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UK equities: Are investors missing profits staring them in the face?

With companies buying up their own shares, foreign investors returning to UK shores and attractive valuations on offer, we believe now is the time to invest in the companies right here on our doorstep.

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A strong performance record

 
Fund Since launch 10 years 5 years 3 years 1 year
Artemis UK Select 1035.5% 136.1% 152.4% 43.0% 15.2%
Artemis Income 680.2% 94.5% 88.2% 28.4%
11.7%
Artemis UK Special Situations 889.7% 76.3% 91.8% 24.5% 7.9%
Artemis SmartGARP UK Equity 614.5% 140.3% 155.2% 43.8% 17.1%
FTSE All-Share TR - 81.7% 76.5% 23.3% 10.5%
Artemis UK Smaller Companies
2208.9% 105.0% 72.2% 5.4% 3.6%
Deutsche Numis Smaller Companies  (-InvTrust) TR
- 60.3% 68.2% 2.7% 2.3%

Fund performance vs peer group*

100% of our UK equity AUM is 1st quartile over 5 years and since launch

Fund performance vs peer group

Past performance is not a guide to the future. Source: Lipper Limited. All figures show total returns with dividends and/or income reinvested, net of all charges. Performance does not take account of any costs incurred when investors buy or sell the fund. Returns may vary as a result of currency fluctuations if the investor's currency is different to that of the class. Artemis UK Select (sector is IA UK All Companies): class I accumulation GBP from 3 April 1998 to 31 March 2025; data prior to 1 September 2010 reflects class R accumulation GBP. Artemis Income (sector is IA UK Equity Income): class I accumulation GBP from 6 June 2000 to 31 March 2025; data prior to 7 March 2008 reflects class R distribution GBP. Artemis UK Special Situations (sector is IA UK All Companies): class I accumulation GBP from 9 March 2000 to 31 March 2025; data prior to 7 March 2008 reflects class R accumulation GBP. Artemis SmartGARP UK Equity (sector is IA UK All Companies): class I accumulation GBP from 9 September 2002 to 31 March 2025; data prior to 1 September 2010 reflects class R accumulation GBP. Artemis UK Smaller Companies (sector is IA UK Smaller Companies): class I accumulation GBP from 3 April 1998 to 31 March 2025; data prior to 1 September 2010 reflects class R accumulation GBP. *As at 30 September 2024.

Video: UK equities in 5ive

Five of our UK equity fund managers explain why investors who ignore the UK risk missing out on future profits and the difference when investing with Artemis. In this short video, hear from Ed Legget, Andy Marsh, Mark Niznik, Nick Shenton and Will Tamworth.

1. Outlook

2. Valuation

3. Stocks

4. Income

5. Why Artemis

UK equities at Artemis

Founded in 1997

10 investment professionals

focused on UK equities

An owner-managed business

Owner-managed business

We believe that a partnership is a flexible and robust structure for an investment management business

Our fund managers invest their own money

Our managers invest their own money

Our managers invest in their own and their colleagues’ funds, which aligns their interests directly with those of our investors

We manage over £26 bn of clients' money

£14.3bn

invested across 5 dedicated investment strategies

Over 220 colleagues

Circa 450

UK company meetings per year

Artemis as at 28 February 2025

Artemis UK Smaller Companies: The quiz

While UK smaller companies have been in the doldrums for years, they could be among the biggest winners of international investors’ reappraisal of the UK domestic market.

See if you can match Mark Niznik and William Tamworth’s in-depth knowledge of their portfolio holdings in the Artemis UK Smaller Companies Fund quiz.

 

 

Sources: Q1: Ticket Source. Q2: Source: Internet archive. Q3: Spitalfields Life. Q4: Wikipedia. Q5: Frankie Boyle. Q6: BBC. Q7: Jet2. Q8: The Guardian. Q9: Flight Global. Q10: GQ magazine.

Our UK fund range

Artemis Income Fund

Artemis Income

Aims to provide investors with a steady and growing
income
along with capital growth, over five years.

Artemis UK Select Fund

Artemis UK Select

A 'best ideas' fund, seeking long-term capital growth
by investing in a focused portfolio of 40 to 60 stocks.

Artemis UK Smaller Companies Fund

Artemis UK Smaller Companies

Aims to exploit the superior growth potential of smaller companies.

Artemis UK Special Situations Fund

Artemis UK Special Situations

Looking for unrecognised growth potential in companies, often those that are unloved or out-of-favour.

Artemis SmartGARP UK Equity Fund

Artemis SmartGARP UK Equity

A concentrated ‘best ideas’ portfolio of c50-80 stocks.

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Capital at risk. All financial investments involve taking risk and the value of your investment may go down as well as up. This means your investment is not guaranteed and you may not get back as much as you put in. Any income from the investment is also likely to vary and cannot be guaranteed.

This is a marketing communication. Before making any final investment decisions, and to understand the investment risks involved, refer to the fund prospectus, available in English, and KIID/KID, available in English and in your local language depending on local country registration, from www.artemisfunds.com or www.fundinfo.com.

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