What is the all time high of MDAX?

Mdax (MDAX) closed at its highest ever adjusted price, €36,276, on Sep 2, 2021. Its lowest close was €2,542 on Mar 11, 1996.

How much has MDAX returned over the last 10 years?

+44.0% in price terms from the close ten years before Sep 28, 2026, which is +3.7% a year compounded. Over one year the return is +3.4%; over five years -10.1%.

What was the worst drawdown in MDAX history?

-63.4% from the Jul 9, 2007 peak to the Mar 9, 2009 trough on adjusted closes; the previous peak was regained on Oct 16, 2012.

How far back does MDAX historical data go?

The daily series starts on Feb 29, 1996 and runs to Sep 28, 2026: 7,752 trading sessions across 30.6 years. Minute bars start on Sep 17, 2026 and are captured forward, never backfilled.

Are MDAX historical prices adjusted for splits and dividends?

Yes. The page uses the fully adjusted series, in which every past price is scaled for later splits and cash dividends so returns are comparable across the whole history. The API also serves raw prices, split adjusted only and dividend adjusted only.

How do I get MDAX historical data?

Register for a free key and call the bars endpoint: it returns date, open, high, low, close and volume as JSON, one year back on the free plan and the full series from Feb 29, 1996 on Quant and above. Minute history comes with the paid plans.

What were the best and worst years for MDAX?

Among complete calendar years, 2003 was the best at +47.8% and 2008 the worst at -43.2%, measured close to close.

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Mdax (MDAX) index history

Every Xetra trading session of Mdax from Feb 29, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026: 7,752 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 17, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

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MDAX adjusted close, 1996 to 2026

MDAXMdax

€31,021+3.4% over one year

€36,276
All time high, 2021: €33,548
52 week high, €26,803 low: 7,752
Daily sessions since 1996

Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1996 to 2026 series and minute bars.

MDAX key facts

Mdax (MDAX) closed at €31,021 on Sep 28, 2026 on Xetra.
MDAX's all time high close is €36,276, set on Sep 2, 2021; its all time low close is €2,542 on Mar 11, 1996.
MDAX's 52 week range is €26,803 to €33,548.
MDAX returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and -10.1% over five years.
Over ten years MDAX returned +44%, +3.7% a year compounded.
MDAX's deepest drawdown was -63.4% from Jul 9, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009.
DataCedar holds 7,752 daily sessions of MDAX history from Feb 29, 1996 and minute bars from Sep 17, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

MDAX price chart, 1996 to 2026

Adjusted daily close, log scale. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

MDAX returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.

Period	Return
1 month	-6.1%
3 months	-1.8%
6 months	+12.2%
Year to date	+1.3%
1 year	+3.4%
3 years	+20.6%
5 years	-10.1%
10 years	+44.0%
Since Feb 29, 1996	+1,083%
Compound annual growth, 30.6 years	+8.4%

MDAX records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close: €36,276 on Sep 2, 2021
All time low close: €2,542 on Mar 11, 1996
52 week high: €33,548 on May 29, 2026
52 week low: €26,803 on Mar 23, 2026
Deepest drawdown: -63.4% from Jul 9, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009, recovered Oct 16, 2012
Best single session: +12.0% on Oct 13, 2008
Worst single session: -10.9% on Mar 12, 2020
Volatility, 1 year annualised: 18.8%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year: 53%
Growth of 1 since 1996: 11.8×
Best calendar year: 2003, +48%
Worst calendar year: 2008, -43%

MDAX price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1996 starts on Feb 29, 1996; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.

Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Return	Volume	Sessions
2026	€30,715	€33,548	€26,803	€31,021	+1.3%	6.1B	189
2025	€25,610	€31,754	€23,135	€30,618	+19.7%	8.5B	253
2024	€27,191	€27,642	€23,476	€25,589	-5.7%	7.2B	254
2023	€25,254	€29,815	€23,627	€27,137	+8.0%	8.4B	255
2022	€35,283	€35,711	€21,457	€25,118	-28.5%	11.1B	257
2021	€31,013	€36,429	€30,534	€35,123	+14.1%	10.9B	255
2020	€28,295	€31,009	€17,715	€30,796	+8.8%	13.7B	254
2019	€21,554	€28,643	€21,330	€28,313	+31.2%	9.4B	251
2018	€26,215	€27,525	€21,161	€21,588	-17.6%	7.9B	251
2017	€22,171	€27,155	€22,120	€26,201	+18.1%	6.5B	252
2016	€20,634	€22,198	€17,434	€22,189	+6.8%	4.3B	255
2015	€16,997	€21,680	€16,606	€20,775	+22.7%	3.9B	253
2014	€16,628	€17,204	€14,398	€16,935	+2.2%	3.9B	252
2013	€12,008	€16,644	€12,008	€16,574	+39.1%	3.6B	252
2012	€8,892	€12,103	€8,887	€11,914	+33.9%	4.1B	253
2011	€10,147	€11,259	€7,637	€8,898	-12.1%	5.7B	256
2010	€7,515	€10,153	€7,120	€10,128	+34.9%	5.3B	256
2009	€5,641	€7,676	€4,119	€7,507	+34.0%	6.2B	254
2008	€9,835	€10,076	€4,664	€5,602	-43.2%	7.4B	254
2007	€9,440	€11,494	€8,932	€9,865	+4.9%	6.3B	252
2006	€7,327	€9,405	€7,059	€9,405	+28.6%	4.1B	255
2005	€5,385	€7,342	€5,383	€7,312	+36.0%	3B	257
2004	€4,472	€5,379	€4,471	€5,376	+20.3%	2.5B	257
2003	€3,025	€4,490	€2,622	€4,469	+47.8%	1.6B	253
2002	€4,322	€4,547	€2,704	€3,025	-30.1%	1.2B	253
2001	€4,679	€4,873	€3,512	€4,326	-7.5%	867.4M	253
2000	€4,114	€5,080	€3,975	€4,675	+13.9%	56.8M	254
1999	€3,935	€4,289	€3,662	€4,104	+5.1%	2.4M	253
1998	€3,702	€4,883	€3,325	€3,905	+6.0%	144.4K	251
1997	€2,944	€4,200	€2,944	€3,684	+24.4%	0	249
1996	€2,623	€3,005	€2,542	€2,962	n/a	0	209

MDAX monthly closes, last 12 months

Month	Month end close	Change
September 2026	€31,021	-5.2%
August 2026	€32,725	+2.3%
July 2026	€31,981	+0.5%
June 2026	€31,809	-4.6%
May 2026	€33,353	+9.0%
April 2026	€30,590	+8.7%
March 2026	€28,151	-10.8%
February 2026	€31,560	+1.3%
January 2026	€31,164	+1.8%
December 2025	€30,618	+2.3%
November 2025	€29,937	+0.6%
October 2025	€29,752	-1.7%

About the MDAX data

Daily bars. 7,752 sessions from Feb 29, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per Xetra trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Sep 17, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are Xetra trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in EUR. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Feb 29, 1996, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/MDAX/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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