UK based private investor. I manage a portfolio of high return on capital stocks with growing free cash flow. Father of princesses

Joined February 2011
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Returns by year: 2017: 35.0% 2018: 0.2% 2019: 44.9% 2020: 21.6% 2021: 42.4% 2022: -16.8% 2023: 17.7% 2024: 22.2% 2025: 27.9%
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Bought $IDR Indra Sistemas for just over €48 on average. Spanish defence company with decent anti-drone technologies (among many others). Just smashed earnings and enduring a spat with the Spanish Govt. Might be of interest to #MSI holders as not dissimilar companies
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1/1/2026 portfolio: 1. #GDWN Goodwin 2. $GOOG Alphabet 3. $AMZN Amazon 4. $COHR Coherent 5. $MSCI MSCI 6. $UBER Uber 7. $BABA Alibaba 8. $CRM Salesforce 9. $MA Mastercard 10. $HALO Halozyme Therapeutics 11. $V Visa 12. $AMAT Applied Materials 13. $MELI Mercado Libre 14. $NVDA Nvidia 15. #MSI MSI 16. $NOVO Novo Nordisk 17. $FOUR Shift 4 Payments
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Now sold out of #MSI entirely. A multi-bagger but starting to feel like a jam tomorrow story
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2025 top performers: #GDWN Goodwin $COHR Coherent $GOOG Alphabet $BABA Alibaba $AMAT Applied Materials Losers... $CRM Salesforce $NOVO Novo Nordisk #AT. Ashtead Technology (long since sold)
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2025: 27.9% - A pleasing year in the end. Flat until summer then up significantly between Sept-Nov (#GDWN plus US tech rally) - 17 holdings. All US apart from #GDWN and #MSI. Barely touched pf in H2 - Return is well ahead of what has become my main benchmark, VUSA (the S&P 500 in £), 7%. S&P 500 in $ was 17%. £ knocked about 6/7% off my return - Maintains my ARR since 2017 at about 21% - Happy 2026 to all fellow investors!
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Up 18% ytd after a strong run underpinned by having #GDWN as largest holding. Trimmed a few US leaders to take starter position in $FOUR Shift4 Payments. Takes pf to 17 holdings.
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2025 YTD: 3.9% A positive week led by #GDWN (recently topped up and now largest holding) and US tech. $NVO Novo Nordisk and weak $ combined have knocked about 12% pts off my pf this year. Hope and expect both factors to reverse! About to head overseas temporarily for work so will reduce frequency of updates. In the meantime happy investing to all😉🤞
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$NVO up 12% pre-market on this pill trial news. Finally some positive news for long suffering holders
$NVO & $VKTX JUMP AFTER $LLY PILL TRIAL RESULTS DISAPPOINT IN COMPARISON.
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$HALO Halozyme up 7% today after a significant beat and raise. Analysts raising PTs. Regulatory and patent risks look well priced in even as it heads back to ATH of $70. Amazing business model but a tiring hold as it is up and down massively on news flow.
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$UBER authorises $20bn share buy back programme. Huge!
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YTD: 1.2% Classic mid week highs followed by an end of week sell off. Added to #GDWN after their results and it’s now my largest single holding. Excellently crafted report.
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YTD: 3.3% Sold #FNX having bought in 2021 ish. A decent return with dividends but growth looking lacklustre in near future. Used proceeds to buy $MSCI: multi year low valuation with structural tailwinds. Only remaining UK holdings are #GDWN and #MSI. Just need rain to hold off for today’s bbq now.
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Finally added $MSCI to the portfolio on yesterday’s results sell off. A quality company at its lowest valuation for some time. Like every company it has its issues but is fundamentally well placed in a structurally attractive sector.
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YTD: 2.4% Up a fraction despite best efforts of my long held and now sold #AT. position. It does look cheap but I prefer not to hold after a downgrade and it does have a bit of debt. Should have acted earlier. Sitting on 5% cash now with my eye on a new holding in $MSCI. Bad luck to anyone camping today but at least lawn is happy!
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#AT. Ashtead Technology sold for a hefty loss after yesterday’s downgraded forecasts. One where the chart was telling the story. Now down to three UK holdings (#FNX #GDWN #MSI)
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YTD: 2.1% Good week rounded off with a family lunch yesterday @langanslondon Back into profit on some of my US tech holdings. Now up 20% on the #NVDA juggernaut. Top sliced some #MSI to take back to medium sized position.
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I don’t think GBP/USD strength in 2025 was driven by UK issues; I think it was largely about US trade policy. But we look to have convergence of two things right now: 1. markets increasingly unfazed by tariff news flow and 2. evidence that UK economy is dipping. Hard to see much further GBP/USD strength and I continue to be overweight high quality US equities in my portfolio. Yes the US has its own debt issue but its growth is a bit of a get out of jail card. UK does not - yet - have a growth card to play.
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2025 YTD (this has been painful for me!)
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My top five US holdings: $UBER $GOOG $COHR $AMZN $AMAT All growing FCF from sustainable business models.
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