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• 01 Nov 2018 2 min read

  Fidelity Special Values cuts fees after good year

  Fidelity Special Values cuts fees after good year – Fidelity Special Values has published its results for the year ended 31 August 2018. Its NAV increased by 8.7% over the year and the share price by 14.0%, both well above the 4.7% return of the benchmark index (all on a total return basis). As a result of […]

• 14 Dec 2017 2 min read

  Finsbury Growth outperforms again

  Finsbury Growth outperforms again – Finsbury Growth & Income Trust’s net asset value return per share for the year was 13.7% (2016: 20.6%) and the share price total return was 14.2% (2016: 20.8%). Both outperformed the benchmark, the All-Share Index, measured on a total return basis, which rose by 11.9%. The total dividend for the year […]

• 27 Feb 2017 1 min read

  Nick Train: Why I’m still holding Pearson

  Nick Train, one of Britain’s best-known fund managers, has acquired something of a cult following among retail investors and financial advisers in the UK. In the three weeks after meeting Mr Train, I come across two PR executives, one asset management chief executive and several friends who confide they have invested a chunk of their […]

• 22 Nov 2016 3 min read

  Schroder Income Growth raises dividend for 21st consecutive year

  Schroder Income Growth Fund has published its annual financial report for the year ended 31 August 2016. A total return of 8.4% for the net asset value compared unfavourably to a total return of 11.7% for the FTSE All-Share Index. The share price produced a negative total return for the year of 0.8%, reflecting a widening in […]

• 17 Jun 2016 2 min read

  Invesco Income Growth suffers from discount widening

  Invesco Income Growth outperformed the FTSE All-Share Index over the year to the end of March 2016, returning -2.6% against -3.9% for he Index. The discount widened however (from 5.3% to 11. 5%) and so the return to shareholders was -7.8%. The full year dividend was upped from 10.1p to 10.3p. The manager says that […]

• 26 May 2016 2 min read

  Schroder Income Growth in line with benchmark in first half

  Schroder Income Growth says that, during the six months ended 29 February 2016, the net asset value produced a negative total return of 1.4%, broadly comparable to that of the FTSE All-Share Index, which fell by 1.2% over the period.  The company’s share price declined by 8.5% in total return terms during the period as the […]

• 01 May 2015 1 min read

  Schroder Income Growth stock selection adds value

  Schroder Income Growth interims for the six months ended 28 February 2015 were published last night. The fund outperformed the FTSE All-Share Index, achieving a net asset value total return of 7.9% versus the 4.1% recorded by the Index. At the same time, the Company’s share price produced a total return of 6.0%, with the […]

• 28 Nov 2014 2 min read

  Invesco Income Growth just fails to match benchmark

  IVI : Invesco Income Growth just fails to match benchmark Invesco Income Growth lagged the FTSE All-Share Index a little over the six months ended 30 September 2014, producing a total return on net assets of 0.7% and return to shareholders of 0.5% against a 1.6% return for the Index. The quarterly dividends were increased […]

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