The document analyzes ownership of shares in UK-domiciled companies in 2014. It finds that over half (53.8%) of shares were owned by foreign investors, valued at £928.6 billion. The next highest proportion of shares were owned by individuals at 11.9%, valued at £206.2 billion. Overall, shares in UK companies were valued at £1.727 trillion in 2014, a 7.4% increase from 2013.
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Ownership of UK Quoted Shares 2014
1. Ownership of UK Quoted
Shares, 2014
UK Domiciled Companies
Some Facts and Figures
C W Mobbs
September 2015
2. Introduction
• For the purposes of this analysis, it includes those companies
listed on the London Stock Exchange and are domiciled in the
UK
• The analysis is by way of beneficial ownership, defined as the
underlying owner; the person or body who receives the benefits
of holding the shares
Data Source: Office for National Statistics,“Ownership of quoted shares for UK domiciled companies,
2014”, 2nd
September 2015
3. Beneficial Ownership (1)
• At the end of 2014, shares in UK domiciled companies were valued at
a total of £1.727 trillion.
• The majority (53.8%) were owned by ‘Rest of the World’, valued at
£928.6 bn.This was up from 31% in 1998.
• The next highest proportion is those owned by individuals, 11.9%,
valued at £206.2 bn, an increase from the historic low of 10% in 2010
and 2012.
4. Beneficial Ownership (2)
£ billion Per cent
Sector
Individuals 206.2 11.9
Charities, churches, etc. 20.1 1.2
Insurance companies 101.8 5.9
Pension funds 51.7 3.0
Investment trusts 31.1 1.8
Unit trusts 155.2 9.0
Banks 24.3 1.4
Other financial institutions 123.0 7.1
Private non-financial companies 34.7 2.0
Public sector 50.2 2.9
Rest of the world 928.6 53.8
Total 1,726.8 100.0
6. UK Stock Market (1)
• Between 1st
January 2013 and 31st
December 2014, the value
of all UK ordinary shares quoted on the London Stock
Exchange increased from £1,608 bn to £1,727 billion, an
increase of 7.4%