Temple Bar Investment Trust Delivers 19.9% Share Price Return In H1 2025

Temple Bar buys Korean banks and Smith & Nephew as it looks to keep trouncing FTSE All-Share index

Temple Bar (TMPL) has held its top spot in the UK Equity Income sector after generating a total 14.2% investment return in the first half of the year to beat the 9.1% gain in the FTSE All-Share index. A bid for Direct Line and other successful value-style stock picks of Redwheel fund managers Ian Lance and Nick Purves boosted the portfolio in the six-month period. As word got out, and as the low valuation of UK stocks attracted international inv…

Temple Bar delivers benchmark-beating NAV growth of 14.1% as Johnson Matthey and FTSE 100 banks drive returns

The Temple Bar Investment Trust has delivered yet another strong period of performance in the first half of 2025, as the trust’s NAV rose 14.1%, far outstripping benchmark returns. Temple Bar’s commitment to value investing and unwavering dedication to selecting shares that are fundamentally undervalued meant the trust thrived during market volatility in the wake […] The post Temple Bar delivers benchmark-beating NAV growth of 14.1% as Johnson M…

Temple Bar Investment Trust Delivers 19.9% Share Price Return In H1 2025

Temple Bar Investment Trust has reported strong half-year results to 30 June 2025, with a 14.2% NAV total return and a 19.9% share price total return, outperforming the FTSE All-Share’s 9.1%. The Trust reduced its discount to NAV to 2% and declared an increased second interim dividend of 3.75p per share, reflecting its progressive dividend policy.