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28 Mar 2023

Stable start for VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities

VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities reported its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2022. Shares fell -5.61% while NAV increased by 7.6%. The company does not provide a benchmark in its annual report, however, performance was roughly in line with the S&P Global Clean Energy Index. The discount remained relatively steady throughout the […]

28 Mar 2023

abrdn Smaller Companies confident of a roll over after poor year

abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust results for the year end 31 2022 December do not make for happy reading for investors. NAV fell 33.2% while the share price dropped 33.7%. This compares to the Numis Smaller Companies ex Inv Trust Index which fell 17.9%. The discount closed the year at around 16% however has since […]

28 Mar 2023

Invesco Bond Income still ahead despite tough year

Invesco Bond Income Plus (BIPS) released its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2022. In what was a tough year across the entire high-yield sector, shares fell from a premium of 2.3% at the beginning of the period to close at a discount of 3.4%, a fall of 5.2%. NAV fell 10.8%, trailing […]

28 Mar 2023

QuotedData morning briefing 28 March 2023

Unbound group (UBG), formally Electra Private Equity, announced a statement regarding an offer from WoolOvers Group Limited for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Unbound. Under the terms of the possible offer, Unbound shareholders would receive 10.5 pence in cash and 1 contingent value right per Unbound share. The terms of […]

24 Mar 2023

QD view – Beyond dividend heroes

The dividend hero and next generation hero lists published by the AIC are a great marketing tool for the investment companies industry and tend to generate a considerable amount of press attention, despite being a relatively simplistic yardstick (funds that have grown their dividend every year for at least 20 and 10 years, respectively). However, […]

22 Mar 2023

Impressive dividend bookends solid year for BioPharma Credit

BioPharma Credit (BPCR), the specialist life sciences debt investor, today announced the publication of its annual report for the year ending 31 December 2022. Company NAV was relatively stable, growing slightly over 2% while shares fell by around the same margin from the year prior. Earnings were the strongest in its history thanks predominantly to […]

22 Mar 2023

Tough period for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon but optimism remains

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS) has published its full-year results for the 12 months to 31 January 2023. Over the year the company’s NAV declined by 1.2% while its share price fell 8.9%, trailing the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index benchmark which returned  5.7%. Despite the underperformance, the discount narrowed slightly from its average of […]

22 Mar 2023

Outperformance and opportunity for VietNam Holding

VietNam Holding (VNH) released its half-year results for the period from 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2022. Shares fell 16.8% in USD, however the company still outperformed the benchmark Vietnam All Share Index, which was down 20.5%. The fund’s NAV per share declined by 30.1% against a 39.8% decline in the VNAS. During that […]

22 Mar 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 22 March 2023

JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets (JARA)  announced a quarterly NAV and portfolio update for the quarter to 28 February 2023. The company paid a dividend of 1.05 pence per share on 24 February 2023, bringing the share price total return for the quarter to +0.3% and +7.0% for the year, while the total NAV return […]

21 Mar 2023

Few positives in 2022 for EPE Special Opportunities

EPE Special Opportunities (ESO) announced the company’s annual report for the year ended 31 January 2023. NAV fell 28% for the period, while shares dropped 45% reflecting the challenges that exist when investing in distressed, growth or buyout opportunities during periods of market turmoil. The discount widened to almost 50%. It’s difficult to draw too […]

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