Get foreign exposure with high-quality ADRs

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A great way for investors to gain exposure to some of the world’s best companies is with American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that trade on New York. Here are three of our favourites (including Diageo—see box). Note, however, that we see only two of them as buys for right now. ABB LTD. ADRs $33 is a buy. The company (New York symbol ABB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $66.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abb.com) is a leading manufacturer of transformers, transmission systems and circuit breakers for electrical utilities. It also makes automation systems and robotic equipment. In the third quarter of 2021, ABB’s revenue rose 6.8%, to $7.03 billion from $6.58 billion a year earlier. That’s mainly due to the rebound in manufacturing activity following last year’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Earnings in the quarter also improved to $0.33 per ADR compared to a loss of $0.24. Due to the current shortage of computer…