FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

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FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index
FoundationJune 24, 2002;22 years ago (2002-06-24)
Exchanges JSE Limited
Trading symbol
  • JTOPI
Constituents40
Weighting method Capitalization-weighted
Related indices FTSE/JSE All-Share Index

The FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index is a South African stock market index. The index consists of the 40 largest stocks in the FTSE/JSE All-Share Index of the JSE Limited by market capitalization.

Contents

The FTSE/JSE All-Share Index is South Africa's most important index, comprising all companies listed on the JSE. They cover 99 percent of the exchange's market capitalization and trading volume.

The Top 40 Index was published on 24 June 2002, with a base value of 10,300.31 points.

Components

The index components, in alphabetical order, as at 18 June 2025:

NameSectorLogo
Absa Group Finance
Absa Logo.svg
Anglo American Mining
Anglogold Ashanti Mining
AB InBev Beverages
Anheuser-Busch InBev - logo (Belgium, 2022-).svg
Aspen Pharmacare Pharmaceuticals
Aspen Pharmacare logo.png
BHP Mining
BHP 2017 logo.svg
Bidcorp Food
Bidvest Group Holding
BAT Tobacco
Bat logo20.svg
Capitec Banking
Capitec Bank logo.svg
Clicks Pharmaceutivals
Discovery Finance
Exxaro Mining
Exxarologo.jpg
FirstRand Bank
Glencore Mining
Glencore logo.svg
Gold Fields Mining
Growthpoint Properties Real estate
Implats Mining
Investec Ltd Banking
Investec logo.svg
Investec PLC Banking
Investec logo.svg
Mondi Paper
Mondi Logo.svg
Mr Price Group Retail
MTN Group Telecommunications
MTN Logo.svg
MultiChoice Media
Naspers Media
Nedbank Banking
Nedbank logo small.jpg
NEPI Rockcastle Real estate
Northam Platinum Mining
Old Mutual Insurance
Prosus Investments
Prosus logo.svg
Reinet Investments Investments
Reinet Investments logo.png
Remgro Investments
RMH Finance
Sanlam Insurance
Sasol Chemicals
Shoprite Retail
Logo - Shoprite - SUPERMARCE.jpg
Standard Bank Banking
Valterra Platinum Mining
Vodacom Telecommunications
Woolworths Holdings Retail
Woolworths South Africa.png

Annual returns

The following table shows the annual development of the FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index since 1996. [1]

YearClosing levelChange in index
(in points)
Change in index
(in %)
19965,800.07361.346.64
19975,072.13−727.94−12.55
19984,562.63−509.50−10.05
19997,981.013,418.3874.92
20008,038.8457.830.72
200110,074.382,035.5425.32
20028,682.03−1392.35−13.82
20039,495.76813.739.37
200411,405.721,909.9620.11
200516,438.055,032.3344.12
200622,607.166,169.1137.53
200726,250.293,643.1316.11
200819,444.40−6,805.89−25.93
200924,996.975,552.5728.56
201028,639.403,642.4314.57
201128,469.81−169.59−0.59
201234,795.506,325.6922.22
201341,482.396,686.8919.22
201443,969.962,487.576.00
201545,797.301,827.344.16
201643,901.99−1,895.31−4.14
201752,533.048,631.0519.66
201846,726.59−5,806.45−12.83
201950,816.054,089.468.75
202054,379.583,563.537.01
202167,052.4012,672.8223.30
202266,955.50−96.90−0.14
202370,494.803,593.305.29

References

  1. "South Africa Top 40 Index Yearly Stock Returns". www.1stock1.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.