Global demand for Uranium continuously increased over the past years. The main driving forces are the growing population in the BRIC countries and other various emerging markets as well as the perception of nuclear energy as a cost-efficient and clean energy. Therefore a possible alternative for oil as the most important energy source.

DAXglobal® Nuclear Energy Index replicates the performance of the globally most important nuclear energy companies. The companies are selected from the following sub-sectors: Uranium Minimg, Uranium Enrichment, Uranium Storage, Nuclear Power Plant Builder, Nuclear Fuel Transportation and Nuclear Equipment. DAXglobal Nuclear Energy is calculated in Euro, US-Dollar and British Pounds.

The low correlation of the nuclear energy sector with global equities in the past enables investors to use the Nuclear Energy sector for tactical and strategic portfolio diversification.