{"id":526390,"date":"2026-07-05T13:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/526390\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:28:16","slug":"after-a-25-9-gain-in-2025-heres-how-im-investing-my-sipp-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/526390\/","title":{"rendered":"After a 25.9% gain in 2025, here’s how I’m investing my SIPP in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Image source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

My Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) generated a chunky 25.9% total return last year, outpacing even the tech-laden S&P 500\u2018s 16.4% gain. And that\u2019s without having a single tech stock in my retirement portfolio.<\/p>\n

Instead, my focus has been on finding unloved and boring businesses that can be depended on to do one thing: generate cash. Let me break it down.<\/p>\n

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My dividend growth strategy<\/p>\n

The strategy\u2019s straightforward. I\u2019m looking for businesses that produce an exorbitant amount of excess cash flow, even in the toughest economic conditions. Why? Because businesses that continuously generate cash can simultaneously reinvest in themselves and fund an ever-rising dividend even when times are tough.<\/p>\n

This proved to be particularly powerful in 2025. With persistent inflation<\/a> and elevated interest rates ravaging most UK businesses, the cash generators in my SIPP didn\u2019t break a sweat. In fact, several started using their financial strength to buy up smaller struggling competitors, boosting their market share in the process.<\/p>\n

So far in 2026, those same market conditions persist. As such, my strategy remains unchanged. And one business I\u2019m eager to buy more of today is Safestore Holdings (LSE:SAFE<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Why Safestore?<\/p>\n

Owning a self-storage rental enterprise may not sound exhilarating. But it\u2019s hard to argue with the financials. Steadily rising demand across the UK has paved the way to 16 consecutive years of revenue, earnings, cash flow<\/a>, and dividend growth. Yet looking ahead, that could be just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n

Safestore\u2019s the dominant player in the UK. But jump across the English Channel, and the story\u2019s very different. The European self-storage market is still in its infancy and highly fragmented \u2013 the exact same market conditions as the UK almost two decades ago.<\/p>\n

Management\u2019s now seeking to replicate its winning UK strategy abroad. And progress so far has been pretty encouraging.<\/p>\n

In its latest half-year results, Safestore\u2019s Expansion Markets division delivered a 25.7% boost to revenue. Spain alone achieved a 21.2% growth rate on a like-for-like basis. And with an expansive pipeline of new storage facilities planned for construction or targeted for acquisition, there could be even more double-digit growth on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Having said that, there are some crucial risks to consider.<\/p>\n

What could go wrong?<\/p>\n

Higher interest rates haven\u2019t compromised Safestore\u2019s cash-generating capabilities. But it has nonetheless had an impact on occupancy and margins.<\/p>\n

With smaller businesses feeling the economic pinch, demand for larger stores has suffered. Management\u2019s responded by prudently reformatting these stores into multiple, smaller, consumer-focused ones, which has helped occupancy levels recover.<\/p>\n

But nevertheless, occupancy remains weaker compared to five years ago. And if interest rates start to spike back up, both business and consumer customers could once again start cancelling their leases, putting pressure on profit margins.<\/p>\n

But is that a risk worth taking?<\/p>\n

The bottom line<\/p>\n

For my SIPP, I\u2019m only interested in owning businesses capable of steady value compounding over the next 30 years. And in my opinion, Safestore fits that bill nicely.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a stock that will deliver \u2018get rich quick\u2019 returns. But for patient investors seeking an ever-expanding dividend income stream for retirement, I think Safestore could be worth mulling. And it\u2019s not the only dividend growth stock I\u2019ve got my eye on right now\u2026<\/p>\n

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Zaven Boyrazian owns shares in Safestore Holdings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image source: Getty Images My Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) generated a chunky 25.9% total return last year, outpacing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[114,268,85,46,266,267],"class_list":["post-526390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-finance","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}