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CompanyPriceP/E: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.Div yield: Dividend yield: the yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn just from dividends.1Y: How much the share price has moved over the past year.1W: Last week's move. Green up = a bull (rising) week, red down = a bear (falling) week.
3i GroupIII.L · Financial Services£26.685.13.0%-33% +1%
3i Infrastructure plc3IN.L · Financial Services£3.9212.03.5%+9% -1%
3M CompanyMMM · Industrials$162.6532.51.7%+22% +2%
4imprint Group plcFOUR.L · Communication Services£43.8218.23.7%+48% +16%
A. O. Smith CorporationAOS · Industrials$56.8917.72.3%-8% +2%
A.G. BARR p.l.c.BAG.L · Consumer Defensive£6.0114.43.1%-12% -6%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT · Healthcare$102.3635.62.3%-16% -2%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV · Healthcare$262.5170.42.8%+30% -6%
abrdnABDN.L · Financial Services£2.3911.95.8%+22% +7%
Accenture plcACN · Technology$189.6414.43.7%-23% -1%
Admiral Group plcADM.L · Financial Services£38.6217.13.8%+11% -2%
Adobe Inc.ADBE · Technology$252.2315.10.0%-23% -2%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.AMD · Technology$512.50121.60.0%+175% +12%
Affirm Holdings, Inc.AFRM · Financial Services$71.5869.70.0%+6% +12%
AflacAFL · Financial Services$116.8113.12.0%+19% -2%
Agilent Technologies, Inc.A · Healthcare$153.6930.00.7%+31% +1%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD · Basic Materials$287.082.4%+10% +0%
Airbnb, Inc.ABNB · Consumer Cyclical$167.5142.20.0%+53% -0%
Airtel AfricaAAF.L · Communication Services£3.4623.11.7%+48% -6%
AJ Bell plcAJB.L · Financial Services£5.8620.32.4%+17% +2%
Akamai Technologies, Inc.AKAM · Technology$104.4842.30.0%+65% +14%
Albemarle CorporationALB · Basic Materials$109.47462.01.2%+74% +4%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.ARE · Real Estate$53.526.0%-31% -7%
Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLCALFA.L · Technology£1.5516.20.9%-26% -5%
Alibaba Group Holding LimitedBABA · Consumer Cyclical$107.2719.60.8%+7% +12%
Align Technology, Inc.ALGN · Healthcare$150.4530.00.0%+24% -3%
Allegion plcALLE · Industrials$152.8122.11.3%+4% +6%
Alliance Witan PlcALW.L · Financial Services£13.478.72.1%+11% +3%
Alliant Energy CorporationLNT · Utilities$66.1121.73.1%+8% -2%
AllstateALL · Financial Services$254.855.31.6%+29% -4%
Alphabet (Google)GOOG · Communication Services$339.3617.20.2%+70% +7%
Alphabet (Google)GOOGL · Communication Services$342.8717.30.2%+71% +8%
Altria GroupMO · Consumer Defensive$70.1013.76.5%+8% -9%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN · Consumer Cyclical$245.9621.90.0%+22% +20%
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.AMC · Communication Services$2.660.0%-18% -3%
Amcor plcAMCR · Consumer Cyclical$41.9738.25.5%+1% +4%
Ameren CorporationAEE · Utilities$103.0419.02.8%+9% -1%
American Electric Power Company, Inc.AEP · Utilities$120.6921.43.1%+13% -2%
American Express CompanyAXP · Financial Services$312.4320.71.1%+16% +5%
American International Group, Inc.AIG · Financial Services$76.0714.12.6%+1% -0%
American Tower CorporationAMT · Real Estate$176.3927.34.1%-15% -6%
American Water Works Company, Inc.AWK · Utilities$137.6923.62.6%-4% -3%
Ameriprise FinancialAMP · Financial Services$540.8613.61.2%+13% +4%
AMETEK, Inc.AME · Industrials$232.1937.50.5%+42% +8%
Amgen Inc.AMGN · Healthcare$376.3525.72.4%+48% +5%
Amphenol CorporationAPH · Technology$83.9241.70.6%+53% +15%
Analog Devices, Inc.ADI · Technology$362.0457.31.1%+74% +7%
Anglo American plcAAL.L · Basic Materials£39.130.7%+85% +12%
AntofagastaANTO.L · Basic Materials£35.9440.21.2%+94% +14%
AO World plcAO.L · Consumer Cyclical£0.9116.40.0%+10% +1%
Aon plcAON · Financial Services$300.5719.70.9%-2% -5%
APA CorporationAPA · Energy$44.798.62.4%+110% -6%
Apollo Global Management, Inc.APO · Financial Services$124.5349.91.7%+0% +8%
Apple Inc.AAPL · Technology$332.4135.00.3%+34% -8%
Applied Materials, Inc.AMAT · Technology$415.3849.40.4%+186% +22%
