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Inside Lowland: where opportunities may be emerging in the UK market

In recent years, UK market performance has been driven largely by a small number of very large companies. Lowland Investment Company takes a broader, all‑cap approach, investing across the market and including smaller companies that have received less attention. In this short interview, co‑fund manager James Henderson shares his views on where opportunities may now be emerging, and how Lowland’s approach aims to support long‑term growth while managing risk.

21 Apr 2026
9 minute read
Discrete year performance (%) Share price (total return) NAV (total return)
31/12/2024 to 31/12/2025 35.3 31.4
31/12/2023 to 31/12/2024 4.4 8.1
31/12/2022 to 31/12/2023 9.1 8.9
31/12/2021 to 31/12/2022 -5.2 -5.7
31/12/2020 to 31/12/2021 16.3 23.9

All performance, cumulative growth and annual growth data is sourced from Morningstar.

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