Overview
Doric Nimrod Air Two’ s investment objective is to obtain income returns and a capital return for its Shareholders by acquiring, leasing and then selling aircraft.
Doric Nimrod Air Two has purchased seven Airbus A380-861 aircraft, which it is leasing to Emirates Airlines, the national carrier owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Doric Nimrod Air Two is receiving income from the leases and its directors intend to target a gross distribution to shareholders of 4.5 pence per Share per quarter (after costs and payment of any fees) after all seven aircraft have been purchased, amounting to a yearly distribution of 9% based on the initial placing price of 200 pence per share.
The fund’s website can be found here.
Research History
-
09 Feb 2023 9 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – February 2023
February 2023 Monthly roundup | Investment companies Winners and losers in January 2023 In a month where winners far outweighed losers, once again Chinese funds feature amongst the best-performing investment companies over the month, taking many of the top slots. China has barrelled ahead with the reopening of its economy following the lifting of COVID-related […]
-
17 Apr 2020 8 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Quarterly Review – First Quarter 2020
Investment Companies Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents In this issue Performance data Positive movers Negative movers Discounts and premiums Getting more expensive Getting cheaper Money in and out Money in Money out Major news stories Upcoming Events New research The legal bit Unprecedented times We have knitted […]
-
07 Apr 2020 8 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – April 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research In this issue Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list New research Here is a list of research we published over March: An update note […]
-
07 Feb 2020 7 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – February 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford Table of contents New research In this issue Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide New research Here is a list of research we published over January: An annual overview note on Shires Income (SHRS) “Shires Income (SHRS) will […]
-
24 Jan 2020 20 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review – 2019
In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]
-
10 Jan 2020 5 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – January 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford Table of contents New research In this issue Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Income Events New research Here is a list of research we published over December: An update note on BlackRock Throgmorton (THRG) “BlackRock Throgmorton continues to lead its peer group in […]
-
15 Oct 2019 7 min read
Investment companies quarterly roundup – Third quarter 2019
Investment Companies Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford New research Over the third quarter, we published notes on India Capital Growth, Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income, Montanaro European Smaller Companies, JLEN Environmental Assets, Civitas Social Housing, JPMorgan Russian Securities, International Biotechnology Trust, Aberdeen Emerging Markets, Seneca Global Income & Growth, Standard Life Investments Property Income […]
-
07 Aug 2019 3 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – August 2019
Investment Companies Roundup New research Over July, we published notes on CQS New City High Yield, BlackRock Throgmorton, Strategic Equity Capital, Seneca Global Income & Growth, CG Asset Management, Standard Life Investments Property Income and Aberdeen New Dawn. You can read all these notes by clicking on the links above or by visiting www.quoteddata.com. In this issue Performance data – appetite […]
-
5 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – August 2019
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 or sell any of the […]
-
15 Apr 2019 6 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – First Quarter 2019
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – First Quarter 2019 QuotedData news Through the first quarter of 2019, global equities largely clawed back the losses suffered over the final weeks of 2018. How much longer this ten-year bull market can sustain itself is the subject of much debate. US interest rate rises have stalled, reflecting growing cautiousness. Elsewhere, […]
-
22 Mar 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – March 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – March 2019 is 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 February 2019. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. JPMorgan Chinese, Fidelity China and Pacific Horizon benefited from a booming Chinese market in […]
-
11 Dec 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – December 2017 – is 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 November 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December Investment Companies Roundup Money raised and returned in November There were no […]
-
27 Apr 2015 1 min read
The importance of income – where to find it?
Life used to be simpler. If you had a bit of spare cash or you wanted to save up for something you’d just stick some money in a bank or building society account. If you had a nest egg and wanted to invest it in something safe and live off the income, you’d maybe buy […]
News
-
27 Dec 2024 5 min read
QuotedData’s review of the year 2024
This is the last of our weekly emails for 2024. We hope that you have been finding them useful. 2024 has been a year of setbacks and shrinkage for the UK investment companies industry, topped by the cynical and self-serving attack on seven trusts by US corporate raider Saba Capital (there will be much more […]
-
23 Aug 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 23rd August 2024
Thank you to everyone that listened in today on our YouTube channel. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: Doric Nimrod Air Two (0:19) Harmony Energy Income (6:49) This week’s interview was with Craig Baker from Alliance Trust – watch it again here.
