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Company	Sector	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Consensus Analyst Rating	Consensus Price Target
BGEO Lion Finance Group	Financial Services	GEL 11,840.00 +1.2%	2.30	GEL510.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
HSBA HSBC	Financial Services	GBX 1,562.80 +0.6%	12.92	£267.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.13)	GBX 1,301.75 (-16.7% Downside)
AZN AstraZeneca	Medical	£128.98 +1.8%	19.42	£200.03 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	£153.33 (18.9% Upside)
SHEL Shell	Energy	GBX 3,243.59 -1.9%	10.10	£179.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,899 (-10.6% Downside)
BHP BHP Group	Basic Materials	GBX 3,149 +0.6%	15.64	£159.99 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	£109.63 (248.1% Upside)
BNC Banco Santander	Financial Services	GBX 1,056 +4.3%	10.06	£151.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RR Rolls-Royce Holdings plc	Industrials	GBX 1,415.60 +4.2%	51.60	£121.41 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,447.20 (2.2% Upside)
RIO Rio Tinto Group	Basic Materials	GBX 6,866 0.0%	11.29	£111.66 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.86)	GBX 7,645.71 (11.4% Upside)
BP BP	Energy	GBX 548.40 -1.3%	40.96	£106.73 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 605 (10.3% Upside)
ULVR Unilever	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,592.50 +0.4%	10.63	£98.89 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 3,837.98 (-16.4% Downside)
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BMK Benchmark	Consumer Defensive	£153 -0.6%	246,774.19	£94.15 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BATS British American Tobacco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,544 -0.4%	13.02	£92.09 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 4,758.33 (4.7% Upside)
GSK GSK	Medical	GBX 1,956.50 +1.9%	13.77	£78.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.14)	GBX 2,034.29 (4.0% Upside)
BARC Barclays	Financial Services	GBX 536.70 +2.2%	12.37	£72.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 545 (1.5% Upside)
LLOY Lloyds Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 114.98 +1.3%	15.13	£66.88 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 113.80 (-1.0% Downside)
GLEN Glencore	Basic Materials	GBX 524.50 -2.4%	174.83	£61.46 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,780 (239.4% Upside)
BA BAE Systems	Industrials	GBX 1,971 +0.3%	33.81	£61.02 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,228 (13.0% Upside)
NG National Grid	Utilities	GBX 1,237.50 +0.3%	20.33	£60.76 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,315.43 (6.3% Upside)
NWG NatWest Group	Financial Services	GBX 687 +1.6%	9.84	£54.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 743.75 (8.3% Upside)
STAN Standard Chartered	Financial Services	GBX 2,164.50 +1.3%	10.48	£47.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,946.67 (-10.1% Downside)
REL Relx	Industrials	GBX 2,682.27 +4.4%	23.95	£46.95 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,170 (55.5% Upside)
LSEG London Stock Exchange Group	Financial Services	GBX 8,944 +1.9%	37.74	£43.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£121.33 (35.7% Upside)
AAL Anglo American	Basic Materials	GBX 3,713 -0.2%	N/A	£39.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 3,668.75 (-1.2% Downside)
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals	Basic Materials	GBX 8,580 +2.6%	21.68	£38.96 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£117 (36.4% Upside)
ANTO Antofagasta	Basic Materials	GBX 3,642 +0.3%	27.02	£35.90 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.88)	GBX 3,831.25 (5.2% Upside)
DGE Diageo	Consumer Defensive	GBX 1,580 +1.7%	14.60	£35.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 4,554.88 (188.3% Upside)
CCEP Coca-Cola Europacific Partners	Consumer Defensive	GBX 7,925 +0.4%	18.60	£35.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 8,320 (5.0% Upside)
HLN Haleon	Medical	GBX 368.50 +1.4%	19.92	£32.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 393.67 (6.8% Upside)
BP.B BP PLC 9 Percent Preferred Shares	Energy	GBX 160	N/A	£32.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,030 +1.6%	10.34	£31.94 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 6,204.29 (23.3% Upside)
TSCO Tesco	Consumer Defensive	GBX 481.30 +0.2%	17.76	£30.00 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 495 (2.8% Upside)
SSE SSE	Utilities	GBX 2,403 -0.8%	22.80	£28.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 2,606.57 (8.5% Upside)
III 3i Group	Finance	GBX 2,774 +0.6%	5.15	£27.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 3,601.75 (29.8% Upside)
PRU Prudential	Financial Services	GBX 1,112 +1.5%	7.24	£27.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,379 (24.0% Upside)
VOD Vodafone Group Public	Communication Services	GBX 119.36 +4.2%	N/A	£27.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 114.60 (-4.0% Downside)
