Delving into UK Midcap and Italian Equity ETFs

Newly launched Morningstar ETF Research Reports discuss how suitable four products are for exposure to European equities

Morningstar.co.uk Editors 18 August, 2011 | 9:47AM
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The Morningstar European ETF Research Team has launched two new ETF Research Reports. Click on the ETF names below to be taken to the Morningstar Research Reports.

To access the full list of the ETFs covered by Morningstar's ETF analysts, and for more information on Morningstar's ETF Research, please click here. An explanation of Morningstar's Star Rating for ETFs can be found here.

iShares FTSE 250
Excerpt from the report: By providing broad exposure to UK mid-cap stocks, iShares FTSE 250 can serve as a tool for asset allocators looking to control their market cap and style exposures. This fund would be suitable as a core holding in a UK- or Europe-centric equity allocation.It can also be used to complement an existing allocation to UK large cap equities such as the FTSE 100 as there is no overlap between the two indices.

Lyxor ETF FTSE MIB
Excerpt from the report: This ETF provides broad exposure to Italian large-cap equities and can be used as a core building block. Investing in this fund could appeal to those looking to build a diversified Italian-centric portfolio. However, investors should be aware that the top four constituents account for about half of the FTSE MIB index's total value.

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