2025 in Review - Winners and Losers across the StockRank Spectrum

There’s no better way to close out for Christmas than with a review of the year. We can admire the stocks that doubled, rue the ones that halved, and regret just how close we came to buying that one stock that could have made all the difference.

So let’s repeat what we did this time last year, and dig into the data, look at the winners and losers across the StockRank spectrum, and cut ourselves a bit of slack. Investing is joy, regret and farce rolled into one. A tragedy and a comedy - with the endless promise that next year, just maybe, we’ll do a little better.

The backdrop - a stronger market than it felt

2025 seemed like a good year - but it didn’t feel like that for everyone.

At the time of writing, the FTSE 100 Index (FTSE:UKX) has risen around 16% year to date, with the FTSE All Share Index (FTSE:ASX) close behind. But small caps have lagged badly.

The FTSE Smallcap Index (FTSE:SMC) rose just 7%, while the FTSE AIM All Share Index (FTSE:AXX) has managed about 6%. This really matters, because most private investors...