CCL Carnival Co. &	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,903.50	8.39	£26.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EXPN Experian	Industrials	GBX 2,804.15 +2.2%	17.16	£24.88 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,087.33 (45.8% Upside)
AHT Ashtead Group	Industrials	GBX 5,326 0.0%	16.11	£22.10 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.75)	GBX 5,075 (-4.7% Downside)
IMB Imperial Brands	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,797 -0.3%	13.16	£21.44 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 3,433.33 (22.8% Upside)
AIBG AIB Group	Financial Services	GBX 938 +1.3%	10.05	£19.91 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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IAG International Consolidated Airlines Group	Industrials	GBX 445.70 +2.8%	6.18	£19.74 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 466 (4.6% Upside)
BT.A BT Group	Business Services	GBX 198.14 +2.7%	18.35	£19.52 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FRES Fresnillo	Basic Materials	GBX 2,561 +0.6%	13.64	£18.87 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 3,728 (45.6% Upside)
AV Aviva	Financial Services	GBX 691 +1.1%	14.24	£18.57 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 719.13 (4.1% Upside)
CCH Coca-Cola HBC	Consumer Defensive	GBX 4,860 -0.2%	18.76	£17.71 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 4,980.40 (2.5% Upside)
NXT NEXT	Consumer Cyclical	£150.60 +1.9%	20.20	£17.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	£140.98 (-6.4% Downside)
LGEN Legal & General Group	Financial Services	GBX 298.40 -0.4%	30.64	£16.34 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 251 (-15.9% Downside)
SMT Scottish Mortgage	Financial Services	GBX 1,341 +1.9%	4.87	£14.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
ABF Associated British Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,003 +1.4%	15.03	£14.02 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.57)	GBX 1,788.57 (-10.7% Downside)
HLMA Halma	Industrials	GBX 3,644.40 +0.8%	37.12	£13.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£4,809.30 (13,096.4% Upside)
VALT Valt Technology Services		GBX 5,160 +4.2%	0.88	£13.62 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 7,350 (42.4% Upside)
FLTR Flutter Entertainment	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 7,806.06 +4.1%	N/A	£13.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	£147.50 (89.0% Upside)
SGRO SEGRO	Real Estate	GBX 980.40 +0.1%	24.09	£13.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,241 (128.6% Upside)
AAF Airtel Africa	Communication Services	GBX 348.20 +4.2%	18.72	£12.67 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (29.2% Upside)
SN Smith & Nephew	Medical	GBX 1,140 +1.9%	41.04	£12.50 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,340.11 (17.6% Upside)
INF Informa	Communication Services	GBX 887.40 +0.7%	1,109.25	£11.13 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,093.33 (23.2% Upside)
ADM Admiral Group	Financial Services	GBX 3,588	14.84	£10.72 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 2,787.43 (-22.3% Downside)
RTO Rentokil Initial	Industrials	GBX 424.40 -0.4%	22.89	£10.68 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 482.50 (13.7% Upside)
S32 South32	Basic Materials	GBX 231.80 -1.4%	33.11	£10.38 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,210 (422.0% Upside)
DPLM Diploma	Industrials	GBX 7,610 +1.2%	54.05	£10.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 7,044.29 (-7.4% Downside)
UU United Utilities Group	Utilities	GBX 1,368 +0.3%	73.84	£9.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.29)	GBX 1,431.43 (4.6% Upside)
HKLB Hongkong Land	Finance	GBX 7.41	N/A	£9.22 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SDR Schroders	Financial Services	GBX 589 +0.1%	17.53	£9.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 453.33 (-23.0% Downside)
SDLF Standard Life	Financial Services	GBX 915 -0.2%	N/A	£9.17 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 943 (3.1% Upside)
SVT Severn Trent	Utilities	GBX 3,018 +0.2%	24.52	£9.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 6,867.14 (127.5% Upside)
ITRK Intertek Group	Industrials	GBX 5,830 +0.2%	26.99	£8.95 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 5,466.17 (-6.2% Downside)
BNZL Bunzl	Consumer Defensive	GBX 2,759 +0.3%	19.58	£8.86 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 5,956.25 (115.9% Upside)
EQQQ Invesco EQQQ NASDAQ-100 UCITS ETF		$51,951.00	N/A	$8.78 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
EDV Endeavour Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 3,620 +0.4%	10.40	£8.73 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,700 (57.5% Upside)
WISE Wise	Computer and Technology	GBX 877.60 +1.9%	18.12	£8.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 1,197.25 (36.4% Upside)
