Here's a look at the foreign names your funds own. To portfolio managers at a fund company like Putnam, investing in Gucci surely has more to do with the smell of success than with the aroma of fine Italian leather. Fund companies are the largest shareholders of many familiar ADR names, including Honda, Deutsche Bank, and Telefonos de Mexico, and seven of the top 10 institutional holders of ADRs run mutual funds. If you own a stock fund, even one that focuses on U.S. companies, there's a good chance it has at least a smattering of its assets in ADRs. The site offers a world tour of ADR information, including not only who owns which ADRs, but financial data on individual companies and their securities, analysts' ratings, news on regional and worldwide market activity, tracking and charting tools, and industry sector updates.
Individuals can buy and sell ADRs directly on U.S. exchanges, with shares denominated in dollars.
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