Baker Steel Resources Trust (BSRT) enjoyed a highly “positive” first half against the challenging backdrop of the US attack on Iraq with shares in the mining fund soaring 65.2% in the six months to 30 June, well ahead of the 15.4% growth in the net asset value (NAV) of its investments. These beat the 10.2% […]
A lack of ships and the necessity to take longer voyages to avoid the danger zones in the Strait of Hormuz and approach to the Suez Canal have created buoyant conditions for Tufton Assets (SHIP). The £364m dollar-based shipping fund reported net asset value (NAV) rose 19% in the year to 30 June with its […]
Annual results from technology fund Manchester and London (MNL) highlight the dangers of going all-in on artificial intelligence with the portfolio plunging 25% at the end of its financial year to 31 July. At 22 June MNL had notched up a 51% investment return but saw this almost evaporate as the near collapse of the […]
Neuberger Private Equity Partners (NBPE), previously NB Private Equity, sold $150m of investments in the first half of the year, lifting realisations from $86m a year ago. With $68m of exits expected to close in the coming months, the company said it was making good progress refreshing the portfolio and supporting share buybacks, which it […]
Next month’s five-year continuation vote at Invesco Global Equity Income (IGET) looks to be a shoo-in after the company reported a highly successful year for growth. IGET grew its market value by 86% to £510m in the year to 31 May, principally helped by a successful merger with Franklin Global which swelled assets by 55% […]
The completion of two big disposals in the first half of the year for Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT) proved something of a mixed blessing, interim results showed today. The sale of Intersect Power to Alphabet and of Calpine to Constellation Energy of the US announced last year generated $70m (£52.6m) of cash that enabled the company […]
A difficult first half to its financial year has not stopped Baillie Gifford China Growth (BGCG) from continuing to reverse the poor performance inflicted on shareholders since the former Witan Pacific appointed Baillie Gifford to run it as a China fund six years ago. After two strong years of 38.8% and 35.4% investment returns, the […]
Strategic Equity Capital (SEC) has reported a difficult year to 30 June. After seeing 78% of shareholders hold on to their shares in last October’s 100% tender offer, the company was hit in the first half of this year by a double whammy of Middle East turbulence and the sell-off of software and data companies […]
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC), the £171m investment trust that launched a strategic review in July after underperforming its benchmark over five years, has published annual results showing an investment return of 24.5%. Despite the strong absolute performance, it again lagged the Russell 2000 index which rallied an “impressive” 45.7%, ahead of US large […]
Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth (AUSC), once a leading trust in its sector, has sought out a merger with rival JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth and Income (JUGI) after a five-year downturn that shrank the company and made it less attractive to investors. Liz Airey, chair of AUSC, said her board had chosen to combine […]
