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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Princess Private Equity (PEY / PEYS) shares fell 39.9% in 2022, well behind the MSCI World Index which fell 12.7%. New investment commitments in the second half of the year were also materially reduced and the company did not pay out the second interim dividend in order to conserve cash. NAV total return was much […]
Crystal Amber Fund (CRS) announced results for the six months ended 31 December 2022. The total return was 4.4%, comfortably ahead of the benchmark Numis Small Cap Index return of 1.3%. Despite the solid performance, NAV fell 10% and the discount now sits at around 25% as the company continues to wind down after failing […]
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