Overview
Dunedin Income Growth’s objective is to achieve growth of income and capital from a portfolio invested mainly in companies listed or quoted in the United Kingdom.
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Fundamentals
Price
Research History
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06 Oct 2022 111 min read
QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup October 2022
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | October 2022 A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to […]
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26 Nov 2021 1 min read
QuotedData’s ESG Webinar – Social Day Playback
On the 17th November QuotedData hosted the second of three ESG focused webinars. This Social webinar focused on investment companies providing corporate solutions to the society’s social needs. We would like to thank all our speakers and our attendees for joining us. Dunedin Income Growth – Ben Ritchie Civitas Social Housing – Paul Bridge Resonance […]
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04 Jun 2021 1 min read
Interview with Ben Ritchie and Georgina Cooper of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Ben Ritchie and Georgina Cooper of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust. Watch it again here If you were looking for QuotedData’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section – just click here. If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, […]
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13 May 2021 1 min read
QuotedData’s Spring Webinar Series – Specialist Income playback
On 12th May 2021, QuotedData hosted the first of three Spring webinars. This webinar was focused on Specialist Income and included presentations and Q&As from 4 investment companies’ managers, covering different income plays. We would like to thank all of our speakers and attendees for joining us. Click on the links below to watch the presentations […]
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09 Oct 2020 7 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – October 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell […]
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07 Oct 2019 6 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – October 2019
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Polar Capital and Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you […]
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05 Apr 2019 4 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – April 2019
Kindly sponsored by Polar Capital Economic & Political Roundup A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy […]
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13 Nov 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2018
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2018 is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any […]
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12 Oct 2017 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
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27 Oct 2016 1 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2016
Q3 saw the market adapt to life post the UK’s EU referendum. Sterling continued to fall but most stock markets stabilised and discounts narrowed across most sectors. While the US election is dominating headlines, it does not seem to be having much impact on markets so far. q3-quarterly-roundup
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13 Oct 2016 1 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2016
Our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of September 2016. october-investment-companies-roundup
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QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – October 2016
QuotedData’s collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from comments made by chairman and managers of investment companies. october-economic-and-political-roundup
News
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20 Mar 2026 4 min read
UK equities – navigating the quality divide
The UK equity income sector has been the bright spot in the otherwise dull UK stock market. Many trusts benefited from the resurgence in UK large caps in 2025 and the cushion of high yields. However, there has been a real polarisation between styles: with value out in front, and quality-focused strategies trailing. Temple Bar […]
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08 Jan 2026 3 min read
Shires Income to merge with Aberdeen Equity Income as last year’s M&A “frenzy” continues
Update: The first investment company merger of the new year has been announced with Shires Income (SHRS) agreeing to fall on its sword and merge with stablemate Aberdeen Equity Income (AEI). Shires, a £123m, 5%-yielding UK equity income trust run by Aberdeen’s Iain Pyle, will enter into voluntary liquidation with shareholders able to roll over […]
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20 Nov 2025 2 min read
Murray Income picks Artemis in further blow to Aberdeen
Murray Income (MUT), the £883m underperforming UK equity income investment trust, has appointed Artemis to turn around the fortunes of the 102-year-old fund. Concluding a strategic review begun in July, the board said it had picked the Artemis UK equity income team of Adrian Frost, Andy Marsh and Nick Shenton to run its portfolio. The […]
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29 Sep 2025 2 min read
JPMorgan Emerging Markets hikes dividend to woo investors and steal march on its smaller sibling trust
Under-pressure JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG) is proposing to more than double its dividend and change its name to attract more investors to shares trading 9.5% below their real value. In annual results for the year to 30 June, the £1.2bn investment trust said it would ask shareholders to approve lifting payouts to 1% of NAV […]
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25 Sep 2025 3 min read
Morning briefing: Goldman Sachs’ Petershill soars on stock market exit; plus IGC, DIG, PINT, NBPE, ARR & PCTN
Petershill Partners prepares to delist after four unsuccessful years on the UK stock market while India Capital Growth, Dunedin Income Growth, Pantheon Infrastructure, NB Private Equity and Aurora UK Alpha issue half-year results and Picton Property completes the sale of its largest office. Petershill Partners (PHLL) shares jump 33% after the £2.5bn Goldman Sachs fund […]
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19 Sep 2025 3 min read
Fading quality overdue a rebound?
