400 brand new stocks, including 200 exclusively for Plus

We’ve got a HUGE batch of new additions this week, including our first major Plus universe expansion, so we’ve got a bit more for you in this week’s blog!

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Exclusively for Plus

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We’re really excited about the first big batch of stocks of over 200 we’ve added for our early Plus members. Highlights include:

• Bloomsbury £BMY - The publishing house best known for the Harry Potter series.
• Spire Healthcare £SPI - The UK’s second largest private healthcare provider.
• De La Rue £DLAR - A specialist printer for everything from bank notes to passports.
• TT Electronics £TTG - A manufacturer of medical devices.
• EnQuest £ENQ - An oil exploration company operating in the UK.
• Valirx £VAL - A biotech with a number of molecules in trial to treat cancer and other diseases.
• Dignity £DTY - One of the largest providers of funeral services and pre-paid funeral plans in the UK.
• Ten Entertainment £TEG - Operator of entertaining venues from bowling alleys to escape rooms.
• Avacta £AVCT - A biotech that’s developing therapies and diagnostic tools for cancer.
• Amryt Pharma £AMYT - A biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for rare and orphan diseases.
• And over 100 investment trusts and REITs including: The Biotech Growth Trust £BIOG, Merian Chrysalis £MERI, Throgmorton Trust £THRG, Artemis Alpha £ATS, Capital & Regional £CAL, Baillie Gifford UK Growth £BGUK, US Growth £USA, and European Growth £BGEU. 

Hotels to horse-racing and a few more US stocks in between 

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As we promised last week, we’re continuing to expand the list of stocks available to everyone. We’ve got an eclectic group this week, with some well-known brands and dominant industry players, like:

• Williams-Sonoma $WSM - owner of the eponymous homeware stores as well as Pottery Barn. Shopping here is a sure sign you’ve entered middle age.
• Choice Hotels $CHH - owner and operator of over 6,000 hotels globally including Comfort, Sleep Inn, and Quality Hotels.
• Knight-Swift $KNX - the largest trucking company in the US.
• Churchill Downs $CHDN - home of the Kentucky Derby and owner of a number of casinos too.
• HD Supply $HDS - a wholesale version of the American’s version of B&Q (that’s Home Depot, of course).

Insurance and investment managers‍

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There are a lot of financial institutions in this week’s addition, including some big names in consumer finance and investment management.

• Voya Financial $VOYA - A consumer finance behemoth based in NYC and formerly a subsidiary of ING.
• Eaton Vance $EV - An fund and wealth manager with a wide range of products and services.
• Ares Capital $ARCC - A leading private equity and private debt manager, specialising in investments in mid-market companies globally.
• Lincoln National $LNC - A Fortune 250 company that operates a number of insurance and investment management businesses.
• Athene Holding $ATH - A retirement services company that provides a range of financial products.

More biotechs ‍

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There’s a range of biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies that we’ve added this week, developing cutting edge therapies and medical devices.

• Repligen $RGEN - A developer of materials used in drug manufacturing.
• Exelixis $EXEL - A genomics-based drug discovery company working on developing cancer treatments.
• Mirati Therapeutics $MRTX - developing treatments for cancer through genomics
• Emergent $EBS - A biotech working on vaccines and antibody therapeutics as well as medical devices.
• Ultragenyx $RARE - A clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for serious genetic diseases.
• United Therapeutics $UTHR - Working on chronic and life-threatening diseases.
• Intra-Cellular $ITCI - Developing drugs for neuropsychiatric diseases.

Lots of ADRs 🇨🇳

We’ve also been sure to add American Depository Receipts (ADRs) for some major companies based outside of the UK and US.

• Aegon NV $AEG - A multinational that provides life assurance, pensions and asset management services.
• 58.com $WUBA - A Chinese ecommerce platform for second-hand and bulk-buying backed by Tencent.
• Galapagos $GLPG - A Belgian biotech specialising in the development of small molecule medicines.
• Zai Lab $ZLAB - A Chinese biotech developing medicines for cancer and infectious diseases.
• Dada Nexus $DADA - Think of it like Amazon on-demand. For stores. In China.
• Silicon Motion $SIMO - A Taiwanese company that makes chips for storage devices.

Don’t forget the SPACs!

Last but not least, we’ve added a few more SPACs - all of which have already identified a target to merge with. 

Not sure what a SPAC is? Why not check out a post from earlier in the year?

• Churchill Capital III $CCXX - Merging with MultiPlan, a healthcare cost management tech platform.
• Forum II $FMCI - Merging with Tattooed Chef, a plant-based food company.
• Landcadia Holdings II $LCA - A gambling-focused SPAC, merging with Golden Nugget Online Gaming.

Plus members will also see a brand new Collection for SPACs on their app.

Join the discussion on the forum and see the full list of stocks.

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