Why do so many UK investors end up heavily exposed to the US?
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A lot of UK portfolios seem to end up looking something like global ETF + S&P 500 + a few US tech stocks
which makes me wonder how much of that is deliberate and how much just happens because the biggest companies are American
for people investing from the UK, do you actively try to keep some exposure to UK or European companies, or do you simply accept whatever regional weighting the global fund gives you?
not asking which approach is better. curious how people think about the concentration
A lot of UK portfolios seem to end up looking something like global ETF + S&P 500 + a few US tech stocks
which makes me wonder how much of that is deliberate and how much just happens because the biggest companies are American
for people investing from the UK, do you actively try to keep some exposure to UK or European companies, or do you simply accept whatever regional weighting the global fund gives you?
not asking which approach is better. curious how people think about the concentration