Even with the FTSE 100 near its highest-ever ranges, I feel UK shares appear to be nice worth in the mean time. And there are a pair that make up a giant a part of my portfolio.

Neither is concerned in scorching subject synthetic intelligence. However they each have what I search for in shares to purchase – a sturdy enterprise with one thing that units it aside from its opponents.

Video games Workshop

No person else does what Video games Workshop (LSE:GAW) does. It owns the Warhammer franchise and that makes it unattainable for different video games firms to copy its merchandise.

The most important danger is excessive rates of interest inflicting clients to spend much less. That’s a hazard proper now, however the enterprise has some nice economics that ought to assist in the long run.

Video games Workshop generates £181m in working earnings yearly utilizing £138m in stock and stuck belongings. This implies the corporate doesn’t want a lot of the money it generates to take care of its operations. 

In consequence, it’s in a position to return most of that money – round £139m – to shareholders within the type of dividends. And that’s whereas rising revenues at a mean of 13% per yr.

JD Wetherspoon

At first sight, JD Wetherspoon (LSE:JDW) doesn’t look as enticing. However having the bottom costs within the UK pub trade places it in a terrific place.

Importantly, the corporate additionally has the bottom prices. There are some issues it might probably’t management – notably power and staffing prices – and these represent a danger for buyers to pay attention to.

The corporate advantages enormously from economies of scale although. On high of this, proudly owning nearly all of its property outright reduces the quantity it has to pay out in lease obligations.

This places it in a a lot stronger place than its opponents. And a differentiated enterprise in an necessary sector is precisely the type of inventory I need to personal in my portfolio. 

Diversification

Having 17% of my ISA dedicated to 2 UK shares appears like I’m not fascinated by constructing a diversified portfolio. But it surely’s not as easy as this.

One level is that diversification isn’t nearly proudly owning extra shares. A portfolio with 5 US tech firms is much less diversified than one with three shares from completely different sectors and areas.

That is related to the UK shares I personal. Video games Workshop generates most of its income within the US, which limits the impact of a stagnating UK economic system on my investments as an entire. 

A portfolio would possibly due to this fact be extra diversified than it appears. Two UK companies centered on discretionary shopper spending may need fairly completely different danger profiles.

Portfolio-building

My Shares and Shares ISA is barely a part of my total funding portfolio. However a big quantity of it’s devoted to UK shares, particularly Video games Workshop and JD Wetherspoon.

Whereas I’m seeking to personal firms in numerous industries and geographies, my most important focus is on high quality. That’s why I’m invested comparatively closely in these two UK shares.