Murray Income (MUT) is in the middle of a strategic review that began in July and the board says should come to a conclusion in the fourth quarter. It has assets of about £925m, so that makes it a decent prize. I would expect that it has been inundated with all sorts of proposals. The […]
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09 Sep 2025 2 min read
Big uplift in dividends from Dunedin Income Growth
Dunedin Income Growth (DIG) has plans to rocket up the dividend yield league table by introducing an enhanced dividend policy, using reserves to boost its distributions (the trust has distributable reserves totalling £298m). The total dividend for the financial year ended 31 January 2026 will be at least 19.1p per share, 34.5% up on the […]
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2 min read
Morning briefing: New dividend policy for Dunedin Income Growth; plus NBDD, NBDX, ESO, LABS, HMSO, GPE, RGL, ESP, UTG, HGT
Dunedin Income Growth (DIG) says it will introduce an enhanced dividend policy, using reserves to boost its dividend yield. The total dividend for the financial year ended 31 January 2026 will be at least 19.1p per share, 34.5% up on the prior year. That pushes it onto a notional 6% yield on NAV or, at […]
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15 Apr 2025 6 min read
Dunedin Income Growth misses out on soaring bank stocks
Dunedin Income Growth has published results for the year ended 31 January 2025. Over that period it delivered a 9.0% return on NAV and a 8.4% return to shareholders. These do not compare well to a return of 17.1% on the All-Share Index. Revenue per share grew to 13.8p from 13.5p but that meant that […]
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04 Apr 2024 2 min read
Better year for Dunedin Income Growth as it beats rivals
Over the 12 months ended 31 January 2024, Dunedin Income Growth generated an NAV return of 6.7%, well ahead of the 1.9% return posted by the All-Share Index and other UK equity income trusts. However, a widening discount (finishing the year at 10.7%) left investors with a return of -1.6%. The dividend was increased by […]
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14 Jul 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 July 2023
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 July 2023: Dunedin Income Growth (DIG) has renewed its £30m multi-currency revolving credit facility with Bank of Nova Scotia London Branch, which will now expire on 11 July 2024. Under the terms of the facility, DIG also has the option to increase the level of the commitment from £30m to £40m at […]
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06 Apr 2023 5 min read
Dunedin Income Growth lags benchmark ekes out dividend hike
Dunedin Income Growth’s results for the year ened 31 January 2023 show that its NAV increased by 2.4% on a total return basis, underperforming the All-Share Index which produced a total return of 5.2%. The chairman notes that just 23% of companies outperformed the benchmark index. The best performing sectors were energy, defence and mining […]
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07 Apr 2022 5 min read
Dunedin Income Growth struggles as value style comes back into fashion
Dunedin Income Growth has announced results for the year ended 31 January 2022. The NAV increased by 8.1% on a total return basis, underperforming the All-Share Index which produced a total return of 18.9%. The share price total return for the year was 12.5%. The chairman notes that “Large capitalisation companies whose share prices were […]
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11 Jan 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 January 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 January 2022: The redemption price for investors that asked to redeem their India Capital Growth (IGC) shares will be 126.2613p per share. Payment is expected on or before 21 January 2022. Dunedin Income & Growth (DIG) says that Samantha Brownlee and Rebecca Maclean, both investment directors and senior members of […]
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18 Oct 2021 1 min read
Natalie Kenway from ESG Clarity will be providing opening remarks at QuotedData’s Annual ESG Conference
Following the success of our ESG Webinar Series in November/December 2020, we will be hosting this year’s ESG Webinar Series on 16th, 17th and 18th November 2021. Each morning will focus on a different aspect of ESG with managers having the opportunity to present on their companies and how the specific aspects of ESG are embedded in […]
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14 Jul 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 July 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 July 2021: Apax Digital Fund, which is backed by Apax Global Alpha, is making an investment in Tide as part of a series C funding round. Tide, a business financial platform offering business accounts and related banking services, as well as a comprehensive set of integrated software solutions, is already a […]
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21 May 2021 2 min read
QD view – warm fuzzy feelings?
