VINX 30

Categories: Index Funds

The VINX 30 has been the who’s who on Nordic stock exchanges since 2006. It’s a stock index that tracks the 30 largest companies with the highest volume of trades over yonder in Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Stockholm. Basically, it’s the Nordic version of the S&P 500, the Dow Jones, or the NASDAQ.

Naturally, VINX 30 is in euros, with an adjustable free-floating rate, which gives a good reflection of market movements. If you want to tap the VINX 30 in your portfolio, you could sign up for the XACT Nordic 30, the ETF that owns the stocks in VINX 30.

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