BH Macro Limited released impressive numbers for the year-end December 2022. The price of the sterling class shares rose by 20.05% and the US dollar class shares by 12.72%, whilst the NAV per share rose by 21.91% for the sterling class shares and 21.17% for the US dollar class shares. While the company doesn’t list […]
Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV) closed out a tough year, announcing results for the period ending December 2022. The company NAV fell by 24.3%, well behind the TOPIX benchmark which was down just 4.1%. Shares fell in sympathy, down 28.1%. Despite the share price volatility, the discount has remained relatively stable at around 10% over the […]
CVC Income & Growth Limited (CVCG) announced annual results for the year ended December 2022. The company saw solid NAV growth of 6.75%, following on from last year’s 12.2% while also increasing its dividend from 4.6 to 5.7%. Despite this, shares fell around 7%. The company does not provide a benchmark in the annual report, […]
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2022. The company saw solid growth for the second year running with NAV up 12.3% after returning 9.3% the year prior, with NAV up 25.9% since the IPO in December 2019. The performance of its shares has been less impressive, however, […]
European Assets Trust (EAT) announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2022. NAV return was 28.2% for the year ended 31 December 2022. This compares to -17.7% for the benchmark, EMIX Smaller European Companies (ex UK) Index. Shares fell 28.4% in sterling terms over the same period. The company also announced a reduced […]
The board of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) announced the appointment of Jane Routledge as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 April 2023. Jane is currently a non-executive director at M&G Credit Income Investment Trust plc where she is also a member of the audit & risk, remuneration, management engagement and nomination […]
CT Private Equity Trust (formerly BMO Private Equity Trust) announced preliminary annual results for the year-end December 31 2022. NAV increased 14.8% for the period, while shares fell 8.9%. The trust contrasts that with a 0.4% return on the All-Share Index. The dividend yield was 6.1% based on the year-end share price. As we have […]
Schiehallion Fund Limited has announced annual results for the year ended Jan 31, 2023. Since its launch in March 2019, shares have ridden a rollercoaster, reaching a peak of more than 150% above list price, however as we have seen across the growth universe, many of these companies crashed back down to earth over the […]
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 […]
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 […]
