FTSE 250 Index

FTSE 250
Performance of the FTSE 250 index between October 1992 and June 2024
Foundation12 October 1992
OperatorFTSE Russell
ExchangesLondon Stock Exchange
Trading symbolMCX
Constituents250 (June 2024)
TypeMid-cap
Market cap£324 billion (June 2024)
Weighting methodCapitalisation-weighted
Related indices
Websiteofficial website
Reuters.FTMC
BloombergMCX:IND

The FTSE 250 Index, also called the FTSE 250, or, informally, the "Footsie 250" /ˈfʊtsi/, is a stock market index that measures the real strength of the economy of the United Kingdom[1] and consists of the 101st to the 350th mid-cap blue chip companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.[2]

The index consists of 38 sectors, three of which have a market cap exceeding £25 billion as at 28 June 2024. These are collective investments, investment banking & investment services, and residential and commercial REIT, which together account for approximately 56% of the index's market cap.[3] At the same date there was one company with a market cap exceeding £4 billion: Polar Capital, which accounts for approximately 1% of the market cap.[3]

Each calendar quarter, the FTSE 250's constituents are reviewed and some companies will either exit or enter the index, resulting in irregular trading volume and price changes as market participants rebalance their portfolios.[4]

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).

  1. ^ "The FTSE 250 index - a beginners guide". everyday investor. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ "MCX". FTSE Russell. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "FTSE constituents". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ^ "FTSE Reshuffle: Who's In, Who's Out?". Morning Star. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.