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FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

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FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index
FoundationJune 24, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-06-24)
ExchangesJSE Limited
Trading symbol
  • JTOPI
Constituents40
Weighting methodCapitalization-weighted
Related indicesFTSE/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.

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

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

Name Sector Logo
Absa Group Finance
Anglo American Mining
Anglogold Ashanti Mining
AB InBev Beverages
Aspen Pharmacare Pharmaceuticals
BHP Mining
Bidcorp Food
Bidvest Group Holding
BAT Tobacco
Capitec Banking
Clicks Pharmaceutivals
Discovery Finance
Exxaro Mining
FirstRand Bank
Glencore Mining
Gold Fields Mining
Growthpoint Properties Real estate
Implats Mining
Investec Ltd Banking
Investec PLC Banking
Mondi Paper
Mr Price Group Retail
MTN Group Telecommunications
MultiChoice Media
Naspers Media
Nedbank Banking
NEPI Rockcastle Real estate
Northam Platinum Mining
Old Mutual Insurance
Prosus Investments
Reinet Investments Investments
Remgro Investments
RMH Finance
Sanlam Insurance
Sasol Chemicals
Shoprite Retail
Standard Bank Banking
Valterra Platinum Mining
Vodacom Telecommunications
Woolworths Holdings Retail

Annual returns

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

Year Closing level Change in index
(in points)
Change in index
(in %)
1996 5,800.07 361.34 6.64
1997 5,072.13 −727.94 −12.55
1998 4,562.63 −509.50 −10.05
1999 7,981.01 3,418.38 74.92
2000 8,038.84 57.83 0.72
2001 10,074.38 2,035.54 25.32
2002 8,682.03 −1392.35 −13.82
2003 9,495.76 813.73 9.37
2004 11,405.72 1,909.96 20.11
2005 16,438.05 5,032.33 44.12
2006 22,607.16 6,169.11 37.53
2007 26,250.29 3,643.13 16.11
2008 19,444.40 −6,805.89 −25.93
2009 24,996.97 5,552.57 28.56
2010 28,639.40 3,642.43 14.57
2011 28,469.81 −169.59 −0.59
2012 34,795.50 6,325.69 22.22
2013 41,482.39 6,686.89 19.22
2014 43,969.96 2,487.57 6.00
2015 45,797.30 1,827.34 4.16
2016 43,901.99 −1,895.31 −4.14
2017 52,533.04 8,631.05 19.66
2018 46,726.59 −5,806.45 −12.83
2019 50,816.05 4,089.46 8.75
2020 54,379.58 3,563.53 7.01
2021 67,052.40 12,672.82 23.30
2022 66,955.50 −96.90 −0.14
2023 70,494.80 3,593.30 5.29

References

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