-
21 Aug 2024 1 min read
Doric Nimrod Air Two sells five Airbus aircraft to Emirates for $200m
Doric Nimrod Air Two (DNA2) has sold its five remaining Airbus aircraft to Emirates for $200m (153.5m). The company, which purchased seven Airbus A380-861 aircraft from October 2011 onwards and leased each for 12 years to Emirates, intends to distribute the sale proceeds to shareholders (together with the remaining cash holdings, net of any liquidation […]
-
11 Dec 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 11 December 2023 – SYNC, TMI, UKW, HGT, LXI, DNA2
In QuotedData’s morning briefing for 11 December 2023: Syncona (SYNC) has provided an update on the clinical study of its portfolio company, Autolus Therapeutics. The results have indicated the strong safety profile of the drug and importantly show a durable response for patients. Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) has released its half year results for the […]
-
21 Apr 2022 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 April 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 21 April 2022 the news is dominated by annual results, but we also have: An unusual advance on the sale proceeds of Infrastructure India’s (IIP) wind farm assets – the buyer AVSR Constructions is supposed to pay INR 550m (approximately £5.5m), but the seller is yet to satisfy all the conditions […]
-
14 Feb 2019 1 min read
Airbus will end A380 production
Airbus will end A380 production – There is a story in the press this morning that Airbus has decided to stop making A380s in 2021. The decision was made after Emirates scaled back its orders for the plane. Those funds that own and lease A380s to Emirates – the three Doric Nimrod funds and Amedeo […]
-
12 Jul 2018 3 min read
No dramas for aircraft leasing funds
No dramas for aircraft leasing funds – Doric Nimrod Air One through Three published their annual reports last night and Amedeo Air Four published its quarterly report. Doric Nimrod Air One is the simplest of the four funds. It purchased one asset, an Airbus A380-861, in December 2010 which it leased to Emirates. A $122m senior secured finance facility provided by […]
-
27 Jul 2015 2 min read
Doric Nimrod Trusts all on plan
The three Doric Nimrod Trusts have announced results for the year ended 31 March 2015. Doric Nimrod Air One says everything is going according to plan, Emirates have made all payments as they fell due and the company continues to pay quarterly dividends of 2.25p. As at 31 March 2015, the average of three external valuations showed a […]
-
20 Jul 2015 1 min read
Investment trusts see largest ever new issue
QuotedData reports that the investment trust sector expanded by about GBP2.4 billion over the second quarter of 2015, taking in close to GBP2.9 billion and handing back just over GBP450 million. The firm comments that many of the funds raising money are not designed to throw off high levels of income, suggesting that investors are […]
-
30 Jul 2014 1 min read
Doric Nimrod Air Two : DNA2 – annual results
Doric Nimrod Air Two has published accounts covering the year to the end of March 2014. There has been no change to the 4.5p per quarter dividend payment and the company has not changed the residual value of the aircraft it owns. The net asset value rose to 203.8p from 168.7p – this largely reflects foreign exchange […]
In The Press
-
17 Dec 2024 1 min read
Investment trust insider looks back at 2024
Investment trust insider looks back at 2024 – James Carthew: Shrinking trusts provide multiple opportunities Share price discounts remain stubbornly wide despite a huge number of buybacks and corporation actions in 2024. Nevertheless, there have been some big winners this year. This year has seen the investment companies sector shrink as boards have made big […]
-
16 Jan 2023 1 min read
Investment trust insider on running last year’s winners
James Carthew: Some 2022 winners are worth holding onto this year I’m uneasy about the resilience of the recent stock market rally. Despite this, I think a few of last year’s big gainers could do well again in 2023. Against a difficult backdrop, only about a third of investment companies generated a positive share price […]
-
25 Mar 2020 1 min read
Opportunities in the high-yielding leasing sector
Should income-seekers take a look at opportunities in the high-yielding leasing sector? Investment Week, David Brenchley, 2 March 2020 Recent precipitous share price falls in the Association of Investment Companies’ (AIC) leasing sector may have presented an investment opportunity for income-seekers, but caution remains warranted, according to experts. ..Charlotte Cuthbertson, co-manager of the Miton Global […]
