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Ecofin US Renewables says Whirlwind about to be re-energised

Whirlwind – Texas wind asset Ecofin US Renewables’s 59.8 MW Whirlwind Energy wind farm in Texas, has now moved significantly closer to coming back online. The asset management team of Ecofin Advisors, LLC has been working with the relevant counterparties to restore generation from Whirlwind following the tornado damage to a nearby substation in June […]

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QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 December 2023 – UKW, DVNO, FAIR, VOF, NAS

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 7 December 2023: Laurence Fumagalli plans to step down from his role as co-head of the Schroders Greencoat LLP team managing Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) on 1 March 2024. Matt Ridley, a partner at Schroders Greencoat, will succeed Laurence to co-manage the fund alongside Stephen Lilley. Matt is currently head of […]

06 Dec 2023

River and Mercantile optimistic despite volatility

River and Mercantile UK Micro Cap announced its annual report for the year ended 30 September 2023. NAV total return for the period was 3.81%, compared to 3.27% for the the Numis Smaller Companies plus Alternative Investment Market index. Shares fell 4% with the discount widening to around 14%. Given the broader sell off in […]

06 Dec 2023

Another solid year for Schroder AsiaPacific despite challenges

Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP) has announced its annual report for the year ended 30 September 2023. NAV total return for the period was 2.9%, ahead of the benchmark MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan index which rose by 1.5% over the same period. Shares were up 2.3%. This continues the company’s commendable long term record […]

06 Dec 2023

abrdn Property Income Trust captures rental growth with series of deals

abrdn Property Income Trust (API) has captured strong rental growth within its portfolio with three rent reviews in its industrial portfolio. In Bristol, a rent review at Kings Business Park was agreed at £96,350 per annum, reflecting a 38.6% uplift to the previously passing rent. This was in line with the September 2023 valuation, but […]

06 Dec 2023

Falling land prices weigh on Foresight Sustainable Forestry

Foresight Sustainable Forestry (FSF) has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2023. NAV fell 6.3% for the year while shares were down 23%. The company noted that the key driver of the reduction in NAV per share has been the decline in land values, which was impacted by a significant reduction […]

06 Dec 2023

Schroder European REIT grows earnings, but NAV hit by yield expansion

Schroder European REIT (SERE) reported a 8.9% fall in net asset value (NAV) to 128.2 euro cents per share in annual results to 30 September 2023, reflecting the impact that challenging economic and geo-political risks have had on asset valuations. The group’s portfolio of European real estate declined in value by 8.5% to €214.1m, reflecting […]

06 Dec 2023

Strong outlook for JPMorgan Japanese but despite underperformance

JPMorgan Japanese announced its annual results for the 12 months to 30 September. NAV total return was 8%, underperforming the benchmark TOPIX index by 6.7%. Share price total return was 6.4% with the discount widening to around 8%. Commenting on the underperformance, chairman Christopher Samuel noted: “After the earlier periods of underperformance, this year’s numbers […]

06 Dec 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 December 2023 – CREI, CHRY

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 6 December 2023: Custodian Property Income REIT’s (CREI’s) NAV fell to 95.9p per share at 30 September 2023 (from 99.3p at 31 March 2023). Portfolio valuation remained stable with a marginal 0.6% decline to £609.8m (31 March 2023: £613.6m).  The portfolio saw a £15.6m valuation decrease, driven by current investor and market […]

05 Dec 2023

European Opportunities Trust confirms tender offer

European Opportunities Trust has confirmed that the company will undertake a tender offer for up to 25% of the issued share capital of the company. The offer, which is subject to shareholder approval, is being made at a tender price equal to a 2% discount to the prevailing NAV as at the calculation date, less […]

05 Dec 2023

Outperformance for Lowland despite UK struggles

The Lowland Investment Company (LWI) announced its annual report for the period ended 30 September 2023. The company saw an NAV total return of 17.2% compared to a benchmark total return of 13.8%. Shares were up 8% with the company’s discount now sitting at around 13%. Dividends grew 2.5% to a yield of 5.3%. The […]

05 Dec 2023

Residential Secure Income reduces dividend target

In line with the wider real estate sector, Residential Secure Income’s annual results were impacted by the higher interest rate environment. EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) was 81.8p per share, delivering a total return of -18.1%. Portfolio value was down 10% on a like-for-like basis with an 80 basis points (0.8%) outwards yield shift, reflecting […]

05 Dec 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 December 2023 – PNL, IEM, LTI, PCTN, HLCL, HOME

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 December 2023: Personal Assets Trust (PNL) announced its interm report for the six months to 31 October 2023. The company’s NAV fell by 2.7% while shares fell 4.5% with shares falling to a discount of around 1%. The company continues to be positioned defensively with almost 40% of the fund […]

05 Dec 2023

Tale of two halves for Tritax EuroBox as values stabilise

It was a year of two halves for Tritax EuroBox, which reported a large fall in EPRA net tangible assets (NTA) over the year to 30 September 2023 driven by falls in the value of its portfolio in the first half of its financial year. The value of the group’s European logistics portfolio fell by […]

