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WIG20

The WIG20 is a capitalization-weighted stock market index of the twenty largest companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Established on April 16, 1994. WIG is an acronym for "Warszawski Indeks Giełdowy", which translates to Warsaw Stock Index in Polish. However, so that no sector would dominate the index, the rule was introduced that there can be a maximum of 5 companies per sector. In this way, for example, there are 5 banks in the index. Companies also have different shares in the index, with clear consequences.

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The WIG20 is a capitalization-weighted stock market index of the twenty largest companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Established on April 16, 1994. WIG is an acronym for "Warszawski Indeks Giełdowy", which translates to Warsaw Stock Index in Polish. However, so that no sector would dominate the index, the rule was introduced that there can be a maximum of 5 companies per sector. In this way, for example, there are 5 banks in the index. Companies also have different shares in the index, with clear consequences.1

The all-time high of the index is 3,940.53 points, set during the intraday on 29 October 2007.

In 2013, a new stock market index WIG30 was created. It lists the 30 major Polish blue chip companies on the WSE Main Market.2

Annual Returns

The following table shows the annual development of the WIG20 since 1991.3

Year Closing level Change in index
in points 		Change in index
in %
1991 90.90
1992 102.90 12.00 13.20
1993 1,229.80 1,126.90 1,095.14
1994 732.00 −497.80 −40.48
1995 791.90 59.90 8.18
1996 1,441.80 649.90 82.07
1997 1,487.20 45.40 3.15
1998 1,241.20 −246.00 −16.54
1999 1,788.60 547.40 44.10
2000 1,816.19 27.59 1.54
2001 1,208.34 −607.75 −33.47
2002 1,175.64 −32.70 −2.71
2003 1,574.04 398.40 33.89
2004 1,960.57 386.53 24.56
2005 2,654.95 694.38 35.42
2006 3,285.49 630.54 23.75
2007 3,456.05 170.56 5.19
2008 1,789.73 −1,666.32 −48.21
2009 2,388.72 598.99 33.47
2010 2,744.17 355.45 14.88
2011 2,144.48 −599.69 −21.85
2012 2,582.98 438.50 20.45
2013 2,400.98 −182.00 −7.05
2014 2,315.94 −85.04 −3.54
2015 1,859.15 −456.79 −19.72
2016 1,947.92 88.77 4.77
2017 2,461.21 513.29 26.35
2018 2,276.63 −184.58 −7.50
2019 2,150.09 −126.54 −5.56
2020 1,983.98 −166.11 −7.73
2021 2,266.92 282.94 14.26
2022 1,792.01 −474.91 −20.95
2023 2,342.99 550.98 30.75
2024 2,192.01 −150.98 −6.44
2025 3,184.02 992.01 45.26

Composition

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Investing in WIG20

Index ETFs

Exchange-traded funds that track the index include:

  • Expat Poland WIG20 UCITS ETF - a passive index fund traded in euro and listed in Frankfurt on Xetra (ticker PLX, ISIN BGPLWIG04173). The fund acts as a conduit for capital flows between the international financial markets and the Polish capital market.
  • Beta ETF WIG20TR - a passive index fund traded in Polish złoty and listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ticker ETFBW20TR, ISIN PLBTETF00015).
  • PZU ETF WIG20 TR + mWIG40 TR - a passive index fund managed by TFI PZU, traded in Polish złoty and listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ticker ETFPZUW20M40, ISIN PLPZUTR00013).6
References

References

  1. "Od giełdowego strachu przez obietnice reform - blaski i cienie WIG20". Business Insider Polska (in Polish). 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  2. "WIG30". gpwbenchmark.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. "Historical data: WIG20 (WIG20)".
  4. Kienle, Nina (2025-12-02). "Santander to Sell Stake in Polish Subsidiary for Around $473 Million After Erste Group Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  5. "CCC group changes name to Modivo". wbj.pl. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  6. "PZU ETF WIG20 TR + mWIG40 TR Portfelowy FIZ debiutuje na giełdzie". ANALIZY.PL (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
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