Foreign investors own 66% of UK-listed shares

European investors boosted holdings in past two months

Foreign investors now own 66% of UK-listed shares, up from 64% in 2019, according to an analysis of UK shareholder registers by investor relations consultancy Orient Capital.

US investors are the largest foreign holders of British shares, owning 28% of the London market in 2021. Almost three-fifths of this (57%) is from US mutual funds.  "Along with their Canadian neighbours, US mutual funds now own £1 in every £6 of UK shares, up from just £1 in £9 in 2013, making them the largest shareholders in British companies, bigger even than British unit trusts which now own £1 in every £7," the report said. Changes to takeovers and a more restrictive approach to foreign direct investment: What's the impact on UK businesses?  European investors have increased th...