QD view – warm fuzzy feelings? Alphabet soup time ESG (environmental, social and governance) comes up a lot in the investment world currently. There are good reasons for that. The UK government said last year that it wants to make climate-related disclosures mandatory, in line with recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). […]
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30 Apr 2021 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 30 April 2021
QuotedData’s weekly news show 30 April 2021 Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on Youtube. In this week’s show, Shonil Chande covered the week’s top stories: Taylor Maritime – targeting a 250m IPO raise AVI plans to remove Symphony International’s board Dunedin Income Growth […]
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27 Apr 2021 3 min read
Dunedin Income Growth wants new sustainable objective
Dunedin Income Growth wants new sustainable objective – Dunedin Income Growth says that for the year ended 31 January 2021, it delivered an NAV return of -0.3%, much better than the equivalent return on the All-Share Index of -7.5%. The return to shareholders was +0.1%. The dividend has been increased from 12.7p to 12.8p. The dividend […]
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09 Apr 2020 2 min read
Dunedin Income Growth did really well last year
Dunedin Income Growth did really well last year – over the year ended 31 January 2020, Dunedin Income Growth delivered a net asset value total return of 22.2% on a total return basis, more than double the return on the All-Share Index, which produced a total return of 10.7%. The share price total return for the […]
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24 Jan 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 24 January 2020
In QuotedData’s other news 24 January – Following on from its anaerobic digestion problems, SQN Asset Finance Income (SQN) has announced that its board has taken the decision to conduct a strategic review of the company’s operations. This will be wide- ranging to include the provision of investment management services.. Warehouse REIT (WHR), the specialist […]
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01 May 2019 2 min read
QuotedData’s other news 1 May 2019
Dunedin Income Growth redeemed its £28.6m 7.875% debenture stock as planned and at par (£100 for every £100 worth of debentures). It borrowed £30m at 3.99% fixed until 2045 ahead of this and funded the redemption by selling a portfolio of corporate bonds. International Public Partnerships is investing another £12.4m in the Midlands Batch Priority Schools […]
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28 Mar 2019 2 min read
Dunedin Income Growth looking good ahead of 150th birthday
Dunedin Income Growth looking good ahead of 150th birthday – Dunedin Income Growth’s NAV return for the year to 31 January 2019 matched that of the All-Share index (both falling by 3.8%). The share price total return for the year was -0.83% reflecting a modest narrowing of the discount to NAV from 8.14% at the start of […]
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29 Mar 2018 2 min read
Solid absolute and relative returns for shareholders of Dunedin Income Growth
Solid absolute and relative returns for shareholders of Dunedin Income Growth – the NAV total return of 12.0% of Dunedin Income Growth (DIG) outperformed the total return of 11.3% from the FTSE All-Share Index. The chairman stated in the annual final report for the year to 31 January 2018 that this was driven by out-performance […]
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31 Mar 2017 2 min read
Dunedin Income Growth just behind benchmark
Dunedin Income Growth, which has just announced results for the year ended 31 January 2017, says that its NAV return for the year was 19.2%, just behind the All-Share Index which returned 20.1%. Shareholders suffered from a widening discount however, leaving the with a return of 16.5%. The revenue return per share for the year […]
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30 Sep 2016 1 min read
Ben Ritchie takes on manager role at Dunedin Income & Growth
Following disappointing performance in the previous financial year, the Board of Dunedin Income & Growth were pleased to report an improvement during the six month period ended 31 July 2016, with strong absolute and relative returns. The Company’s net asset value increased by 15.6% on a total return basis, comparing favourably with a total return […]
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31 Mar 2016 4 min read
Poor year of returns for Dunedin Income Growth
Dunedin Income & Growth says it recorded its first year of negative absolute returns since the banking crisis of 2008/09 with a NAV Total Return of -11.5%. This meant it underperformed the FTSE All-Share Index by 6.9%. The Board is proposing a final dividend of 3.675p per share which will make a total dividend of 11.4p […]
