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22 Sep 2026

AI boom drives 65% return for Pacific Horizon

Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI) delivered a 65.1% NAV total return in the year to 31 July 2026, almost 30 percentage points ahead of its benchmark, as its exposure to Asian semiconductor and artificial intelligence companies paid off. The performance represented a dramatic turnaround from the previous financial year, when PHI’s NAV return of 8.3% […]

22 Sep 2026

Foresight Solar accelerates strategic review as NAV falls

Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) has stepped up its efforts to address its persistent discount to NAV, with the board saying change needs to be accelerated and that it is considering all strategic options to maximise shareholder value. The comments accompanied half-year results showing NAV per share fell 4.3% from 99.2p at the end of December […]

22 Sep 2026

Target Healthcare delivers best annual return since IPO

Target Healthcare REIT (THRL) has delivered its best annual financial performance since launching in 2013, helped by inflation-linked rental growth, rising property values and profitable asset sales. The specialist care home investor generated a total accounting return of 12.0% in the year to 30 June 2026, up from 9.3% last year. EPRA net tangible assets […]

22 Sep 2026

Morning Briefing: ORIT takes £30m wind valuation hit; Glenstone closes in on AIRE delisting threshold

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) reported a NAV total return of -5.0% for the first half of 2026 after a review of expected generation from its onshore wind assets knocked £30.4m off valuations. NAV per share fell from 93.8p to 86.2p, also reflecting lower long-term power price forecasts and higher discount rates. However, underlying cash […]

11 Sep 2026

Saba responds to Gore Street over failed German asset sale

Saba Capital has responded to Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) after its board blamed uncertainty created by the activist investor’s proposals for disrupting the sale of its German battery storage asset. Yesterday, GSF revealed that the preferred bidder for its 22MW Cremzow asset had sought to reduce its offer when negotiations were at an […]

11 Sep 2026

Supermarket Income completes deployment of £100m equity raise

Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) has completed the deployment of the proceeds from its £100m July equity raise after acquiring six grocery properties for £104m. The acquisitions, combined with the £118m purchase of three supermarkets announced in July, take SUPR’s recent investment to £222m. The nine properties have been acquired at an average net initial yield […]

11 Sep 2026

BlackRock Income and Growth puts future up for review

BlackRock Income and Growth (BRIG) has launched a strategic review and invited proposals for the future of the company, as its board looks to address the trust’s small size, limited liquidity and operating costs. The board said that, following consultation with manager BlackRock, it is seeking a “more sustainable and competitive future strategy” that will […]

11 Sep 2026

Lindsell Train launches 20% tender offer to tackle discount

Lindsell Train Investment Trust (LTI) has launched a tender offer for up to 20% of its shares at a 5% discount to NAV, as its board seeks to address the trust’s persistent share price discount to NAV following a prolonged period of underperformance. The tender will allow eligible shareholders to sell up to 20% of […]

11 Sep 2026

Morning briefing: RTW backs $275m Encoded financing; Ruffer revises management fee; INPP’s Coxon resigns

RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW) has invested a further $4.1m in private portfolio company Encoded Therapeutics as part of a $275m Series F financing. The proceeds will be used to advance Encoded’s lead gene therapy, ETX101, through pivotal and expansion studies in Dravet syndrome, as well as scale up manufacturing and progress its wider neurology pipeline. […]

07 Sep 2026

Rights and Issues reviewing management options after Jupiter manager departures

Rights and Issues Investment Trust (RIII) is reviewing the future management of its portfolio after Jupiter Asset Management announced that the trust’s two investment managers, Matt Cable and Tim Service, will leave the firm in early 2027. The board of the £110m-plus UK smaller companies trust said on Monday that, in light of the changes, […]