Hipgnosis (SONG) announced that Vania Schlogel has stepped down as a director of the company with effect from 30 April 2023 to focus on her executive role at Atwater Capital, which she founded in 2017 and for which her commitments and responsibilities have recently increased significantly. The board of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (SMT) announced […]
Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust (AEET/AEEE) announced its annual results for the year-end 31 December 2022. Company NAV was flat for the year however shares fell -23.5%. The principal contributor to the decrease in NAV was the payment of £2.25m in respect of two dividends in the six months ended 31 December 2022. These payments were […]
RTW Venture Fund (RTW) announced annual results for the year ended December 31 2022. NAV fell 10.2%, while shares were down -32% underperforming both of the company’s benchmarks with the Russell 2000 Biotech and Nasdaq Biotech indices down -31.3% and -10.9% respectively. The company’s discount fell to as low as 37% for the year although […]
Princess Private Equity Holding (PEY) provided a monthly update with NAV growing 0.3%. It also confirmed the first interim dividend payment of EUR 0.365 per share for FY 2023, which is in line with previous guidance to distribute 5% of opening net asset value for each financial year, via semi-annual payments. The first interim dividend […]
Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust (AWEM), a new UK investment trust seeking to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investment primarily in quoted securities that provide exposure to global emerging markets, announced that it has successfully raised gross proceeds of £30.5m through the IPO of its ordinary shares. AWEM is the first premium listed IPO in […]
Oakley Capital Investments announced its quarterly trading update for the three months ended 31 March 2023. Total NAV return per share for the period, including dividends, was +1.25% while total shareholder returns were 9%. The company also made £27 million in new investments. The update noted that the increase in the portfolio reflects a cautious […]
Third Point Investors Limited (TPOU) announced its annual results for the year ended December 2022. The company returned -24.4% on a NAV total return basis and -25.5% on a share price basis. This compares with a -17.7% return for the MSCI World Index and a -18.1% return for the S&P 500 Index. Despite the poor […]
M&G Credit Income Investment Trust announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2022. NAV fell 1.7% for the year, falling short of the 5.5% benchmark return. While management acknowledged the disappointing result, they did note that it was the first year of underperformance since the IPO in 2018. The annual report noted: […]
RM Infrastructure Income (RMII) announced its annual results for the year-end December 2022. Including dividends, the company achieved NAV growth of 5%, while shares grew 3.7%, following on from its impressive performance through 2021 which saw NAV and share price growth of 7.6% and 16,7% respectively. While there is no mention of a benchmark in […]
Aquila European Renewables (AERI) announced its annual results for the year-end December 2022. The company added +184.7 MW of operating capacity during the year, an increase of 80.7%. NAV increased 12.7%, the largest growth since IPO while revenue came in 20.4% ahead of expectations thanks to favourable energy pricing during the period. The results cap […]
