The Ireland Top 20
What is the Ireland Top 20?
The Ireland Top 20 is an Exchange Traded Fund (EFT). An ETF is a basket of shares that is bought and sold on a stock exchange as if it were a single share.
Our Ireland Top 20 tracks the top 20 Irish shares. These shares are weighted so that the big companies have a bigger influence on the price of the ETF than smaller ones.
The companies that make up the Ireland Top 20 and their weightings are listed below (the shares that make up the ETF change from time to time as do their weighting):
| Company | Weighting |
| ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC | 2.49% |
| ARYZTA AG | 7.03% |
| BANK OF IRELAND | 1.92% |
| C R H PLC | 22.88% |
| C&C GROUP PLC | 1.95% |
| DCC PLC | 5.46% |
| DRAGON OIL PLC | 2.30% |
| ELAN CORPORATION PLC | 11.06% |
| F.B.D HOLDINGS PLC | 0.71% |
| GLANBIA PLC | 1.76% |
| GRAFTON GROUP.Plc | 1.80% |
| GREENCORE GROUP PLC | 0.55% |
| INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA PLC | 0.39% |
| IRISH LIFE AND PERMANENT PLC | 1.08% |
| KERRY GROUP PLC | 10.77% |
| KINGSPAN GROUP PLC | 1.69% |
| PADDY POWER PLC | 2.81% |
| RYANAIR HOLDINGS. PLC | 20.92% |
| SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC | 0.79% |
| UNITED DRUG PLC | 1.62% |
Note: The shares that make up the ETF change from time to time as do their weighting
Why Trade the Ireland Top 20?
Trading this ETF will give you exposure to the rise and fall the top 20 Irish shares in a similar manner to an index rising and falling. This means that you may get the benefit of a change in price of many shares whilst avoiding some of the volatility of individual shares.
How can you trade the Ireland Top 20?
You can trade this on our platform; it is listed under the Popular markets tab, Shares tab and also under the European Indices. For further information on the product please see the product info page.