Global private equity and infrastructure investment manager 3i Group (LSE: IIII) is the most successful FTSE 100 stock in my self-invested personal pension (SIPP).
It’s one of the first shares I bought after taking charge of three legacy company pensions last summer. I invested £2k in August, October and November. Today my stake is worth almost £10k, including reinvested dividends. Over 12 months, the 3i Group share price is up almost 65%.
This isn’t a flash in the pan. It’s up 193% over five years. Only Frasers Group (269%) and Diploma (197%) have done better. I’m thrilled but now I’m wondering whether to take the money and run. Or rather, reinvest it.
3i Group is a winner but…
I see myself as a long-term buy-and-hold investor. Selling goes against the grain. It makes even less sense when I consider 3i Group’s stellar track record, which dates back to 1945. It floated in 1994 and now manages…


