FTSE 250 Index
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, mostly covering the mid cap sector between large and small companies. 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.
Foundation | 1984 |
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Operator | FTSE Group |
Exchanges | London Stock Exchange |
Constituents | 250 (consisting of 101 to 350) |
Type | Mid cap |
Market cap | £310.984 billion (as of 30 June 2023)[1] |
Weighting method | Capitalisation-weighted index |
Related indices | |
Website | FTSE UK Index Series |
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
The index began on 12 October 1992 at the base level of 2,403, and a market capitalisation of £98 billion. The highest closing value of 24,250.80 was reached on 1 September 2021.[2]
Annual returns
The following table lists the Total Return of the FTSE 250 index up to 31 December 2021.[3]
Year | Total return |
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1994 | -7.64% |
1995 | 14.84% |
1996 | 11.67% |
1997 | 6.62% |
1998 | 1.40% |
1999 | 32.75% |
2000 | 1.59% |
2001 | -9.29% |
2002 | -27.27% |
2003 | 34.40% |
2004 | 19.49% |
2005 | 26.78% |
2006 | 27.10% |
2007 | -4.65% |
2008 | -40.32% |
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% |
2022 | -17.4% |
Constituents
The following table lists the FTSE 250 companies after the changes on 25 September 2023.[4]
Company | Ticker | FTSE Industry Classification Benchmark sector[5] |
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3i Infrastructure | 3IN | Financial Services |
4imprint | FOUR | Media |
888 Holdings | 888 | Casinos and Gambling |
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust | ASL | Financial Services |
Abrdn | ABDN | Financial Services |
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust | APEO | Investment Trusts |
Alliance Trust | ATST | Investment Trusts |
Allianz Technology Trust | ATT | Investment Trusts |
Apax Global Alpha | APAX | Financial Services |
Ascential | ASCL | Media |
Ashmore Group | ASHM | Financial Services |
Assura | AGR | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Aston Martin Lagonda | AML | Automobiles & Parts |
Auction Technology Group | ATG | Software & Computer Services |
AVI Global Trust | AGT | Investment Trusts |
Babcock International | BAB | Support Services |
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust | BGFD | Investment Trusts |
Bakkavör | BAKK | Food & Tobacco |
Balanced Commercial Property Trust | BCPT | Investment Trusts |
Balfour Beatty | BBY | Construction & Materials |
Baltic Classifieds | BCG | Consumer Digital Services |
Bankers Investment Trust | BNKR | Investment Trusts |
Bank of Georgia | BGEO | Banking Services |
A.G. Barr | BAG | Beverages |
BBGI | BBGI | Financial Services |
AJ Bell | AJB | Financial Services |
Bellevue Healthcare Trust | BBH | Investment Trusts |
Bellway | BWY | Home Construction |
BH Macro | BHMG | Hedge Funds |
Big Yellow Group | BYG | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust | BRGE | Investment Trusts |
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust | BRSC | Equity Investments |
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust | THRG | Equity Investments |
BlackRock World Mining Trust | BRWM | Investment Trusts |
Bluefield Solar Income Fund | BSIF | Investment Trusts |
Bodycote | BOY | Industrial Engineering |
Breedon Group | BREE | Construction and Materials |
Bridgepoint Group | BPT | Financial Services |
British Land | BLND | Real estate |
Britvic | BVIC | Beverages |
Bytes Technology Group | BYIT | Aerospace & Defence |
C&C Group | CCR | Food & Tobacco |
CAB Payments | CABP | Investment Banking and Brokerage Services |
Caledonia Investments | CLDN | Investment Trusts |
Capital Gearing Trust | CGT | Investment Trusts |
Carnival Corporation & plc | CCL | Travel & Leisure |
Centamin | CEY | Mining |
Ceres Power | CWR | Alternative Energy |
Chemring Group | CHG | Aerospace & Defence |
City of London Investment Trust | CTY | Investment Trusts |
Clarkson | CKN | Industrial Transportation |
Close Brothers Group | CBG | Banks |
CLS Holdings | CLI | Real Estate |
Coats Group | COA | Consumer Staples |
Computacenter | CCC | Software & Computer Services |
Cranswick | CWK | Food Producers |
Crest Nicholson | CRST | Home Construction |
Currys | CURY | Retailers |
Darktrace | DARK | Software & Computer Services |
Derwent London | DLN | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Digital 9 Infrastructure | DGI9 | Investment Trusts |
Direct Line | DLG | Nonlife Insurance |
discoverIE | DSCV | Support Services |
Diversified Energy | DEC | Oil & Gas Producers |
Domino's Pizza | DOM | Travel & Leisure |
Dowlais Group | DWL | Automobiles & Parts |
Drax Group | DRX | Electricity |
Dr. Martens | DOCS | Retailers |
Dunelm Group | DNLM | Retailers |
EasyJet | EZJ | Travel & Leisure |
Edinburgh Investment Trust | EDIN | Investment Trusts |
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust | EWI | Investment Trusts |
Elementis | ELM | Chemicals |
