When Deutsche EuroShop went public at the beginning of 2001 the idea/wish was to reach a performance (share price development + dividends) which should be comparable to the long-term average performance of the DAX (Germany's blue chip index), which was approx. +8% per annum at this time.
Times have changed and the DAX currently doesn't deliver this total return. Since DES' IPO the DAX had an absolute performance of -2.5% which translates into a -0.2% per year.
Positive: Deutsche EuroShop so far fulfilled the orginal idea with a +7.9% performance per year.

Our share beat all relevant benchmarks like the MDAX (German midcap index) and the EPRA (Europe Total Return) index.
When investors compare Deutsche EuroShop's stability as a "bond-like character" they are on the right track. But the DES share was able to outperform the REX (German government bonds performance index) in the last approx. 11.5 years.
| Deutsche EuroShop | DAX | MDAX | REX | EPRA | |
| Since
DES-IPO (2001) 02.01.2001-18.05.2012 |
+131.5% +7.9% p.a. |
-2.5%
-0.2% p.a. |
+114.8%
+5.9% p.a. |
+82.9%
+5.6% p.a. |
+78.3%
+5.4% p.a. |
We can't promise this development for the next decade, but our targets in this context are unchanged.