MNG M&G	Financial Services	GBX 357.60 +0.9%	29.07	£8.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 677.86 (89.6% Upside)
SMIN Smiths Group	Industrials	GBX 2,696 +0.7%	35.10	£8.04 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,828.33 (4.9% Upside)
SGE The Sage Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 889.80 +5.5%	22.41	£7.99 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 1,072.86 (20.6% Upside)
MKS Marks and Spencer Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 387.04 +1.7%	31.47	£7.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 422.50 (9.2% Upside)
PHNX Phoenix Group	Financial Services	GBX 767 +0.1%	N/A	£7.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 765 (-0.3% Downside)
BEZ Beazley	Financial Services	GBX 1,292 -0.1%	8.92	£7.64 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,074.17 (-16.9% Downside)
SBRY J Sainsbury	Consumer Defensive	GBX 347.39 +0.7%	20.56	£7.62 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 847.50 (144.0% Upside)
PSON Pearson	Communication Services	GBX 1,247.50 +1.8%	24.61	£7.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,251 (0.3% Upside)
CNA Centrica	Utilities	GBX 162.30 -0.4%	N/A	£7.35 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 216.33 (33.3% Upside)
IMI IMI	Industrials	GBX 3,044 -0.2%	24.59	£7.21 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 2,808.57 (-7.7% Downside)
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 650.71 +0.8%	3.45	£7.20 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OBI Ondine Biomedical	Medical	C$13.79	N/A	C$7.16 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
WEIR The Weir Group	Industrials	GBX 2,642 +1.5%	27.78	£6.86 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 3,452 (30.7% Upside)
GAW Games Workshop Group	Consumer Cyclical	£203.98 +3.2%	32.67	£6.74 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	£199.25 (-2.3% Downside)
PSH Pershing Square	Financial Services	GBX 3,822 +2.9%	2.71	£6.69 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 336.80 +1.0%	9.72	£6.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRO Melrose Industries	Industrials	GBX 478.90 +1.8%	16.51	£5.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 680 (42.0% Upside)
HSX Hiscox	Financial Services	GBX 1,844 +0.2%	10.54	£5.92 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,770.17 (-4.0% Downside)
IGG IG Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,714 +0.5%	16.31	£5.66 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,288 (-24.9% Downside)
STJ St. James's Place	Financial Services	GBX 1,096 +2.1%	11.09	£5.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,695.43 (54.7% Upside)
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SPOL iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 2,907 +0.9%	N/A	£5.57 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BAB Babcock International Group	Industrials	GBX 1,126.68 -0.1%	27.28	£5.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,304 (282.0% Upside)
ICG Intermediate Capital Group	Manufacturing	GBX 1,896 +1.6%	11.57	£5.49 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 2,508.25 (32.3% Upside)
DCC DCC	Energy	GBX 6,360 +1.2%	450.42	£5.43 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.57)	GBX 6,020.43 (-5.3% Downside)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Industrials	GBX 7,130 +0.7%	32.23	£5.26 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 8,012.50 (12.4% Upside)
LAND Land Securities Group	Real Estate	GBX 706 +2.6%	15.38	£5.26 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 641.33 (-9.2% Downside)
CCC Computacenter	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,874 +1.8%	33.50	£5.12 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 4,825 (-1.0% Downside)
KGF Kingfisher	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 303.20 +1.2%	21.97	£5.00 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 306.63 (1.1% Upside)
ALW Alliance Witan		GBX 1,337 +1.1%	23.47	£4.98 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BBOX Tritax Big Box REIT	Real Estate	GBX 173.12 +1.9%	12.03	£4.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.88)	GBX 201.43 (16.4% Upside)
EZJ easyJet	Industrials	GBX 625.60 +1.2%	11.56	£4.68 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 579.29 (-7.4% Downside)
JD JD Sports Fashion	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 88.96 +3.7%	889.60	£4.61 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 233 (161.9% Upside)
LMP LondonMetric Property	Real Estate	GBX 197.20 +1.1%	15.17	£4.60 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 227.20 (15.2% Upside)
BLND British Land	Real Estate	GBX 444.60 +1.8%	9.81	£4.56 billion	Hold (Score: 2.30)	GBX 446.44 (0.4% Upside)
ABDN abrdn	Financial Services	GBX 250.80 +1.4%	11.83	£4.49 billion	Hold (Score: 2.17)	GBX 225.67 (-10.0% Downside)