Empiric Student Property | ESP | Real estate |
Energean | ENOG | Oil & Gas Producers |
Essentra | ESNT | Support Services |
European Opportunities Trust | EOT | Investment Trusts |
European Smaller Companies Trust | ESCT | Investment Trusts |
FDM Group | FDM | Support Services |
Ferrexpo | FXPO | Industrial Metals |
Fidelity China Special Situations | FCSS | Investment Trusts |
Fidelity Emerging Markets | FEML | Investment Trusts |
Fidelity European Trust | FEV | Investment Trusts |
Fidelity Special Values | FSV | Investment Trusts |
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust | FGT | Equity Investments |
FirstGroup | FGP | Travel & Leisure |
Foresight Group | FSG | Investment Banking and Brokerage Services |
Foresight Solar Fund | FSFL | Collective Investments |
Future | FUTR | Media |
Games Workshop Group | GAW | Leisure Goods |
GCP Infrastructure Investments | GCP | General Financial |
Genuit Group | GEN | Construction & Materials |
Genus | GNS | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology |
Global Smaller Companies Trust | GSCT | Investment Trusts |
Grafton Group | GFTU | Support Services |
Grainger | GRI | Real Estate Investment & Services |
Great Portland Estates | GPE | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Greencoat UK Wind | UKW | Gas, Water & Multiutilities |
Greggs | GRG | Food & Drug Retailers |
Hammerson | HMSO | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Harbour Energy | HBR | Oil & Gas Producers |
HarbourVest Global Private Equity | HVPE | Equity Investments |
Hays | HAS | Support Services |
Helios Towers | HTWS | Telecomms |
Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust | HSL | Investment Trusts |
Herald Investment Trust | HRI | Investment Trusts |
Hg Capital Trust | HGT | Investment Trusts |
HICL Infrastructure Company | HICL | Investment Trusts |
Hill & Smith | HILS | Industrial Engineering |
Hilton Food Group | HFG | Food Producers |
Hipgnosis Songs Fund | SONG | Media |
Hiscox | HSX | Non-life Insurance |
Hunting | HTG | Oil, Gas and Coal |
Ibstock | IBST | Construction & Materials |
ICG Enterprise Trust | ICGT | Investment Trusts |
IG Group Holdings | IGG | Financial Services |
Impax Environmental Markets | IEM | Investment Trusts |
Inchcape | INCH | Retailers |
Indivior | INDV | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology |
IntegraFin Holdings | IHP | Financial Services |
Intermediate Capital Group | ICP | Investment Banking & Investment Services |
International Distributions Services | IDS | Delivery Services |
International Public Partnerships | INPP | Financial Services |
Investec | INVP | Financial Services |
IP Group | IPO | Financial Services |
Ithaca Energy | ITH | Oil & Gas Producers |
ITV | ITV | Media |
IWG | IWG | Support Services |
JLEN Environmental Assets Group | JLEN | Investment Trusts |
Johnson Matthey | JMAT | Chemicals |
JPMorgan American Investment Trust | JAM | Investment Trusts |
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust | JMG | Investment Trusts |
JPMorgan European Discovery | JEDT | Investment Trusts |
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | JGGI | Investment Trusts |
JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust | JII | Investment Trusts |
JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust | JFJ | Investment Trusts |
JTC | JTC | Financial Services |
Jupiter Fund Management | JUP | Financial Services |
Just Group | JUST | Life Insurance |
Kainos | KNOS | Software & Computer Services |
Keller Group | KLR | Construction & Materials |
Lancashire Holdings | LRE | Nonlife Insurance |
Law Debenture | LWDB | Investment Trusts |
Liontrust Asset Management | LIO | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
LondonMetric Property | LMP | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
LXi REIT | LXI | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Man Group | EMG | Investment Trusts |
Marshalls | MSLH | Construction & Materials |
ME Group International | MEGP | Leisure Goods |
Mercantile Investment Trust | MRC | Collective Investments |
Merchants Trust | MRCH | Investment Trusts |
Mitchells & Butlers | MAB | Travel & Leisure |
Mitie | MTO | Support Services |
Mobico Group | MCG | Travel & Leisure |
Moneysupermarket.com Group | MONY | Media |
Monks Investment Trust | MNKS | Investment Trusts |
Moonpig | MOON | Retailers |
Morgan Advanced Materials | MGAM | Electronic & Electrical Equipment |
Morgan Sindall Group | MGNS | Construction & Materials |
Murray Income Trust | MUT | Investment Trusts |
Murray International Trust | MYI | Investment Trusts |
NB Private Equity Partners | NBPE | Collective Investments |
Network International | NETW | Support Services |
NextEnergy Solar Fund | NESF | Collective Investments |
Ninety One | N91 | Financial Services |
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust | NAS | Investment Trusts |
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust | ORIT | Investment Trusts |
OneSavings Bank | OSB | Banks |
