hiriskpaul wrote:Since 1 May 2019, the Vanguard FTSE all World ETF (VWRL) is down 10.6%, excluding dividends, so yes the World Index is definitely a better one to track then the FTSE 100!
Home bias is a severe disadvantage for UK investors. Where will the growth come from in the FTSE 100?
Looking at my UK holdings, on a total return basis for 13 March 2019 to 13 March 2020 I do have some winners:
Domino's Pizza Group (FTSE 250) is up 33.99%
Spirax Sarco Engineering (FTSE 100, recently promoted!) is up 17.02%
AstraZeneca (FTSE 100) is up 3.44%
Diploma (FTSE 250) is up 0.71%
I guess AstraZeneca might be expected to benefit from demand for drugs and as a pharma company it's seen as defensive and less tied to the economic cycle or reduced leisure activities (which Cineworld might suffer from). However, it's the only FTSE 100 stock I hold which has gained other than Spirax Sarco Engineering, which I still think of as a mid cap because it has only just been promoted to the FTSE 100 and is right near the bottom of the index far removed from the Shells and the Lloyds.
Best wishes
Mark.