Overview
Investment Company’s objective is to provide its shareholders with an attractive level of dividends combined with capital growth over the long-term through investment in a portfolio of equities, preference shares, loan stocks, debentures and convertibles.
Primarily investment will be in the equity securities of quoted UK companies with a wide range of market capitalisations, many of which are or are expected to be dividend paying, with anticipated dividend growth in the long-term.
The fund’s website can be found here.
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News
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10 Mar 2025 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 March 2025 – MTU, INV, IPU/AFL, SOHO, WHR
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 March 2025: Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (MTU) has published a circular seeking to renew the trust’s repurchase authority (for up to 21,640,007 ordinary shares, or, if fewer, that number of ordinary shares which is equal to 14.99% of MTU’s issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) at the date of […]
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05 Oct 2023 1 min read
INV starts its first financial year under new management
The Investment Company (INV) has released its final results for the period ending 30 June 2023. INV reported a NAV return of 1.39% and share price return of 15.7% for the period. Mindful of the size and illiquidity of the trust, in July 2023 the board implemented a tender offer to allow shareholders to easily […]
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19 Jul 2023 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 July 2023
Castelnau Group (CGL) announced that further to the issue of new ordinary shares in connection with its acquisition of Dignity, announced on 5 May 2023, the company will issue a further 7,479 ordinary shares in connection with the listed share alternative pursuant to the statutory squeeze out. The board of Strategic Equity Capital (SEC) has […]
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18 Jul 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 July 2023
Brunner Investment Trust (BUT) provided an update for the six month period to 31 March 2023. NAV per share increased by 1.6% compared to a benchmark return of 0.3% while shares were up 2.3%. Management sited a strict focus on valuation as one of the factors that allowed the company to avoid some of the […]
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09 Jun 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 9th June 2023
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live, on Facebook or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • ThomasLloyd Energy Impact (0:20) • The Investment Company (6:28) • Civitas Social Housing (8:20) This week’s interview was with James Thom from abrdn New […]
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3 min read
The Investment Company announces proposals for its future
Further to its announcement on 30 March 2023 (click here to see our coverage), The Investment Company (INV) has announced that it expects to publish a circular and prospectus shortly, in relation to the following proposals, which require shareholder approval: appointment of Chelverton Asset Management Limited (“Chelverton”) as external investment manager to the company; amendment […]
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30 Mar 2023 2 min read
Chelverton wins battle for The Investment Company
The board of The Investment Company says that, following a thorough review of available opportunities, the company has entered into discussions to: appoint Chelverton Asset Management Limited to act as its investment manager, with a new investment strategy of investing primarily in quoted equities of UK small and mid-cap quoted companies to achieve long-term capital […]
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23 Sep 2022 2 min read
The Investment Company’s results boosted by gold and flattered by weak pound
The Investment Company reported a fall in net asset value (NAV) of 1.4% in the year to 30 June 2022 to 336.3p, with the weak pound offsetting declines in share prices among its overseas equities portfolio. The NAV was also boosted by the price of gold, which rose 16.3% against sterling and this increase added […]
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14 Feb 2022 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 February 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 February 2022: Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL) has shared a monthly update for January, which states that concerns on the quality of Vietnam’s bank assets have subsided and sentiment in the sector should be further boosted by robust Q4 2021 and full-year 2021’s earnings. Vietcombank was VEIL’s top performer, up 13.8% at […]
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08 Oct 2020 3 min read
Investment Company has rethink
Investment Company has rethink – The board of The Investment Company Plc has published a circular in advance of a meeting at which shareholders will be asked to change the investment objective and investment policy of the company. New objective The current focus is on income generation. The board says “In recent years this has […]
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07 Oct 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 October 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 October 2020: Investment Company (INV), the £12.9m market cap UK equity income fund, announced annual results to 30 June 2020, delivering a NAV return of (9.5%). With respect to its future, INV’s chairman, I.R. Dighé had this to say: “In light of this volatility and the material uncertainty that surrounds the […]
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23 Sep 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 23 September 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 23 September 2019 Urban Logistics REIT has bought six parcel distribution depots from Connect Group for £9.9m, a 7.0% net initial yield. Plus two DHL warehouse facilities in Sittingbourne and Thatcham bought for £5.3m and a 5.9% yield. Hipgnosis Songs Fund has applied to be listed on the Premium Segment of the […]
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02 Feb 2018 1 min read
The Investment Company switches manager
The Investment Company switches manager – The board of The Investment Company says that it is changing its investment manager from Miton Asset Management Limited to Fiske plc. The board has agreed a period of notice with Miton and Fiske will assume responsibility for the portfolio from 1 April 2018. The board has thanked Miton for their […]
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02 Oct 2015 1 min read
The Investment Company hit by holding in Gable Group
The Investment Company’s annual report for the year ended 30 June says the NAV of the Company fell slightly from 394.41p to 389.34p, a reduction of 1.3%. The return to shareholders, including the dividends paid during the year, totalled 16.9p. The FTSE All-Share Index generated a total return of 2.6% over the twelve months to […]
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02 Mar 2015 1 min read
The Investment Company cuts its dividend
In its interim results statement, The Investment Company reported a small fall in its net asset value over the second half of 2014 of 1.6% to 388p. The company was making distributions equivalent to 6% of its asset value each year. The Board has decided that this isn’t sustainable in the current market environment and […]
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27 Feb 2014 1 min read
The Investment Company : INV – interim results
The Investment Company, managed by Gervais Williams and Martin Turner at Miton and invested in a range of preference shares, loan stocks, debentures and notes, saw a 15,5% increase in its net asset value and a 16.0% increase in its share price over the second half of 2013. Two dividends of 5p per share were declared […]