Oxford Instruments | OXIG | Electronic & Electrical Equipment |
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust | PHI | Investment Trusts |
PageGroup | PAGE | Support Services |
Pantheon International | PIN | Equity Investments |
Paragon Banking Group | PAG | Financial Services |
Pennon Group | PNN | Gas, Water & Multiutilities |
Persimmon | PSN | Household Goods and Home Construction |
Personal Assets Trust | PNL | Investment Trusts |
Petershill Partners | PHLL | Investment Trusts |
Pets at Home | PETS | Retailers |
Playtech | PTEC | Software & Computer Services |
Plus500 | PLUS | Financial Services |
Polar Capital Technology Trust | PCT | Investment Trusts |
Premier Foods | PFD | Food & Drug Retailers |
Primary Health Properties | PHP | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
PureTech Health | PRTC | Health Care Equipment & Services |
PZ Cussons | PZC | Personal Goods |
QinetiQ | Aerospace & Defence | |
Quilter | QLT | Financial Services |
Rathbones | RAT | Financial Services |
Redde Northgate | REDD | Support Services |
Redrow | RDW | Home Construction |
Renishaw | RSW | Electronic & Electrical Equipment |
RHI Magnesita | RHIM | Support Services |
RIT Capital Partners | RCP | Investment Trusts |
Rotork | ROR | Industrial Engineering |
Ruffer Investment Company | RICA | Investment Trusts |
Safestore | SAFE | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Savills | SVS | Real Estate Investment & Services |
Schroder AsiaPacific Fund | SDP | Investment Trusts |
Schroder Oriental Income Fund | SOI | Financial Services |
Scottish American Investment Company | SAIN | Investment Trusts |
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust | SEIT | Energy |
Senior | SNR | Aerospace & Defence |
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund | SEQI | Financial Services |
Serco | SRP | Support Services |
Shaftesbury Capital | SHB | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Sirius Real Estate | SRE | Real Estate |
Smithson Investment Trust | SSON | Investment Trusts |
Softcat | SCT | Software & Computer Services |
Spectris | SXS | Electronic & Electrical Equipment |
Spire Healthcare | SPI | Health Care Equipment & Services |
Spirent | SPT | Telecomms |
SSP Group | SSPG | Retailers |
SThree | STEM | Support Services |
Supermarket Income REIT | SUPR | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Syncona | SYNC | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology |
Target Healthcare REIT | THRL | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Tate & Lyle | TATE | Food Producers |
TBC Bank | TBCG | Banks |
Telecom Plus | TEP | Telecomms |
Temple Bar Investment Trust | TMPL | Collective Investments |
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust | TEM | Investment Trusts |
The Renewables Infrastructure Group | TRIG | Investment Trusts |
TI Fluid Systems | TIFS | Automobiles & Parts |
TP ICAP | TCAP | Support Services |
Trainline | TRN | Industrial Transportation |
Travis Perkins | TPK | Support Services |
Tritax Big Box REIT | BBOX | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Tritax EuroBox | EBOX | Investment Trusts |
TR Property Investment Trust | TRY | Investment Trusts |
TUI AG | TUI | Travel & Leisure |
Twentyfour Income Fund | TFIF | Investment Trusts |
Tyman | TYMN | Building Materials |
UK Commercial Property REIT | UKCM | Real Estate Investment & Services |
Urban Logistics REIT | SHED | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Vesuvius | VSVS | General Industrials |
Victrex | VCT | Chemicals |
Vietnam Enterprise Investments | VEIL | General Financial |
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund | VOF | General Financial |
Virgin Money UK | VMUK | Banks |
Vistry Group | VTY | Home Construction |
Volution Group | FAN | Construction & Materials |
W. A. G. Payment Solutions | WPS | Financial Services |
Watches of Switzerland | WOSG | Personal Goods |
Wetherspoon (J D) | JDW | Travel & Leisure |
W H Smith | SMWH | Retailers |
Witan Investment Trust | WTAN | Investment Trusts |
Wizz Air | WIZZ | Travel & Leisure |
Wood Group | WG | Oil & Gas Related Equipment and Services |
Workspace Group | WKP | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
Worldwide Healthcare Trust | WWH | Investment Trusts |
See also
- 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
- "FTSE 250 Factsheet". FTSE Russell. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "MCX | FTSE 250 Index GBP Historical Prices - WSJ".
- "FTSE Russell Factsheet FTSE 250 Index" (PDF). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "CRH (UK): Transfer of Listing Category - Update Changes in FTSE UK Index Series". FTSE Russell. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- "FTSE 250 constituents shares prices". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
External links
- Official constituent list from FTSE Group Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Market Watch page for FTSE 250
- FTSE 250 Index on Yahoo Finance
- FTSE 250 Index — on Hargreaves Lansdown