Since the start of 2011, US equities have outperformed several of their emerging-market counterparts. This is partly because the previous decade-long hype about Bric nations left many emerging-markets equities looking pricey. By contrast, many multinational US companies now offer a cheaper way to play the dynamic growth of emerging economies.
But what to buy?
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Gartmore US Growth Fund top ten holdings
| Apple Inc | 5.3 |
| Dow Chemical Co | 4.3 |
| Oracle Corp | 3.9 |
| Baidu Inc | 3.5 |
| US Bancorp Delaware | 3.3 |
| Praxair Inc | 3.1 |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.1 |
| Monsanto Co | 3.1 |
| Union Pacific Corp | 3.0 |
| Priceline.com Inc | 2.9 |
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