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The FTSE, and especially the FTSE 100, has a reputation for being home to some of the highest-paying dividend stocks globally. However, that doesn’t mean that FTSE-listed stock can’t offer world-beating growth.
In fact, Schroder UK Mid Cap fund manager Jean Roche says you’re more likely to find multibaggers — stocks that surge by 100% or more — on the UK stock market than you are in the US. She has the figures to back this up too.
So, which stocks have been leading the way in the UK?
Mega returns
Over the past 12 months, a period that includes the last two weeks of 2023, the FTSE All Share index is up 7%. However, some stocks have vastly outperformed this, delivering growth in excess of 100%. Some of these stocks are household names, but others may be less familiar to investors.
| Stock | One year share price growth |
| Funding Circle | 261% |
| CMC Markets | 167% |
| Metro Bank… |