CTEC ConvaTec Group	Medical	GBX 218.40 +1.1%	25.40	£4.27 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.89)	GBX 306 (40.1% Upside)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 770.50 +1.5%	15.72	£4.24 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 1,023.80 (32.9% Upside)
BBY Balfour Beatty	Industrials	GBX 880 +0.1%	16.92	£4.17 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 856.67 (-2.7% Downside)
WTB Whitbread	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 2,482.50 +1.9%	20.28	£4.15 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 6,523.13 (162.8% Upside)
BTRW Barratt Redrow	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 294.50 -0.1%	19.77	£4.12 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.82)	GBX 389.27 (32.2% Upside)
SXS Spectris	Computer and Technology	GBX 4,142	71.91	£4.12 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 4,147 (0.1% Upside)
CRDA Croda International	Basic Materials	GBX 2,946 +0.5%	66.35	£4.11 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 3,140 (6.6% Upside)
INVP Investec Group	Financial Services	GBX 646.50 +2.0%	8.62	£4.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 660 (2.1% Upside)
AUTO Auto Trader Group	Communication Services	GBX 507.20 +3.7%	14.89	£3.99 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.83)	GBX 550.33 (8.5% Upside)
ITH Ithaca Energy	Energy	GBX 241.60 -6.2%	N/A	£3.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 226.67 (-6.2% Downside)
ROR Rotork	Industrials	GBX 487.10 -0.2%	35.55	£3.96 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 405 (-16.9% Downside)
DLG Direct Line Insurance Group	Financial Services	GBX 305	16.11	£3.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRBY Burberry Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,094 +4.9%	185.42	£3.93 billion	Hold (Score: 2.44)	GBX 1,322.22 (20.9% Upside)
RSW Renishaw	Computer and Technology	GBX 5,270 +1.2%	51.72	£3.83 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 4,397.50 (-16.6% Downside)
SCT Softcat	Computer and Technology	GBX 1,941 +3.1%	27.69	£3.81 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.56)	GBX 1,974.44 (1.7% Upside)
HBR Harbour Energy	Energy	GBX 242.40 -6.2%	N/A	£3.80 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 312.67 (29.0% Upside)
GGP Greatland Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 553.50 +1.7%	3.12	£3.72 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 755.67 (36.5% Upside)
ENT Entain	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 568.40 +2.8%	N/A	£3.64 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,013 (78.2% Upside)
3IN 3i Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 385.66 +0.0%	12.05	£3.56 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 450 (16.7% Upside)
PSN Persimmon	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,106.50 0.0%	12.55	£3.55 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 2,606 (135.5% Upside)
IDS International Distributions Services	Industrials	GBX 359 -0.1%	63.63	£3.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ZEG Zegona Communications	Communication Services	GBX 1,502 +0.6%	N/A	£3.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,116.67 (40.9% Upside)
EMG Man Group	Financial Services	GBX 303.40 +1.9%	20.23	£3.38 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 271 (-10.7% Downside)
MNDI Mondi	Basic Materials	GBX 764.80 +4.9%	20.45	£3.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 985 (28.8% Upside)
RMV Rightmove	Communication Services	GBX 451.01 +3.1%	16.11	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 633.13 (40.4% Upside)
FRAS Frasers Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 781 +2.1%	7.23	£3.36 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 866.67 (11.0% Upside)
PHLL Petershill Partners	Financial Services	GBX 310.50	3.59	£3.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 307 (-1.1% Downside)
SEPL Seplat Energy	Energy	GBX 559 -2.4%	18.63	£3.35 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,672.50 (557.0% Upside)
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	Medical	GBX 1,588 +0.4%	8.77	£3.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,687 (6.2% Upside)
JGGI JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Financial Services	GBX 611.17 +1.1%	14.62	£3.34 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RCP RIT Capital Partners	Financial Services	GBX 2,445 -2.6%	7.48	£3.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ROSE Rose Petroleum plc (ROSE.L)	Energy	GBX 334 +0.9%	N/A	£3.30 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,363.68 (308.3% Upside)
JMAT Johnson Matthey	Basic Materials	GBX 1,922 +0.2%	N/A	£3.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 2,298.33 (19.6% Upside)
BKG The Berkeley Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 3,448 +0.5%	10.41	£3.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 8,252 (139.3% Upside)
RS1 RS Group	Industrials	GBX 689 +1.2%	19.97	£3.18 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.78)	GBX 696.25 (1.1% Upside)