AppLovin CorporationAPP · Communication Services$326.5624.50.0%-30% +5%
Aptiv PLCAPTV · Consumer Cyclical$43.3422.50.0%-26% -19%
Arch Capital Group Ltd.ACGL · Financial Services$96.977.70.0%+11% -5%
Archer Aviation Inc.ACHR · Industrials$5.220.0%-30% +16%
Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM · Consumer Defensive$85.0022.02.6%+43% -3%
Ares Management CorporationARES · Financial Services$124.2165.63.9%-21% +12%
Arista Networks, Inc.ANET · Technology$197.5462.60.0%+42% +25%
Arm Holdings plcARM · Technology$243.98271.60.0%+94% +22%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.AJG · Financial Services$243.7842.01.1%-11% -7%
Ashmore Group PlcASHM.L · Financial Services£2.1113.27.5%+28% +6%
ASML Holding N.V.ASML · Technology$1,602.2261.40.5%+151% +8%
ASOS PlcASC.L · Consumer Cyclical£4.240.0%+25% -2%
Associated British Foods plcABF.L · Consumer Defensive£18.3915.63.0%-9% +0%
AssurantAIZ · Financial Services$283.5613.51.2%+41% +7%
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.ASTS · Technology$59.270.0%+54% +29%
Astera Labs, Inc.ALAB · Technology$269.18153.70.0%+74% +28%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plcAML.L · Consumer Cyclical£0.330.0%-52% -4%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN.L · Healthcare£121.3623.92.0%+7% -8%
AT&T Inc.T · Communication Services$25.868.14.6%-9% -4%
Atmos Energy CorporationATO · Utilities$161.9620.12.4%+5% -3%
Auction Technology Group plcATG.L · Technology£4.360.0%+35% -4%
Autodesk, Inc.ADSK · Technology$220.3136.70.0%-13% -2%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP · Technology$273.1924.82.5%-9% -1%
Autotrader Group plcAUTO.L · Communication Services£5.0015.52.2%-35% -2%
AutoZone, Inc.AZO · Consumer Cyclical$2,849.0420.90.0%-25% -2%
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.AVB · Real Estate$184.0625.03.9%+1% -1%
Avery Dennison CorporationAVY · Consumer Cyclical$172.2819.72.2%+8% +5%
AvivaAV.L · Financial Services£7.1525.85.6%+6% +2%
Axon Enterprise, Inc.AXON · Industrials$468.42266.20.0%-24% +15%
B&M European Value Retail plcBME.L · Consumer Defensive£2.3514.74.2%+6% +1%
Babcock International Group PLCBAB.L · Industrials£10.2129.00.6%+22% +4%
BAE Systems plcBA.L · Industrials£20.2931.91.7%+29% +7%
Baidu, Inc.BIDU · Communication Services$88.550.0%+21% +6%
Baker Hughes CompanyBKR · Energy$56.3220.81.4%+52% +5%
Ball CorporationBALL · Consumer Cyclical$61.2618.01.3%+18% -4%
Baltic Classifieds Group PLCBCG.L · Communication Services£2.2923.41.7%-39% +1%
Bank of America CorporationBAC · Financial Services$57.9014.82.0%+42% +4%
Bank of Georgia GroupBGEO.L · Financial Services£137.008.84.2%+58% +8%
Barclays PLCBARC.L · Financial Services£4.7510.82.2%+39% +7%
Barratt RedrowBTRW.L · Consumer Cyclical£3.0921.35.4%-16% +7%
Baxter International Inc.BAX · Healthcare$23.530.1%+18% +10%
Beam Therapeutics Inc.BEAM · Healthcare$23.100.0%+52% +4%
BeazleyBEZ.L · Financial Services£13.0416.01.9%+42% -0%
Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX · Healthcare$181.8531.42.3%+22% +1%
Bellway p.l.c.BWY.L · Consumer Cyclical£20.9216.23.4%-14% +5%

All 858 shares are here, in alphabetical order, 100 at a time. Jump with the letters above, or use the full A-Z or the screener to filter by the numbers.

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FundCategory: The kind of thing the fund holds - global shares, US shares, UK shares, bonds, gold, and so on.OCF: Ongoing Charge Figure: the fund's yearly running cost, taken automatically. 0.22% is about £2.20 a year for every £1,000 you hold.Yield: The income the fund has paid out over the past year as a percentage of its price. Accumulating funds reinvest this for you instead of paying cash.Acc / Dist: Accumulating (Acc) reinvests dividends inside the fund automatically; Distributing (Dist) pays them to you as cash. Same index either way.1Y: How much the share price has moved over the past year.1W: Last week's move. Green up = a bull (rising) week, red down = a bear (falling) week.
