SOFIX

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SOFIX
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FoundationOctober 20, 2000;25 years ago (2000-10-20)
Operator Bulgarian Stock Exchange
Constituents15
Weighting method Price-weighted

SOFIX is the first official stock market index of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The index represents the correlation between the total market capitalization of member companies on the current day and the previous day.

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History

SOFIX was introduced on October 20, 2000 with an initial value of 100 BGN and reached its historical peak of 1981.80 BGN in October 2007.

Index profile

NameSOFIX
ISINBG92SOFI4086
Reuters code.SOFIX
Bloomberg codeSOFIX
Start date20-10-2000
Start value100
CurrencyBGN
Constituents15
Changes in index baseSemi-annual
Changes in free-floatquarterly

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Composition

As of 24 March 2025, the index is composed of the following companies: [2]

BSE TickerCompanySector
ATERAdvance Terrafund REITReal Estate
BREFBulgarian Real Estate Fund REITReal Estate
CCB Central Cooperative Bank Financials
CHIM Chimimport Diversified
DUHDoverie United HoldingDiversified
EUBGEurohold BulgariaFinancials
FIB First Investment Bank Financials
HVARHolding VarnaReal Estate
SFASopharmaPharmaceuticals
SGHSirma Group HoldingInformation Technology
SLYGShelly GroupIndustrials
SOSmart OrganicFood and Beverage
TIBTelematic Interactive BulgariaGambling
WISRWiser TechnologyInformation Technology

Index Tracking

Passive exposure to the index for international investors is possible through an exchange-traded fund - Expat Bulgaria SOFIX UCITS ETF - traded in euro and listed in Frankfurt on Xetra (ticker: BGX, ISIN: BG9000011163) and on the London Stock Exchange. The fund acts as a conduit for capital flows between the international financial markets and the Bulgarian capital market.

A short (inverse) passive index ETF allowing inverse exposure also exists - Expat Bulgaria Short SOFIX - listed on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange only (ticker BGXS, ISIN BG9000002196).

References

  1. "SOFIX Profile". Bulgarian Stock Exchange.
  2. "SOFIX constituents and their respective free-floats and weight factors". Bulgarian Stock Exchange . Retrieved 27 June 2025.