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WPP WPP	Communication Services	GBX 288.41 +2.1%	N/A	£3.11 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 350 (21.4% Upside)
CTY City of London	Financial Services	GBX 586.37 +0.8%	5.14	£3.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TW Taylor Wimpey	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 82.78 +1.9%	12.08	£2.98 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 109 (31.7% Upside)
INCH Inchcape	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 831 +0.7%	11.61	£2.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 1,060 (27.6% Upside)
CWK Cranswick	Consumer Defensive	GBX 5,430 -0.9%	18.71	£2.91 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 4,706.40 (-13.3% Downside)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 309.96 +0.6%	4.00	£2.88 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
UTG Unite Group	Real Estate	GBX 558.50 +0.6%	28.07	£2.87 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 689.88 (23.5% Upside)
BPT Bridgepoint Group	Financial Services	GBX 325.60 +2.5%	66.45	£2.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (19.8% Upside)
PLUS Plus500	Financial Services	GBX 4,008 -0.3%	10.58	£2.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 4,083.33 (1.9% Upside)
ITV ITV	Communication Services	GBX 74.25 +1.6%	12.80	£2.78 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 87.50 (17.8% Upside)
QQ QinetiQ Group	Industrials	GBX 489.80 +1.5%	20.28	£2.70 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 1,635.40 (233.9% Upside)
QLT Quilter	Financial Services	GBX 198.40 +1.8%	23.07	£2.69 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 203.71 (2.7% Upside)
TBCG TBC Bank Group	Financial Services	GBX 4,834 +1.5%	1.88	£2.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SHC Shaftesbury Capital	Real Estate	GBX 144.20 +1.4%	7.79	£2.63 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.83)	GBX 185.67 (28.8% Upside)
JET2 Jet2	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,445 -0.6%	6.17	£2.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.86)	GBX 1,638.14 (13.4% Upside)
MTO Mitie Group	Industrials	GBX 209.40	34.33	£2.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 192.20 (-8.2% Downside)
DRX Drax Group	Utilities	GBX 766.50 +0.3%	37.95	£2.58 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 3,426.67 (347.1% Upside)
TCAP TP ICAP Group	Financial Services	GBX 350 +0.2%	14.46	£2.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 365.25 (4.4% Upside)
INPP International Public Partnerships	Financial Services	GBX 141.07 +0.9%	9.88	£2.53 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HICL HICL Infrastructure	Financial Services	GBX 135 +0.6%	9.78	£2.52 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	N/A
PHP Primary Health Properties	Real Estate	GBX 95.35 +0.7%	14.45	£2.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 114.20 (19.8% Upside)
TATE Tate & Lyle	Consumer Defensive	GBX 556.69 -0.2%	25.65	£2.46 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 516 (-7.3% Downside)
MNKS Monks	Financial Services	GBX 1,598 +1.5%	4.34	£2.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CNYA iShares MSCI China A UCITS ETF USD (Acc)		GBX 6.01 +0.7%	N/A	£2.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AJB AJ Bell	Financial Services	GBX 610 +2.3%	20.11	£2.41 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,261.25 (106.8% Upside)
HILS Hill & Smith	Industrials	GBX 3,035 +0.0%	29.87	£2.37 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 2,976.67 (-1.9% Downside)
SRP Serco Group	Industrials	GBX 242.53 +0.6%	17.24	£2.37 billion	Hold (Score: 2.40)	GBX 264.50 (9.1% Upside)
HVPE HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Financial Services	GBX 3,389.11 +1.2%	7.42	£2.36 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	N/A
UKW Greencoat UK Wind	Utilities	GBX 108.90 +0.8%	N/A	£2.35 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HOC Hochschild Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 452.60 +1.8%	11.61	£2.33 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 560 (23.7% Upside)
ATT Allianz Technology Trust	Financial Services	GBX 687 +1.0%	6.28	£2.32 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OMU Old Mutual	Financial Services	GBX 58 +1.8%	0.31	£2.31 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
DLN Derwent London	Real Estate	GBX 2,068 +1.5%	14.41	£2.30 billion	Hold (Score: 2.22)	GBX 1,956.50 (-5.4% Downside)
CAN Canaan		GBX 233.20 -0.4%	N/A	£2.29 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 350 (50.1% Upside)
JTC JTC	Financial Services	GBX 1,324 -0.2%	2,407.27	£2.28 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 1,208.33 (-8.7% Downside)
BWY Bellway	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,977 -0.1%	15.02	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.63)	GBX 2,449.75 (23.9% Upside)
