WAM Leaders Limited (ASX:WLE)

ALERT: Price-sensitive ASX Announcement for WLE

Current share price for WLE : $1.395 0.03 (2.20%)⁺

Announcement

Investment port. outperformance and increased FF interim div

Release

13 Feb 2026 9:34AM

Price at Release

$1.365

Full Release

Summary

WAM Leaders Limited (ASX: WLE) reported a strong performance for the six months to 31 December 2025, with the investment portfolio increasing by 8.4%, outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index by 4.8%. This resulted in an operating profit before tax increase of 185.4% to $137.0 million and an after-tax profit increase of 157.2% to $99.9 million compared to the previous year. The company's disciplined investment strategy led to early positioning in the materials sector and anticipation of the RBA's hawkish pivot, contributing to outperformance. Consequently, the Board declared an increased fully franked interim dividend of 4.8 cents per share, leading to an annualised fully franked interim dividend yield of 7.0% and a grossed-up yield of 10.0% when including franking credits.

Key Points

WAM Leaders Limited's investment portfolio increased by 8.4% in the six months to 31 December 2025.
The investment portfolio outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index by 4.8%.
Operating profit before tax increased by 185.4% to $137.0 million.
Operating profit after tax increased by 157.2% to $99.9 million.
A fully franked interim dividend of 4.8 cents per share was declared.
Annualised fully franked interim dividend yield is 7.0%.
Grossed-up dividend yield, including franking credits, is 10.0%.
The company's investment strategy focused on early positioning in the materials sector and anticipation of the RBA's hawkish pivot.
Portfolio remained fully invested with brief reduction in exposure for a few weeks.
Since inception in May 2016, fully franked dividends of 62.75 cents per share have been delivered.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This information is autogenerated and has not been reviewed for accuracy or completeness. You should refer to the full announcement here for further information.