Overview
The Bankers Investment Trust seeks to deliver capital growth in excess of the FTSE World ex UK, and regular dividend growth that exceeds the rise in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). It does this by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of equities that has a significant UK bias.
The manager’s website can be found here.
Fundamentals
Price
Research History
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22 Nov 2024 1 min read
Interview with Alex Crooke from Bankers Investment Trust
In this week’s show, James Carthew spoke to Interview with Alex Crooke from Bankers Investment Trust. If you were looking for the first part of QuotedData’s show, focused on the roundup of the week’s news click here. If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email Aiman. Additionally, if you would prefer […]
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09 Feb 2023 40 min read
QuotedData’s Economic and Political Monthly Roundup February 2023
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Investment companies | Monthly | February 2023 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 encourage […]
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07 Jul 2020 8 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – July 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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10 Mar 2020 7 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – March 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 New research Here is a list of research we published over February: An initiation note on Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Trust (MTU) […]
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07 Feb 2020 6 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – February 2020
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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22 Feb 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – February 2019
QuotedData’s economic roundup – February 2019 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 […]
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07 Feb 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – February 2018
QuotedData’s economic round up – February 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 […]
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11 Dec 2017 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 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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03 Aug 2017 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – August 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – August 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 sell […]
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14 Feb 2017 1 min read
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – February 2017
QuotedData’s collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from comments made by chairman and managers of investment companies. Kindly sponsored by Martin Currie. February Economic and Political Roundup
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31 Jan 2017 1 min read
QuotedData – 2016 review of the year
Our review of 2016 includes performance data, significant moves in discounts and premiums, money raised and money handed back, major news stories and links to the research we have published including our guide to investment companies. 2016 Annual roundup
News
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28 Jun 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 28th June 2024
Thank you to everyone that listened in today on our YouTube channel. In this week’s show, Matthew Read covered the week’s top stories: Alliance Trust/Witan (0:00) Bankers (9:08) JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets (11:10) Home REIT (13:09) This week’s interview was with Nick Train from Finsbury Growth & Income Trust– watch it again here.
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26 Jun 2024 2 min read
Bankers slimming down portfolio to focus on best ideas
Bankers (BNKR) has announced its interim results for the half year ended 30 April 2024. The trust delivered a strong NAV total return over the six months of 17.5% (2023: 8.1%) and a share price total return of 21.5% (2023: 5.4%), both returns outperforming the benchmark index return of 16.6% (2023: 3.5%). The company’s Japanese […]
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QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 June 2024 – APAX, BNKR
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 June 2024: Apax Global Alpha (APAX) announced several updates including the retirement of Tim Breedon from the board and the commencement of a previously announced buyback programme which allows the company repurchase to up to 14.99% of its issued share capital. We also have: Interim results from Bankers including moves […]
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03 May 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 3rd May 2024
Thank you to everyone that listened in today, whether you watched the Zoom live or on YouTube. In this week’s show, James Carthew covered the week’s top stories: • Aberforth Split Level Income (0:33) • Chrysalis (6:24) Andrew McHattie highlighted a number of funds that were looking unusually cheap or expensive (10:24). This week’s interview […]
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19 Jan 2024 1 min read
QuotedData’s weekly news show 19th January 2024
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: • Bankers (0:29) • Hipgnosis Songs (7:08) • API/CREI merger (8:52) This week’s interview was with Purvi Sapre from SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust – […]
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18 Jan 2024 2 min read
Income focus meant Bankers missed out on five of magificent seven
Bankers Investment Trust’s results for the year ended 31 October 2023 show it just failing to match its benchmark (FTSE World Index) in NAV terms and being hit by a widening discount. The NAV total return was 5.2% against 5.7% for the index and the return to shareholders was -0.7%. The year end discount was […]
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31 Jul 2023 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 July 2023
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 31 July 2023: RM Infrastructure Income (RMII) says that, since its last update on 10 July 2023, the board has received an additional [merger] proposal under s110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 which is under consideration alongside one other proposal highlighted in the 10 July 2023 announcement, however at this time […]
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19 Jan 2023 2 min read
Bankers lags benchmark but maintains dividend record
