The FTSE 100 has added a mere 0.2% over the past year. Meanwhile, these five struggling Footsie shares have crashed by up to 44%. Yikes!

That trio of FTSE 100 dogs then, has put in a fairly underwhelming performance so far in 2024. Only St James’s Place has managed to beat the average FTSE 100 share price gain so far this year of 6%.

Had we restricted the 2023 cohort to the top 10 FTSE Dogs – a clique that began the period with an average trailing yield of 8.2 per cent, compared with 6.9 per cent from the 20-strong group and 3.1 ...