04 Dec 2023

Life Science REIT makes major letting at Oxford tech campus

Life Science REIT (LABS) has completed a major letting at its Oxford Technology Park asset to Oxford Ionics, an Oxford University spinout and pioneer in quantum computing. The letting for the entire Building 6A, comprising 29,661 sq ft of space sees Oxford Ionics (an existing occupier of the park) increase its footprint at the campus […]

04 Dec 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 December 2023 – GSF, SEQI, SYNC, SBO, INOV, IGC, JLEN, SEIT

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 December 2023: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) has announced that its investment manager, Gore Street Capital, has been selected as the co-manager of Japan’s first dedicated fund for grid storage batteries, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as the cornerstone investor, contributing £10.6m to the fund. Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund […]

01 Dec 2023

QuotedData’s weekly news update 1st December

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: abrdn China and Fidelity China Special Solutions (1:08) Troy Income and Growth and STS Global Income and Growth (4:33) Vietnam Holding (8:16) Digital 9 Infrastructure […]

01 Dec 2023

QD view – a sector in turmoil

Another week, another bout of corporate activity. Subject to shareholder approval, abrdn China is to be absorbed by Fidelity China Special Situations, and Troy Income and Growth will merge with STS Global Income and Growth. In addition, abrdn European Logistics Income announced a strategic review, Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust said that it would consider […]

01 Dec 2023

Life Science REIT disposes of Oxford asset to focus on large scale developments

Life Science REIT (LABS) has completed the sale of Lumen House in Oxford for £7.65m to Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, a joint venture between Brookfield and the UK Atomic Energy Authority together with the Science and Technology Facilities Council. The disposal price represents a 5.6% net initial yield and is 2% ahead of June […]

01 Dec 2023

Tritax EuroBox sells Swedish scheme at substantial premium

Tritax EuroBox (EBOX) has exchanged contracts for the sale of its redevelopment site in Malmö, Sweden to a data centre owner-occupier for a headline price of SEK320 million (€28m). The net sale price is 39% above the valuation as at 31 March 2023. EBOX acquired the property with the intention of redeveloping the site for […]

01 Dec 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 December 2023 – BSIF, USF, BPCR

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 December 2023: Bluefield Solar (BSIF) has announced a number of changes to the roles and responsibilities of some of its directors. First, Chris Waldron has now been appointed as a non-executive director of BSIF with effect from 1 December 2023. He has also been appointed to each of BSIF’s established […]

30 Nov 2023

BlackRock Frontiers delivers impressive performance

Over the year to 30 September 2023, BlackRock Frontier Markets produced an NAV total return of +25.1% (in US dollars), compared to an increase in its benchmark index of +5.0%. For Sterling based shareholders, the equivalent return for the year was +14.3%, with the index returning -3.9%, representing an outperformance of 18.2%. The discount narrowed […]

30 Nov 2023

Narrowing discount boosts abrdn Equity Income

In NAV terms, the 12 months ended 30 September 2023 were not great for abrdn Equity Income, which generated a return of 1.8%, lagging its All-Share Index benchmark by 12 percentage points. However, a narrowing discount rescued the situation somewhat, leaving shareholders with a return of 11.4% for the period. The chair’s statement notes that […]

30 Nov 2023

Woeful results from Henderson Far East Income spell change of manager

Over the 12 months ended 31 August 2023, Henderson Far East Income delievered an NAV return of -13.0% and a share price return of -14.8% as compared to a -7.2% return on the FTSE All-Word asia Pacific ex Japan Index and a +0.1% return on the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan High Dividend Yield […]

30 Nov 2023

More detail on RM Infrastructure Income winddown proposals

RM Infrastructure Income (RMII) has published a circular convening a meeting to approve its managed winddown. In September, the manager’s run-off profile of the portfolio showed a forecasted weighted average remaining life of about 1.7 years from end-October 2023, with a liquidation of the company occurring in the second half of 2027. The manager has […]

30 Nov 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 November 2023 – RC2, CTUK, LXI

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 November 2023: Following the passing of a resolution at its AGM yesterday, Reconstruction Capital II (RC2) will have its last day of dealings on AIM on 18 December 2023. CT UK Capital and Income (CTUK) published results for the 12 months ended 30 September 2023 that show it just failing […]

29 Nov 2023

QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 November 2023 – FCSS, CORD, SDV

In QuotedData’s morning briefing 29 November 2023: Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD) announced its interim results for the six months to 30 September 2023. The NAV total return was 1.1% while shares fell 12.4% with the company’s discount widening to 38%. Despite the returns, portfolio performance was robust. EBITDA for the six-month period increased 5.5% to […]

28 Nov 2023

Digital 9 Infrastructure sells Verne Global and announces strategic review

Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its entire stake in the Verne Global group to funds managed or advised by Ardian France SA for up to US$575m (approximately £456m). The sale price has deferred and contingent elements as explained below. There are also a number […]

28 Nov 2023

abrdn China and Fidelity China Special Situations propose tie up

Abrdn China Investment Company (ACIC) and Fidelity China Special Situations (FCSS) have announced proposals to merge ACIC into FCSS. This will be implemented via a voluntary wind up and reconstruction of ACIC that will see a transfer of part of its cash and into FCSS in exchange for new FCSS shares. Assuming that the merger, […]

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