at the Brussels Stock Exchange. Since 20 June 2011, the BEL20 has contained 20 listings, with the exception a one-month period in May–June 2018 when Ablynx stock was removed following the takeover by Sanofi, only to be replaced mid June by arGEN-X [nl].

Rules

The composition of the BEL 20 index is reviewed annually based on closing prices on the last Friday in February. These changes are effective after the third Friday of March. In addition to meeting a set of criteria demanding a company be "representative of the Belgian equity market", at least 15% of its shares must be considered free float in order to qualify for the index. In addition, a candidate for inclusion must possess a free float market capitalisation (in Euros) of at least 300000 times the price of the index on the last trading day of December. The minimum requirement for an existing constituent to remain in the index is a market cap of 200000 times the index value. At each annual review, the weights of companies in the index are capped at 15%, but range freely with share price subsequently. The BEL20 is a capitalization-weighted index. Its record high is 4756,82 set on 23 May 2007.

Annual Returns

The following table shows the annual development of the BEL 20 Index, which was calculated back to 1990.

Constituents

The following 20 stocks make up the BEL 20 as of June 28 2024.

Former companies in the BEL20

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References

1. "BEL-20 Executive Factsheet 2018" (PDF). Euronext. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
2. "Frans bedrijf Sanofi neemt Ablynx over voor 3,9 miljard euro: "Voorzichtig tevreden, al blijven er heel wat vragen"" [French company Sanofi takes over Ablynx for 3,9 billion euro: "Cautiously happy, although many questions remain"]. demorgen.be. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
3. ^ "Rules for the BEL 20-Index" (PDF). Euronext. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
4. "BEL 20 (^BFX) Historical Data – Yahoo Finance". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
5. "BEL 20 Composition" (PDF). Euronext. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
6. "Annual review of BEL20 index" (PDF). Euronext. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
7. "BEL20: KBC-Almanij Merger" (PDF). Euronext. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2007.
8. ^ "Galapagos, ING en Ontex komen in de Bel-20-index" [Galapagos, ING and Ontex enter the Bel-20-index]. de tijd (in Dutch). 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
9. "Bekaert verdwijnt uit Bel20" [Bekaert disappears from Bel20]. standaard.be (in Dutch). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
10. "Index Announcement" (PDF). NYSE Euronext. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
11. "Nieuwkomer Aperam samen met Sofina naar Bel20". beursduivel.be (in Dutch). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
12. "Dexia valt uit Bel20". De Standaard (in Dutch). 2 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
13. "Suez replaces Electrabel in the BEL20 Index" (PDF). Euronext. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
14. "Omega Pharma verdwijnt uit Bel20 na geslaagd bod Marc Coucke". Trends (in Dutch). 27 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

External links

• Bloomberg page for BEL20:IND
• Official BEL20 prices from Euronext
• Official BEL20 composition from Euronext
• BEL20 Rule book
• Reuters page for .BFX

v t e Selected BEL 20 companies of Belgium
AB InBev Ackermans & van Haaren Aedifica Ageas arGEN-X Azelis Group Cofinimmo D'Ieteren Elia Galapagos GBL KBC Lotus Bakeries Melexis Sofina Solvay Syensqo UCB Umicore WDP

• Companies in the BEL 20
• Euronext indices
• 20 (number)