Aberdeen Latin American misses out on Petrobras recovery – Aberdeen Latin American Income has published results to the end of August 2018. The NAV retreated by 18.8% in sterling terms, lagging its benchmark’s loss of 10.9%. The share price return was -18.5%. The chairman’s statement lays the blame for the falling benchmark on “the liquidity squeeze on the […]
City Natural Resources tops up dividend from capital – City Natural Resources High Yield Trust has published results for the year ended 30 June 2018. Its NAV return over the year was 12% – 5.4% behind the return on its benchmark. A widening of the discount left shareholders with a return of 9.9%. The dividend was maintained […]
BlackRock Greater Europe has a great year – BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust has announced results for the year ended 31 August 2018. The NAV increased by 11.8%, well ahead of a rise of 1.4% in the World Europe ex UK Index. The share price rose by 12.5% over the same period. The revenue return per share amounted to 5.95p per […]
RDI REIT cuts cost ratio to boost earnings – RDI REIT has announced results for the year ended 31 August 2018. Highlights include: EPRA NAV per share increased 3.4% to 42.8 pence Underlying earnings per share of 2.84 pence, an increase of 3.3% Net rental income increased 2.1% on a like-for-like basis EPRA cost ratio (excluding direct […]
Triple Point Social Housing invests in another 87 units – Triple Point Social Housing REIT has completed the acquisition of ten supported housing properties, acquired the land and entered into forward funding arrangements to develop another supported housing scheme and exchanged contracts on one further supported housing property, comprising 87 units in total, for an aggregate commitment […]
JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income held back by discount widening – For the year ended 31st July 2018, JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income recorded a total return on net assets of +6.6%. This compares with a return on the benchmark index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index with net dividends reinvested (in sterling), of +4.9%. The total return to […]
Vietnam Opportunity makes fee changes – VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited has released its annual report for the year ended 30 June 2018. In the year to 30 June 2018, the NAV per share increased in US dollar terms by 13.7% to $5.38, while the share price rose by 12.6% to $4.30, from the same date a year ago. […]
Warehouse REIT buys Widnes Amazon warehouse – Warehouse REIT has exchanged contracts for the acquisition of a warehouse in Widnes, Cheshire for£2.765m, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.3%. The asset is fully let to Amazon UK Services Ltd on a newly agreed five-year lease to serve the online retailer’s last mile distribution requirements across the surrounding […]
LXi REIT deploys £109m – LXi REIT recently raised £175m from investors and today it has announced five deals that will deploy £109m of this. The company says it is in solicitors’ hands on further acquisitions which will fully deploy the balance in the next few weeks. Further acquisition announcements will be made shortly. BCA logistics facility, […]
UK Commercial Property sells Barclays Bank in Exeter – UK Commercial Property REIT Limited has sold a retail asset, 16-20 High Street, in Exeter, to a UK pension fund for £23.5m. The price is in line with book value and reflects a net initial yield of 4.75%. The sale follows the completion of the REIT’s asset management […]
