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How to ride the iEdge Singapore Next 50 indices as momentum wanes

After a broad rerating in 2025, investors may now have to dig deep among smaller-cap stocks for strong returns

Ben Paul
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 07:00 AM
    • AEM, Top Glove, UI Boustead Reit and PC Partner will be added to the iEdge Singapore Next 50 indices, replacing SingPost, Digital Core Reit, Wee Hur and China Sunsine.
    • AEM, Top Glove, UI Boustead Reit and PC Partner will be added to the iEdge Singapore Next 50 indices, replacing SingPost, Digital Core Reit, Wee Hur and China Sunsine. PHOTO: BT FILE

    JUDGING from the headline performance of the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index (N50), the middle segment of the local market seems to have lost some of its momentum.

    The index delivered a total return of 3.6 per cent from Jan 1 to Jun 12, Bloomberg data shows. This is significantly weaker than the 10.5 per cent return chalked up by the Straits Times Index (STI).

    Back in 2025, the N50 returned 26.7 per cent, which was not far behind the STI’s total return of 28.8 per cent.