Investing.com - Investors looking for European exposure, should consider the UK, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:BAC).
The Wall Street firm says the FTSE 100 index is attractive because it contains a large number of companies that perform well in the later stages of economic expansions, and its dividend yield is 4.00%.
Commodities -- oil and gas -- and basic resources make up 24% of the companies in the index, while defensives -- health care, utilities -- account for 21%.
BAML says the weak pound is also a positive because UK multinationals derive about 70% of their revenue from overseas markets.
Two popular exchange traded funds to play the FTSE 100 are the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF and the First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund.
BAML Says Time Is Right For UK Stocks
May 18, 2018
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