KLR Keller Group	Industrials	GBX 3,268 -0.9%	16.45	£2.23 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 2,467.50 (-24.5% Downside)
GFTU Grafton Group	Industrials	GBX 951.20 +0.8%	10.39	£2.20 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 2,825 (197.0% Upside)
PNN Pennon Group	Utilities	GBX 465.60 +0.6%	24.12	£2.20 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,432.50 (207.7% Upside)
BME B&M European Value Retail	Consumer Defensive	GBX 218.39 +2.3%	13.40	£2.19 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 206.25 (-5.6% Downside)
MYI Murray International	Financial Services	GBX 365.70 +1.2%	6.23	£2.18 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	Financial Services	GBX 429.27 +1.4%	6.84	£2.12 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HTWS Helios Towers	Communication Services	GBX 204.60 +0.8%	62.00	£2.09 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 261.67 (27.9% Upside)
MGNS Morgan Sindall Group	Industrials	GBX 4,462 -1.0%	12.58	£2.08 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 5,200 (16.5% Upside)
N91 Ninety One Group	Financial Services	GBX 215.60 +2.4%	12.61	£2.07 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 206 (-4.5% Downside)
JAM JPMorgan American	Financial Services	GBX 1,217.29 +0.6%	26.34	£2.02 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CMCX CMC Markets	Financial Services	GBX 745 +3.0%	27.09	£2.01 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 387.50 (-48.0% Downside)
TKO Taseko Mines	Basic Materials	GBX 545	109.00	£1.99 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 390 (-28.4% Downside)
GNC Greencore Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 248.80 +0.6%	88.86	£1.97 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 290.25 (16.7% Upside)
CLDN Caledonia Investments	Financial Services	GBX 383.84 +0.7%	15.05	£1.96 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
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HMSO Hammerson	Real Estate	GBX 369.40 +0.8%	8.03	£1.96 billion	Hold (Score: 2.43)	GBX 346.71 (-6.1% Downside)
PAF Pan African Resources	Basic Materials	GBX 95.90 +2.4%	8.02	£1.94 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 156.50 (63.2% Upside)
INDV Indivior	Medical	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	£1.93 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
OSB OSB Group	Financial Services	GBX 564.50 +0.7%	7.67	£1.93 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.60)	GBX 667.80 (18.3% Upside)
IWG IWG	Real Estate	GBX 201.60 +1.8%	112.00	£1.90 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 253.80 (25.9% Upside)
SHAW Shawbrook Group	Construction	GBX 356.15 -0.1%	10.18	£1.85 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 520 (46.0% Upside)
ALPH Alpha Group International	Financial Services	GBX 4,245	22.32	£1.80 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 280.35 +1.2%	9.66	£1.79 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
TRIG The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Financial Services	GBX 76.21 +0.3%	N/A	£1.78 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 100 (31.2% Upside)
DNLM Dunelm Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 878.50 +2.2%	11.95	£1.77 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 1,177.22 (34.0% Upside)
BYG Big Yellow Group	Real Estate	GBX 898.50 +1.4%	14.17	£1.76 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.71)	GBX 1,186.57 (32.1% Upside)
HGT HgCapital Trust	Financial Services	GBX 386.39 +2.4%	17.98	£1.75 billion	Sell (Score: 1.00)	N/A
RAT Rathbones Group	Financial Services	GBX 1,684 +1.0%	16.08	£1.73 billion	Hold (Score: 2.25)	GBX 1,982.50 (17.7% Upside)
CURY Currys	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 164.40 +0.1%	11.34	£1.71 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 178.50 (8.6% Upside)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	Computer and Technology	GBX 3,038 +0.5%	36.30	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 2,781.67 (-8.4% Downside)
WOSG Watches of Switzerland Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 722.50 +1.9%	24.41	£1.67 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 546.67 (-24.3% Downside)
PNL Personal Assets	Financial Services	GBX 540 +1.1%	16.63	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
LWDB Law Debenture	Financial Services	GBX 1,251.82 +1.4%	5.45	£1.67 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
BRWM BlackRock World Mining Trust	Financial Services	GBX 889 +0.6%	2.43	£1.66 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRG Greggs	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 1,615 +2.1%	13.54	£1.65 billion	Hold (Score: 2.38)	GBX 1,824.29 (13.0% Upside)
TTE TotalEnergies	Energy	GBX 73.49 -3.2%	0.11	£1.64 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CHG Chemring Group	Industrials	GBX 601 +0.8%	48.86	£1.63 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 619 (3.0% Upside)
