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

Investors in the UK stock market can benefit from low valuations, high yields and a defensive sector mix amidst global geopolitical uncertainty. With indications of improving economic conditions and increased inflows, the UK represents a stable and attractive investment environment.

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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

£15.0bn

invested across 6 dedicated investment strategies

Over 220 colleagues

Circa 450

UK company meetings per year

Artemis as at 30 June 2025

Seven simple lessons from 25 years of Artemis Income

   
 

Investment professionals have an unfortunate tendency to overcomplicate matters, which is ironic because complexity and indecision are common bedfellows. In our experience, while investing is never easy, it certainly helps if you start simple and stay simple.

To that end, we have developed some relatively straightforward investment principles during the decades we’ve been managing the Artemis Income Fund, which celebrated its 25th anniversary on 6 June 2025.
Since launch, the fund has outperformed its benchmark – the FTSE All-Share – in 97% of rolling five-year periods since launch to 30 April 2025.*



Source: Lipper Limited from 6 June 2000 (when Artemis took over management of the fund) to 30 April 2025, I Inc GBP. Data prior to 7 March 2008 reflects class R distribution GBP. All figures show total returns with dividends and/or income reinvested, net of all charges.

Discrete calendar year performance 

Source for all information: Artemis as at 31 March 2025, unless otherwise stated. 

2025 (to 30 June) 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 
Artemis Income I Inc GBP  12.1% 15.1% 9.8% 0.4% 16.2% -6.7%
FTSE All-Share TR 9.1% 9.5% 7.9% 0.3% 18.3% -9.8% 
UK Equity Income Average  9.0%  8.7%  7.0%  -2.0%  18.4%  -10.8% 
Source: Lipper Limited, mid to mid in sterling to the date shown. All figures show total returns with dividends reinvested. Past performance is not a guide to the future. 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. This class may have charges or a hedging approach different from those in the IA sector benchmark. 

HL Meet the Manager: Nick Shenton


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.

How can we help?

How to invest

You can invest with us, via your financial adviser or with investment platforms

Your options for investing in Artemis funds