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29 Oct 2015 1 min read
Dunedin Income Growth takes on 30 year debt
Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust has agreed to issue £30m of 30 year Senior Secured Fixed Rate notes at a coupon of 3.99%, subject to final documentation being entered into. The purpose of this transaction is to obtain fixed rate long dated Sterling denominated financing at a price that the Company considers attractive. The Company […]
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21 Sep 2015 1 min read
Large cap. bias holds back Dunedin Income Growth
Dunedin Income Growth’s results for the six months ended 31 July show the fund’s asset value falling by 2.1% and the share price by 4.7% despite a 2.8% positive return on the FTSE All-Share. on the dividend, they say they intend to make three equal distributions of 2.575p in August, November and February and to pay […]
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30 Mar 2015 1 min read
Bet on good management says Dunedin Income Growth
Dunedin Income & Growth outperformed the FTSE All-Share Index by 4% over the year that ended on 31 January 2015, over the period the fund’s net asset value total return was 11.1% vs. 7.1% for the Index. The return to shareholders was just 6.8% however as the shares moved from trading on a 1.6% premium […]
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24 Mar 2014 1 min read
Dunedin Income Growth : DIG – annual results
Over the year to the end of January 2014 Dunedin Income Growth generated a total return on net assets of 8.7%, an the return to shareholders was 8.6% – by contrast the return on the FTSE All-Share Index was 10.1%
Videos
In The Press
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25 Feb 2026 1 min read
James Carthew comments on quality stocks in Investors Chronicle
James Carthew comments on quality stocks in Val Cipriani’s article: “The hit from having something that looked like quality and turned out not to be is really quite significant,” Read the article here
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29 Oct 2025 1 min read
Investment trust insider on Mancher & London and enhanced dividends
James Carthew: Will Manchester & London’s new dividend fix its discount? The concentrated tech trust hiked its dividend to 5% last week, but time will tell as to whether it remedies its steep discount. Manchester & London (MNL) just moved from the Association of Investment Companies’ global sector to its technology sector. To be honest, […]
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23 Jul 2025 1 min read
The investment trusts reaping the rewards of cheap debt
by Val Cipriani, Investors Chronicle, July 23, 2025: The ability to use debt to ‘gear’ a portfolio is one of the key features that differentiate investment trusts from their open-ended counterparts. Some trusts had even locked in interest rates as low as 1.8 per cent before the market turned three years ago, boosting returns when […]
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15 Apr 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider on benefiting from yield while waiting for a re-rating
Investment trust insider on benefiting from yield while waiting for a re-rating – James Carthew: I’ve bought two more renewables, now looking at UK equity income Disappointing inflation figures look likely to delay the start of interest rate cuts in the US. This is an unhelpful development for the many investment company sectors that have […]
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22 Jun 2023 2 min read
Home Truths
James Carthew for Portfolio Adviser, 21 June 2023: For many years, there was a tendency among UK-based investment managers and financial advisers to overweight domestic stocks within client portfolios. As a result, we saw a proliferation of investment companies with a narrow focus on UK-listed businesses. Today, 54 investment companies have a listed UK equity […]
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15 Feb 2023 1 min read
ISA ideas: alternatives to the most-popular funds and trusts
by Jennifer Hill from interactive investor, 15 February 2023: We ask a range of experts for potential fund substitutes for funds and trusts consistently high in demand, including Scottish Mortgage, Fundsmith Equity, City of London, and Vanguard LifeStrategy. Investing can be a fickle business as money follows the latest trend but analysis of the most-bought […]
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22 Nov 2021 1 min read
The UK trusts on the biggest discount or premiums relative to their history
By Eve Maddock-Jones, Reporter, Trustnet, 19 November 2021 Trustnet looks at which UK investment trusts are trading below their five year average discount/premium level and which ones are running well ahead of the norm. Several UK investment trusts are running well below their five-year-average discount presenting major buying opportunities, according to fund pickers. The pandemic […]