PFD Premier Foods	Consumer Defensive	GBX 187.40 +0.1%	12.09	£1.61 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 242 (29.1% Upside)
MAB Mitchells & Butlers	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 266.97 +1.1%	8.72	£1.59 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 558.75 (109.3% Upside)
LRE Lancashire	Financial Services	GBX 649.50 -0.5%	5.55	£1.58 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 675.17 (4.0% Upside)
SRE Sirius Real Estate	Real Estate	GBX 99.59 +1.1%	6.70	£1.57 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 123.80 (24.3% Upside)
PIN Pantheon International	Financial Services	GBX 389 -0.3%	47.50	£1.55 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	N/A
SSON Smithson Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,438	N/A	£1.54 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
AGR Assura	Real Estate	GBX 47.48 +0.4%	895.85	£1.54 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 60 (26.4% Upside)
OCDO Ocado Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 183.30 -1.9%	3.76	£1.53 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 277.50 (51.4% Upside)
PAG Paragon Banking Group	Financial Services	GBX 823.50 +1.0%	9.15	£1.52 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,040.17 (26.3% Upside)
SSPG SSP Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 196.30 +2.8%	N/A	£1.50 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 719.50 (266.5% Upside)
FSV Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Financial Services	GBX 456.78 +1.1%	4.18	£1.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GDWN Goodwin	Industrials	£193.80 +4.4%	36.71	£1.48 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
COA Coats Group	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 76.80 +1.3%	13.08	£1.47 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 125 (62.8% Upside)
HCM HUTCHMED	Medical	GBX 171 +2.7%	3.23	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CKN Clarkson	Industrials	GBX 4,780 -0.2%	22.45	£1.47 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 4,775 (-0.1% Downside)
AWE Alphawave IP Group	Computer and Technology	GBX 185	N/A	£1.47 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GNS Genus	Medical	GBX 2,196 +3.4%	30.93	£1.46 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 3,216.67 (46.5% Upside)
BAKK Bakkavor Group	Consumer Defensive	GBX 252	40.00	£1.46 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
HRI Herald	Finance	GBX 3,010 +0.7%	15.12	£1.44 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
ENOG Energean	Energy	GBX 774.92 -6.4%	N/A	£1.43 billion	Hold (Score: 2.00)	GBX 798.33 (3.0% Upside)
RPI Raspberry Pi		GBX 724.50 +4.0%	65.86	£1.40 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.50)	GBX 805 (11.1% Upside)
GPE Great Portland Estates	Real Estate	GBX 347.20 +1.2%	9.11	£1.40 billion	Hold (Score: 2.33)	GBX 388.22 (11.8% Upside)
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	Financial Services	GBX 388.61 +1.1%	14.55	£1.40 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
RHIM RHI Magnesita	Industrials	GBX 2,940 +0.3%	16.61	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.75)	GBX 3,453.75 (17.5% Upside)
SRC SigmaRoc	Basic Materials	GBX 125.30 +0.8%	18.56	£1.39 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.67)	GBX 165.33 (31.9% Upside)
ATYM Atalaya Mining	Basic Materials	GBX 903.50 -0.2%	16.19	£1.39 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,021.25 (13.0% Upside)
BNKR The Bankers Investment Trust	Financial Services	GBX 149.54 +1.2%	4.96	£1.38 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
YCA Yellow Cake	Energy	GBX 543 +1.2%	N/A	£1.37 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 701.75 (29.2% Upside)
BHMG BH Macro GBP	Financial Services	GBX 420.29 +0.4%	9.20	£1.36 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SAFE Safestore	Real Estate	GBX 622 +1.1%	20.94	£1.36 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 762.67 (22.6% Upside)
ASHM Ashmore Group	Financial Services	GBX 208.80 +1.5%	12.62	£1.36 billion	Reduce (Score: 1.67)	GBX 155 (-25.8% Downside)
CRN Cairn Homes	Consumer Cyclical	GBX 216 +2.1%	10.24	£1.34 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 245 (13.4% Upside)
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Financial Services	GBX 1,720.18 +0.2%	14.59	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Financial Services	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	29.33	£1.33 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
GRI Grainger	Real Estate	GBX 178.50 +0.5%	6.54	£1.32 billion	Moderate Buy (Score: 2.80)	GBX 225.60 (26.4% Upside)
FKU First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX UCITS ETF Class A GBP		GBX 4,451.50 +0.4%	N/A	£1.30 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
CGEO Georgia Capital	Industrials	GBX 4,170 +0.8%	0.92	£1.29 billion	N/A (Score: 0.00)	N/A
SVS Savills	Real Estate	GBX 926 +0.9%	18.78	£1.28 billion	Buy (Score: 3.00)	GBX 1,292.50 (39.6% Upside)