The Bankers Investment trust has announced results covering the 12 months ended 31 October 2022. Over that period, the NAV total return was -11.3% underperforming the World Index by 8.5%. A widening discount meant that the share price total return was -13.4%. The wider discount emerged even though 18.2m shares (1.5% of the company) were […]
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19 Jan 2022 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 January 2022
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 19 January 2022: Harmony Energy Income (HEIT) has announced that construction for one of its seed portfolio projects, Pillswood, continues to progress well and that remaining seed projects are to commence construction with the planned timetable. The planning consent for the advanced project is now expected to be in February 2022, […]
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27 Jul 2021 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 July 2021
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 July 2021: HICL Infrastructure has reaffirmed its 8.25p dividend target for the year ended 3 March 2022. traffic volumes on its toll roads are recovering but international traffic on High Speed 1 (the Channel tunnel rail link) is running at 15% of normal levels. The company says that discussions with lenders […]
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22 Jun 2021 3 min read
Bankers secures dividend growth despite underperformance
Bankers secures dividend growth despite underperformance – Bankers (BNKR) has published its interim results for the six months to 30 April 2021. During this time, its share price rose by 17.7% and its NAV by 17.4%, underperforming its FTSE All-Share benchmark return of 21.5%. Bankers has underperformed its index over one and three years but […]
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19 Jan 2021 2 min read
Bankers will split its shares after successful year
Bankers will split its shares after successful year – Bankers Investment Trust has announced results for the year ended 31 October 2020. The NAV total return per share was 5.3%, outperforming the World Index total return of 4.3%. The share price total return was higher, at 8.1%, due to the narrowing of the discount. The chairman […]
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16 Jan 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 16 January 2020
In QuotedData’s other news 16 January 2020 – Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) has reported annual results to 31 October 2019 with the global sector company delivering a total NAV return of 12.1% (the benchmark FTSE World Index returned 11.7%). BNKR’s chair, Sue Inglis, noted the following in her outlook statement: “Global economic growth remains positive, […]
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16 Jan 2019 2 min read
Downbeat Bankers at least manages positive return
Downbeat Bankers at least manages positive return – Over the year ending 31 October 2018, Bankers Investment Trust generated a 0.8% total return on net assets but its share price fell from 852p to 835p to finish the year on a 3.6% discount. By contrast, the MSCI World Index returned 5.1% over this period. The chairman […]
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16 Jan 2018 2 min read
Bankers promises 6% dividend increase
Bankers promises 6% dividend increase – Bankers Investment Trust says that, for the year ended 31 October 2017, its NAV increased by 16.3%. The share price performance was enhanced as the discount to NAV narrowed, with the share price recording a 23.5% increase. The dividend was upped by 9.4% to 18.6p and the directors are […]
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31 Jul 2017 3 min read
Better year for Growth pool in F&C Managed Portfolio
Better year for Growth pool in F&C Managed Portfolio – F&C Managed Portfolio has published results for the year ended 31 May 2017. The NAV total return (i.e. adding dividends paid to capital performance) was 24.5% for the Income shares and 26.4% for the Growth shares. This compares with the 24.5% total return for the All-Share […]
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14 Jul 2016 3 min read
Housebuilding drags down Independent after a good six months
The six month period ending 31 May 2016 Independent Investment Trust produced a net asset value total return of 5.7%. The total returns notionally attributable to the FTSE All Share Index and the FTSE World Index were 0.1% and 3.9% respectively. The net asset value per share rose from 390.1p to 400.3p over the period, […]
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17 Jun 2016 1 min read
Bankers let down by widening discount
Bankers Investment Trust returned 0.4% over the six months to the end of April 2016, slightly better than the zero return posted by the FTSE All-Share Index. The return to shareholders was -3.8% however as the discount widened to 5.9%. The interim dividend was increased from 7.8p to 8.0p. There is no manager’s statement in […]
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28 Jan 2016 2 min read
F&C Managed Portfolio beats UK market
F&C Managed Portfolio Trust has published interim results for the six months ended 30 November 2015, announcing a net asset value total return of -5.1% for the Income shares and -2.4% for the Growth shares compared to the FTSE All-Share Index return of -6.4%. The key drivers of the performance of the Growth Portfolio were […]
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18 Jan 2016 1 min read
Bankers does well, raises dividend for 49th year
Bankers Investment Trust has published results for the year ended 31 October 2015. Over the year the net asset value rose by 5.7%, the share price by 9.9% and the dividend was increased by 6.8% to 15.8p (making the 49th consecutive year of dividend increases). They say all of their major geographic portfolios exceeded their local […]
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18 Jun 2015 1 min read
Bankers reaps rewards of Chinese investment
Bankers Investment Trust has announced decent figures for the six months ended 30 April 2015 with the fund generating a return on net assets of 13.3% and a return to shareholders of 13.9% as compared to a 9.2% return on the FTSE All-Share Index. The Chairman’s statement points out that this was a good period for returns […]
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19 May 2015 1 min read
Bankers taking on debt
Bankers Investment Trust, managed by Alex Crooke, is issuing £50m worth of fixed rate 20 year unsecured private placement notes at an annualised coupon of 3.68%. The funding date is expected to be 27 May 2015 and the Notes are due to be repaid on 27 May 2035. The interest payment dates will be 27 May and […]
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19 Jan 2015 1 min read
Bankers outperformance helped by Apple
