UK Companies with Broad-Based Ownership Plans Continue to Outpace Market

The stock price of companies traded on the UK's FTSE stock index with at least 3% of their shares owned by broad-based employee ownership plans grew 53% in 2013, compared to 21% for other FTSE-listed companies. Going back to 2002, the employee ownership companies have outperformed the market in 8 of 11 years, with an average annual difference of 14%. The index was created by a partnership between the London Stock Exchange and Capital Strategies.