(Last Updated: 7/27/2026)

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A History of the FTSE 100
What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?
How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?
The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

This exchange gives investors exposure to the leading United Kingdom stocks

The FTSE 100 is the United Kingdom’s (UK) equivalent to the S&P 500. It is looked at as a leading indicator of the UK economy. Investors get exposure to the 100 largest UK companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE operates Monday through Friday (except for holidays) between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EST. The exchange also offers after hours trading as well as pre-market trading.

The FTSE uses free float market-capitalization weighting. This means that the companies on the index that have the highest market cap will have a larger corresponding weight in the index. For example, as of July 2022, BP PLC has the sixth highest market cap on the FTSE 100. Therefore if the stock’s value increases by 1%, the value of the FTSE 100 may go up by nearly 2% based on the weighting assigned to BP.

Several of the companies listed on the FTSE 100 (or Footsie) are headquartered outside of the UK. However, most companies are based in the UK and are impacted by developments inside the company. In this article, we’ll take a close look at the FTSE 100 including looking at the current sector composition and the ways investors can invest in the FTSE 100.

A History of the FTSE 100

The FTSE is an abbreviation for the Financial Times Stock Exchange. This independent organization goes by the nickname “Footsie”. It is similar in its mission to the Standard & Poor’s in the United States. The FTSE is home to many stock indexes which represent a market segment through a portfolio of stock holdings that are weighted to approximate the performance of that segment.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is the parent organization of the FTSE. In addition to owning the FTSE, the LSEG owns other financial organizations including the Russell Indexes (a family of global stock market indices), Borsa Italiana (the Italian stock exchange), and Millennium IT (an information technology firm based in Sri Lanka).

The index updates and publishes every 15 seconds. The FTSE is the United Kingdom’s equivalent to the Nikkei 225 index in Japan and the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong among others.

By investing standards, the FTSE 100 is still in its infancy. The FTSE 100 was created in January 1984 with a base level of 1,000. Like many of the global markets, the FTSE has followed a mostly upward trend with significant corrections that correspond to the “tech wreck” in the early 2000s and the “Great Correction” in 2007. As of July 25, 2022, the index was over 7,300 which is down from its all-time high of over 7,600 set in 2020.

What Sectors are Represented in the FTSE 100 Index?

Here are the sectors presented in alphabetical order. The telecommunications sector was dropped from the index in 2018. The weightings listed are as of 12/31/2021.

Communications – This sector has only been on the index since 2018. It currently makes up about just over 4% of the index.
Consumer Discretionary – This sector has been steadily declining in weighting since 2015. It currently makes up 6.87% of the index.
Consumer Staples – This is the most heavily weighted sector and is around 17.9% of the index.
Energy – The energy sector has been growing in influence since 2014. It currently represents just under 10% of the index (9.48%).
Financials – This sector carries the second heaviest weight in the index. Financials have typically accounted for one-fifth of the index. At the end of 2021, this sector accounted for 17.82% of the index.
Health Care – The health care sector has been consistently around 10% of the index for the last six years. In 2021, the sector accounted for 11.73% of the index.
Industrials – The Industrial sector has been steadily growing in value to the index and now comprises just over 12% (12.16%) of the index.
Information Technology – Perhaps confirming that London is not a hub for information technology, this sector is only 1.41% of the index and has consistently been around 1% or slightly higher.
Materials - This sector carries the third heaviest weight in the index at just over 13%. This sector has more than doubled in its percentage of weighting since 2015.
Real Estate – This sector has only been part of the index since 2016. It makes up approximately 1% of the index which has not varied much in its brief time on the index.
Utilities – This sector makes up about 3.5% of the index. The weighting in this sector has been steadily declining since it was 4.53% of the index in 2015.

The individual components of the FTSE are adjusted every quarter. Any changes to the underlying index companies and their weighting is determined by the values of the companies at the close of business the night before the review.

How Can Investors Invest in the FTSE 100 Index?

Index funds are a safe way for an investor to invest in a particular market segment without assuming the risk that may be involved with individual equities. Just as index funds exist for different market segments, they also exist for the stock exchanges of many countries. As noted above, the FTSE 100 index is the United Kingdom’s version of the U.S. S&P 500 Index.

U.S. investors can’t buy stocks directly on the FTSE 100. However, many of the stocks that are part of the FTSE 100 have a dual listing on either the NYSE or NASDAQ. This means that some stocks trade in British pounds on the FTSE 100 as well as in U.S, dollars on its United States equivalent exchange.

There are a significant number of indexes attached to the FTSE Group including the FTSE 250, the FTSE 350 and the FTSE All-Share. All FTSE indexes have index fund offerings. Vanguard, for example, has the Vanguard FTSE 100 (VUKE) fund.

The Final Word on the FTSE 100 Index

The FTSE 100 is a market-cap weighted index of the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. The index is maintained by the Financial Times Stock Exchange Group which is an independent organization similar to the Standard & Poors Company in the United States. The components of the index are determined quarterly.

The FTSE 100 has been in existence since January 1984. From its base level of 1,000, the index has climbed to its level in November 2019 of over $7,350. As of July 2022, the five largest companies on the index were AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HSBC), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), Diageo (NYSE: DEO), and British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI).

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