Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) has successfully exchanged contracts for the sale of its warehouse asset in Hammersbach, Germany for a price of €64.6 million to a leading pan-European real estate investment manager. The sale price is broadly in line with the valuation as at 31 March 2023. The 43,153 sqm prime logistics property in Hammersbach, Germany was acquired […]
Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) announced an update for Q2. NAV increased 4.6% over the period against a rise of 5.2% for its reference index, the Vietnam Index. In H1 2023, VEIL’s NAV increased 10.3% against a rise of 12.2% for the VNI. All in total return US dollar terms. Alternative Income REIT (AIRE) announced that it […]
The Diverse Income Trust (DIVI) released its annual results for the year ending 31 May 2023. NAV total return was -16.2% compared with a decrease in the Numis All-Share Index of -0.4%. The company paid 4.05p of ordinary dividends for the year, compared with 3.90p in the previous year, an increase of 3.8%. The share […]
Round Hill Music (RHM) announced that it has acquired the remaining share of the catalogue of music publishing rights of Big Loud Shirt Industries. The company also acquired 50% of the income streams from Craig Wiseman, the multi award-winning country music songwriter and producer who is also the founder and owner of Big Loud Shirt, […]
CT Global Managed Portfolio (CMPG) released its annual results for the year ended 31 May 2023. NAV total return was -7.4% for the financial year, underperforming the total return of the FTSE All-Share Index of +0.4% by -7.8% points. Share price total return was -2.1%. The company increased its annual dividend by 8.3% to 7.20p […]
RIT Capital Partners (RCP) announced its results for the half year ended 30 June 2023. NAV total return for the period was -0.2% while shares fell 4% over the same period and now trade at a discount of 21%. This compares to the MSCI ACWI which was up 11.0% and CPI plus 3% at 5.5%. […]
Third Point (TPOU) published an investor letter for Q2 with the company returning 1.1% in the flagship Offshore Fund during the second quarter of 2023, compared with the S&P 500 Index return of 8.7% and the MSCI World Index return of 7.0% in the same period. The top five positive contributors for the quarter were […]
In light of our upcoming investment trust forum on the 5th of October, I thought I would take this opportunity to look at one of our panel discussion topics. As the title suggests, it focuses on what the future might look like for renewable energy investments. The bulk of the exposure to this theme is […]
GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP) announced its quarterly results to June 30, 2023. NAV fell 2.2% due to increases in discount rates which reflect the current higher inflation and base rate environment, and recent market transactions that suggest the rising cost of debt has started to impact equity pricing. This has resulted in a c.40bps increase […]
Alliance Trust (ATST) has announced its interm results for the the six months ended 30 June 2023. The company’s NAV total return was 11.1%, significantly outperforming its benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World Index which returned 7.8%. Total shareholder return was 7.6%, due to a widening of the discount, although at -7.2% this was […]
