Top 10 Most Popular Stocks in the Mutual Funds (UK)

BP is the top ranked stock in most funds. It is the third largest global energy company and the second largest component in the FTSE 100 Index.

BG Group is a leading player in the global energy market, with eadquarters in the United Kingdom. It is a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange and is also listed on the US over-the-counter market known as “International OTCQX”. In 2010 BG Group engaged with key stakeholders in the UK to provide input into the UK electricity market review in terms of how natural gas can contribute to meeting the UK’s energy and decarbonisation targets.

Following are the top 10 most popular stocks in the mutual funds (called Unit Trusts and OEIC Trusts) in the UK:

Rank, Company

1 BP

2 Vodafone

3 Royal Dutch Shell

4 HSBC

5 GlaxoSmithKline

6 BG Group

7 AstraZeneca

8 British American Tobacco

9 BHP Billiton

10 Nestle

Source: Trustnet, UK

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