Aberdeen Group has completed its return to the FTSE 100, restoring its place among Britain's largest listed companies after an absence of almost three years. The fund manager re-entered the blue-chip index after the market closed on 3 June 2026, following the June index review, after a surge in its shares put it back in contention, according to Financial News London.

The promotion caps a turnaround under chief executive Jason Windsor, who took charge in September 2024. Aberdeen was demoted from the top tier in September 2023 after a double-digit share price fall and heavy investor outflows. Its shares have since risen more than 30% over 12 months, lifting its market value to around £4.4bn from £3.6bn at the end of December, according to S&P Capital IQ data cited by Financial News London.

The group's half-year results, published on 29 July, showed adjusted operating profit up 21% to £151m, with assets under management and administration of £579.4bn. Its interactive investor platform delivered record net inflows, with customer numbers up 14% to 525,000. Even so, the wider adviser business continued to lose money, with net outflows of almost £3bn in the first quarter of 2026.

For income investors, the question is the dividend. Aberdeen pays 14.6p a year, with the latest payment of 7.3p, giving a trailing yield of about 6%, according to Kalkine's 6 November analysis. But the payout has not grown — dividend growth year on year is zero — and the board has said it wants dividend cover to reach at least 1.5 times before considering an increase. The return to the FTSE 100 brings visibility and demand from index-tracking funds, but the frozen payout shows the recovery is not yet complete.