{"id":524,"date":"2017-04-18T14:29:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T18:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etfresearchcenter.com\/articles\/?p=524"},"modified":"2017-04-18T14:29:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T18:29:22","slug":"bloody-ell-snap-elections-tank-uk-etfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etfrc.com\/articles\/index.php\/2017\/04\/18\/bloody-ell-snap-elections-tank-uk-etfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloody ‘ell! Snap Elections Tank UK ETFs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geopolitical concerns can still roil stocks anytime, and not just from global hotspots like Syria or North Korea that are at the center of the news. We were reminded of that today when British Prime Minister Teresa May called for early elections this June. That was a complete surprise to the market, and sent the FTSE-100 Index down around 2.5%.<\/p>\n

UK-related ETFs listed here in the U.S. reflected the lower prices, but the decline was mitigated to about 1% for major funds like the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU<\/a>), thanks to the surging GBP. Meanwhile the WisdomTree U.K. Hedged Equity ETF (DXPS<\/a>) was down around 2% today, since the currency hedge negated the benefit of today\u2019s move in the Pound. (We should mention however that hedge has been a big <\/em>plus for U.S. investors since the GBP started weakening following the \u201cBrexit\u201d vote last summer).<\/p>\n

Below is a list of the 10 ETFs with the most exposure to the United Kingdom, based on the official headquarters of each fund\u2019s constituents. Of course, many of these U.K. firms are multinationals with sales all over the globe, so investors should also consider measures of fundamentals and value such as our ALTAR Score\u2122 rating.<\/p>\n

To find ETFs with exposure to any other country, use our Geography<\/a> tool.<\/p>\n

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Table 1: Top 10 ETFs with Exposure to United Kingdom<\/strong>
\nas of 4\/17\/2017<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ticker<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nWeight of UK firms
\n<\/strong>(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n		ALTAR
\nScore\u2122
\n(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DXPS<\/a><\/td>\nWisdomTree U.K. Hedged Equity<\/td>\n88.9<\/td>\n6.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QGBR<\/a><\/td>\nSPDR MSCI UK Quality Mix<\/td>\n88.0<\/td>\n6.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FKU<\/a><\/td>\nFirst Trust United Kingdom<\/td>\n83.6<\/td>\n6.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HEWU<\/a><\/td>\niShares Currency Hedged MSCI U.K.<\/td>\n82.8<\/td>\n6.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EWU<\/a><\/td>\niShares MSCI United Kingdom<\/td>\n82.5<\/td>\n6.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DBUK<\/a><\/td>\nDeutsche X-trackers MSCI UK Hedged<\/td>\n81.4<\/td>\n6.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EWUS<\/a><\/td>\niShares MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap<\/td>\n69.9<\/td>\n5.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EUDV<\/a><\/td>\nProShares MSCI Europe Dividend Growers<\/td>\n44.6<\/td>\n6.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADRU<\/a><\/td>\nBLDRs Europe 100 ADR<\/td>\n38.7<\/td>\n8.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EFAD<\/a><\/td>\nProShares EAFE Dividend Growers<\/td>\n34.9<\/td>\n6.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: <\/em>www.etfresearchcenter.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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