Bankers Investment Trust has published its results for the year that ended on 31 October 2014. The net asset value rose by 1.5% while the FTSE All-Share Index fell by 2.3%. The full year dividend was increased by 4.7% to 14.8p and the Board is forecasting a dividend of at least 15.5p for the current […]
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02 Dec 2014 1 min read
The alternative plays in investment trusts
Source: http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news-and-analysis/analysis/the-alternative-plays-in-investment-trusts/2016533.article Income-seeking investors would do well to look at the alternative plays on offer in the investment companies space, such as renewable energy and asset leasing With interest rates held so low for so long, it is not surprising investors have been looking for alternative ways to generate income. That search is only set to […]
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19 Jun 2014 1 min read
The Bankers Investment Trust : BNKR – interims
The Bankers Investment Trust, managed by Alex Crooke, has published its interim accounts for the six months that ended on 30 April 2014. The net asset value fell over the period by 2.2% while the FTSE All-Share Index rose by 1.0%. The statement attributes this to currency moves (a common complaint in many recent results announcements […]
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20 Jan 2014 1 min read
The Bankers Investment Trust : BNKR – final results
Bankers results for the year to the end of October 2013 show a 23.8% uplift in its net asset value and a closing of its discount, enabling a 33.9% share price return to investors and sufficient demand for its shares to allow it to issue 350,000 in the period. This was the first time Bankers has issued […]
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14 Feb 2024 1 min read
ISA ideas: alternatives to funds and trusts that are flavour of the month
by Jennifer Hill from interactive investor, 14th February 2024: Following the herd doesn’t tend to end well. Throughout history investors’ tendency for herd mentality bias has inflated asset bubbles and driven sharp declines detached from market fundamentals.. Trading on the interactive investor platform highlights half a dozen funds that have climbed the popularity rankings over […]
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01 Sep 2023 1 min read
How to analyse investment trust gearing in the era of rising interest rates
By Jean-Baptiste Andrieux, Reporter, Trustnet, 31 August 2023: The ability to borrow money is one of the weapon in an investment trust’s arsenal. In many cases, it has contributed towards the outperformance of investment trusts relative to their equivalent open-ended versions, as they take out money to invest, making higher returns each year above the […]
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01 Jun 2023 1 min read
Investment trusts ditch their ‘inflation protection’ tag
By Val Cipriani, Investors’ Chronicle, June 1, 2023: Investment trusts are announcing below-inflation dividend increases, making it more difficult for investors to maintain the real value of their income – although some might be able to catch up in 2024 or 2025. Last week, core infrastructure trust HICL Infrastructure (HICL) said it intends to maintain […]
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10 May 2023 1 min read
The eight income investment trust heavyweights: how sustainable are the dividends?
by Jennifer Hill from interactive investor, 10 May 2023: Eight investment trusts have half a century or more of increasing payouts to investors but deeper analysis is required to ascertain their true income prowess, reports Jennifer Hill… But dividend growth alone does not make a trust the best home for income seekers’ capital. A deeper […]
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20 Mar 2023 1 min read
Buy and hold versus changing style: which fund approach is best?
by Jennifer Hill from interactive investor, 20 March 2023: Some fund managers stick to their knitting irrespective of the wider macroeconomic backdrop; others have more flexibility to change their strategy to respond to market conditions. But which approach is best? Are investors better sticking with funds that adopt a long-term buy and hold strategy or […]
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02 Mar 2023 2 min read
The trusts to buy for rising dividends
By Dave Baxter, Investors’ Chronicle, February 28, 2023: High dividend yields can be hard to resist, and there are many currently on offer in the investment trust universe. But a high yield can reflect recent price volatility, as with embattled Home REIT (HOME), or be a result of an especially esoteric portfolio, an example being […]
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26 Sep 2022 2 min read
Generalist investment trusts: life in the old dog yet?
By Dave Baxter, Investors’ Chronicle, September 23 2022: It’s testament to the sheer uncertainty of recent times that not a single UK investment trust has launched in the first eight months of 2022. That compares with 16 over the course of 2021 and six in an unpredictable 2020. Some analysts reckon it might even mark […]
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22 Jun 2022 1 min read
Battle of the big three multi-manager trusts: who comes out on top?
by Jennifer Hill from interactive investor, 22nd June 2022: Alliance Trust, F&C and Witan – three big investment trusts that give investors access to a range of managers in one fell swoop. But how do they differ, and which has given investors the most bang for their buck? Three global multi-manager investment trusts – Alliance […]
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23 May 2022 1 min read
Trusts that have reigned longer than the Queen
By ROSIE MURRAY-WEST, FINANCIAL MAIL ON SUNDAY, 21 May 2022: Any investment that has generated wealth since before the Coronation must have firm foundations. That is true for the 36 investment trusts that predate the Queen’s accession to the throne. They have survived the stock market crashes that peppered the early 1970s, October 1987 (Black […]
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21 Jan 2022 1 min read
WI Daily: Share splits and investors
Rory Palmer, What Investment, 18 Jan 2022: Near the end of last year, I was told that my shares in Henderson EuroTrust had been subdivided after the board announced a reorganisation of the company’s share capital. As a relatively new investor, this was a first. I knew it was an option trusts could exercise, but I wanted […]
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28 Mar 2019 1 min read
AIC highlights most consistent income trusts
AIC highlights most consistent income trusts – QuotedData’s James Carthew is quoted in this article by Leonora Walters The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has published its annual ‘dividend heroes’ survey – a list of the investment trusts that have increased their dividends for 20 or more consecutive years. This year, there are 20 dividend […]
