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23 Mar 2023
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 March 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 23 March 2023: Gulf Investment Fund (GIF) has launched its latest 100% tender offer. Shares that are tendered will be put into a realisatin pool on 12 April, the pool liquidated and the proceeds (less about $100,000 of expected tender offer costs) returned to shareholders. There is a minimum size threshold […]

21 Mar 2023
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Is EJF Investments a casualty of the SVB collapse?

Following on from the wipeout of Silicon Valley Bank that David discussed in Friday’s QD view, the collapse of Credit Suisse and its eventual takeover by UBS have been hitting headlines in recent days. We have kept you in touch with the blogposts from the team at Polar Capital Global Financials Trust. As a major […]

21 Mar 2023

Shake up at Scottish Mortgage – chair out

The board of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has announced certain role changes on the board resulting from succession planning which it says has been developed and supported by all of the directors over the course of the last 12 months: Mr Justin Dowley, the senior independent director, will succeed Ms Fiona McBain as chair with […]

16 Mar 2023

Downing Renewables NAV still climbing

Downing Renewables and Infrastructure has announced an NAV as at 31 December 2022 and an update on operational performance. The NAV was 118.6p, up 0.8% on the NAV as at 30 September 2022 and after the payment of the dividend of 1.25p.  The movement in NAV during the quarter was attributable to several factors: Portfolio […]

16 Mar 2023

AVI Japan Opportunity claws back underperformance and remains optimistic

AVI Japan Opportunity Trust has published results for the year ended 31 December 2022. Over the period the NAV total return was -4.3% and the share price return -4.5%, both a little behind the return on the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index (in sterling) which was -1.1%. The chairman notes that performance across the portfolio […]

16 Mar 2023

Disappointing results from Schroder Asian Total Return

Schroder Asian Total Return has published what it describes as a disappointing set of results for the year ended 31 December 2022. The NAV total return was -12.7%, underperforming its performance benchmark which fell by 7.1%. The share price total return was -17.4%, as the shares moved from trading at a premium to NAV at […]

16 Mar 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 March 2023

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 16 March 2023: Highbridge Tactical Credit Fund (HTCF) recently received final distributions from Highbridge Multi Strategy Master Fund and Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund. There will now be a compulsory redemption of about 95% of the outstanding shares, made at the December 2022 NAV of £2.6368 per share. There will also […]

14 Mar 2023

More SVB updates – fortunately not too serious

A number of funds made comments on the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature – as far as we can tell, there is nothing earth-shattering here. HarbourVest may be worrst-affected. Although as the managers of Polar Capital Global Financials Trust suggest, this episode may not be quite over yet. NB Private […]

14 Mar 2023

Great result for International Biotech as Seagen gets bid

International Biotechnology Trust is in line for a big jump in its net asset value as its largest holding has been bid for. The trust owned 200,000 shares in Seagen Inc on 10 March, valued at $34.5m, making it the largest position in the trust, accounting for about 10.2% of the portfolio. On 13 March […]

14 Mar 2023

Weiss Korea gives details of latest realisation opportunity

Weiss Korea has published a circular in connection with its latest realisation opportunity. When the company was launched in 2013, it committed to offer shareholders the opportunity to elect to realise all or a part of their shareholding on or prior to the fourth anniversary of its admission to AIM and every two years thereafter. […]