Amundi Smart Overnight Return UCITS ETF (GBP Hedged, Acc)CSH2.L · SONIA Compounded Index (GBP Hedged)Bonds0.1%Acc+4% +0%
HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETFHMWO.L · MSCI WorldGlobal0.15%Dist+21% +3%
Invesco EQQQ Nasdaq-100 UCITS ETF (Dist)EQQQ.L · Nasdaq-100US0.3%Dist+25% +7%
Invesco FTSE All-World UCITS ETF AccFWRA.L · FTSE All-WorldGlobal0.15%Acc+24% +5%
Invesco Physical Gold ETC (GBP)SGLP.L · LBMA Gold PriceGold0.12%Gold +10766%
Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF AccSPXP.L · S&P 500US0.05%Acc+22% +4%
iShares $ TIPS UCITS ETF (Acc)ITPS.L · Bloomberg US Government Inflation-Linked Bond IndexBonds0.1%Acc+1% -1%
iShares $ Treasury Bond 0-1yr UCITS ETF (Acc)IB01.L · ICE US Treasury 0-1 Year BondBonds0.07%Acc+4% +0%
iShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist)IBTS.L · ICE US Treasury 1-3 Year BondBonds0.07%Dist+2% -1%
iShares $ Treasury Bond 20+yr UCITS ETF (Dist)IDTL.L · ICE US Treasury 20+ Year BondBonds0.07%4.7%Dist-1% -1%
iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF (Acc)RBOT.L · iSTOXX FactSet Automation & RoboticsThematic0.4%Acc+43% +11%
iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)CUKX.L · FTSE 100UK0.07%Acc+23% -0%
iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (Dist)ISF.L · FTSE 100UK0.07%3.0%Dist+19% -0%
iShares Core GBP Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Dist)SLXX.L · Markit iBoxx GBP Liquid Corporates Large CapBonds0.2%5.0%Dist+3% +1%
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (Dist)AGGG.L · Bloomberg Global AggregateBonds0.1%3.2%Dist+1% +1%
iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF (Acc)EIMI.L · MSCI Emerging Markets IMIEmerging0.18%Acc+32% +8%
iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF (Acc)SMEA.L · MSCI EuropeEurope0.12%Acc+23% +2%
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)SWDA.L · MSCI WorldGlobal0.2%Acc+22% +3%
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)CSP1.L · S&P 500US0.07%Acc+22% +4%
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Dist)IUSA.L · S&P 500US0.07%Dist+21% +4%
iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF (Dist)IGLT.L · FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts All StocksBonds0.07%4.4%Dist+2% +1%
iShares Digital Security UCITS ETF (Acc)LOCK.L · STOXX Global Digital SecurityThematic0.4%Acc+34% +7%
iShares Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology UCITS ETF (Acc)ECAR.L · STOXX Global Electric Vehicles & Driving TechnologyThematic0.4%Acc+50% +6%
iShares GBP Index-Linked Gilts UCITS ETF (Dist)INXG.L · Bloomberg UK Government Inflation-Linked Bond IndexBonds0.1%7.6%Dist+2% +1%
iShares Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF (Dist)INRG.L · S&P Global Clean EnergyThematic0.65%Dist+32% +6%
iShares Global High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF (GBP Hedged, Dist)GHYS.L · Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets Liquid High Yield Capped Index (GBP Hedged)Bonds0.55%5.7%Dist+4% +1%
iShares Global Water UCITS ETF (Dist)IH2O.L · S&P Global WaterThematic0.65%Dist+2% +2%
iShares Healthcare Innovation UCITS ETF (Acc)HEAL.L · iSTOXX FactSet Breakthrough HealthcareThematic0.4%Acc+32% +1%
iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)SSAC.L · MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index)Global0.2%Acc+24% +4%
iShares MSCI World ESG Screened UCITS ETF (Acc)SAWD.L · MSCI World ESG ScreenedESG0.2%Acc+22% +5%
iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)WSML.L · MSCI World Small CapGlobal0.35%Acc+27% +4%
iShares MSCI World SRI UCITS ETF (Acc)SUSW.L · MSCI World SRI Select Reduced Fossil FuelESG0.2%Acc+22% +3%
iShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)CNX1.L · Nasdaq-100Tech0.3%Acc+28% +7%
iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF (Acc)BTEK.L · Nasdaq BiotechnologyThematic0.35%Acc+52% -0%
iShares Physical Gold ETCSGLN.L · LBMA Gold PriceGold0.12%Gold+31% +5%
iShares Physical Silver ETCSSLN.L · LBMA Silver PriceOther0.2%Gold+27% +8%
iShares UK Gilts 0-5yr UCITS ETF (Dist)IGLS.L · FTSE Actuaries UK Gilts 0-5Bonds0.07%4.0%Dist+3% +1%
L&G All Commodities UCITS ETFBCOG.L · Bloomberg Commodity IndexOther0.15%Acc+38% -3%
SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETF (Acc)FTAL.L · FTSE All-ShareUK0.2%Acc+22% +0%
SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI UCITS ETF (Acc)IMID.L · MSCI ACWI IMIGlobal0.17%Acc+24% +5%
SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)SWRD.L · MSCI WorldGlobal0.12%Acc+23% +5%
SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Dist)SPY5.L · S&P 500US0.03%0.9%Dist+22% +5%
VanEck Defense UCITS ETF (Acc)DFNS.L · MarketVector Global Defense IndustryThematic0.55%Acc+16% +10%
VanEck Gold Miners UCITS ETF (Acc)GDX.L · NYSE Arca Gold Miners IndexGold0.53%Acc+57% +15%
VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETFSMGB.L · MarketVector US Listed Semiconductor 10% CappedTech0.35%Acc+120% +12%
Vanguard ESG Global All Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)V3AB.L · FTSE Global All Cap Choice IndexESG0.24%Acc+23% +4%
Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)VUKG.L · FTSE 100UK0.09%2.0%Acc+22% -0%
Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (Dist)VUKE.L · FTSE 100UK0.09%3.1%Dist+22% -0%
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (Acc)VMIG.L · FTSE 250UK0.1%2.1%Acc+18% +3%
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (Dist)VMID.L · FTSE 250UK0.1%3.4%Dist+18% +3%
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Acc)VHYG.L · FTSE All-World High Dividend YieldIncome0.29%Acc+28% +0%
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)VHYL.L · FTSE All-World High Dividend YieldIncome0.29%Dist+27% +0%
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)VWRP.L · FTSE All-WorldGlobal0.22%Acc+24% +4%
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Dist)VWRL.L · FTSE All-WorldGlobal0.22%Dist+24% +4%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF (Dist)VAPX.L · FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan IndexOther0.15%Dist+54% +8%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF (Dist)VERX.L · FTSE Developed Europe ex UK IndexEurope0.1%Dist+22% +3%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF (Dist)VEUR.L · FTSE Developed Europe IndexEurope0.1%Dist+22% +2%
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)VHVG.L · FTSE DevelopedGlobal0.12%Acc+24% +4%
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Dist)VEVE.L · FTSE DevelopedGlobal0.12%Dist+24% +4%
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (Acc)VFEG.L · FTSE EmergingEmerging0.22%Acc+21% +4%
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (Dist)VFEM.L · FTSE EmergingEmerging0.17%Dist+22% +4%
Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF (Dist)VJPN.L · FTSE Japan IndexOther0.1%Dist+28% +5%
Vanguard FTSE North America UCITS ETF (Dist)VNRT.L · FTSE North America IndexUS0.08%Dist+22% +3%
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (GBP Hedged, Acc)VAGS.L · Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted and Scaled Index (GBP Hedged)Bonds0.08%Acc+2% +0%
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)VUAG.L · S&P 500US0.07%Acc+22% +4%
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Dist)VUSA.L · S&P 500US0.07%Dist+22% +4%
Vanguard UK Gilt UCITS ETF (Acc)VGVA.L · Bloomberg Sterling Gilt Float Adjusted IndexBonds0.05%3.3%Acc+2% +1%
Vanguard UK Gilt UCITS ETF (Dist)VGOV.L · Bloomberg UK Gilt Float AdjustedBonds0.07%4.6%Dist+2% +1%
Vanguard USD Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (Dist)VUCP.L · Bloomberg Global Aggregate Corporate - United States Dollar IndexBonds0.07%Dist+2% -1%
Vanguard USD Emerging Markets Government Bond UCITS ETF (Dist)VEMT.L · Bloomberg EM USD Sovereign + Quasi-Sovereign IndexBonds0.23%Dist+5% -0%
WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETFGGRP.L · WisdomTree Global Developed Quality Dividend Growth IndexIncome0.38%Dist+16% +1%
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence & Big Data UCITS ETFXAIX.L · Nasdaq Global Artificial Intelligence and Big DataTech0.35%Acc+44% +9%
Xtrackers MSCI World ex USA UCITS ETF 1CEXUS.L · MSCI World ex USAGlobal0.15%Acc+24% +4%
Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF 1CXDWD.L · MSCI WorldGlobal0.12%Acc+23% +5%
Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF 4CXDPU.L · S&P 500US0.03%Acc+22% +5%