LondonMetric Property has acquired a retail park asset from an open ended property fund for £38.0m through one of its joint ventures (LondonMetric share: £19.0m). The acquisition price reflects a net initial yield of 5.4%, rising to 5.7% upon completion of short term asset management initiatives. The 68,000 sq ft property is located on a […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 15 December 2022: HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) is making an investment of €1.25m in Strohm Holding B.V. This follows on from its 12 August 2022, €10m investment. This funding round enabled Strohm, the world’s first and leading producer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) to accelerate the expansion of its manufacturing operations. […]
JPMorgan China Growth & Income (JCGI) has published its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2022. During the period, JCGI provided an NAV total return of -36.7%, underperforming the MSCI China Index, which declined 22.0%. The Company delivered a return to ordinary shareholders of -38.5%, reflecting a widening in the discount at which […]
abrdn New Dawn (ABD) has published its interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2022. During the period, ABD provided an NAV total return of -12.7%, which is modestly ahead of the equivalent return on its benchmark, the MSCI All Countries Asia Pacific ex Japan Index, of -13.7% (all in sterling terms). The […]
LXI REIT has renegotiated the leases of the 122 Travelodge hotels, extending the weighted average lease length by a further nine years. The portfolio of hotels was acquired by LXI as part of the Secure Income REIT merger. In return for the nine year extensions (which extends the weighted average unexpired lease term to first […]
Ediston Property Investment Company, which invests in retails parks in the UK, has reported a 5.9% increase in NAV in annual results to 30 September 2022. Its EPRA NAV per share is now 94.9p (2021: 89.6p), the uplift driven by a 10.3% portfolio valuation gain in the year to £231.4m. The increase was due falling […]
River and Mercantile UK Micro Cap (RMMC) has published its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2022. During the period, RMMC provided an NAV total return of -48.03%, while its benchmark posted a total return of -26.91%. The chairman, Andrew Chapman says “There can be no doubt that the last year has been […]
JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ) has published its annual results for the year ended 30 September 2022. JFJ underperformed during the first half of its financial year and this continued into the second half, although both relative and absolute performance recovered in the final months of the financial year. Overall, JFJ’s NAV total return for the period […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 14 December 2022: International Biotechnology Trust (IBT) has announced that there has been a material adjustment to the valuation of an investment from the unquoted portfolio managed by SV Health Managers LLP in which IBT is invested. As such, IBT’s NAV will therefore increase by £2.5m (US$3.1m) which corresponds to a […]
abrdn Property Income Trust has refinanced its debt again, taking a £3.56m hit to lower the interest rate cap. The company announced on 12 October 2022 (at the height of bond market volatility following the min-budget) that the trust had completed an extension of its debt facilities that were due to expire in April 2023 […]
Lowland says that, over the 12 months ended 30 September 2022, its NAV total return was -14.8% and the return to shareholders was -16.4%, which compares with a return of -4.0% for the All-Share over that period. The annual dividend was upped from 6.025p to 6.1p, double the dividend 10 years earlier. Lowland’s investment policy […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 13 December 2022: HgCapital Trust (HGT) is selling its stake in Transporeon, a leading cloud-based logistics and transportation management software platform, to Trimble as part of a transaction that values the whole of that business at an enterprise value of €1.88bn. The trust’s share of the proceeds is about £107.8m. The […]
Keystone Positive Change Investment Trust (KPC) recently released its full year results for the financial year ending 30 September 2022. Over the 12-month period KPC reported a NAV total return of -35.2% and share price total return of -43.3%. This compares to the -3.7% generated by KPC comparative index, the MSCI All Country World Index. […]
Polar Capital Global Healthcare (PCGH) has released its annual results for its financial year ending 30 September 2022 and, over the 12-month period, PCGH returned a NAV total return of 5.59% and share price return of 10.11%. PCGH’s benchmark, the MSCI All Country World/ Healthcare Total Return Index, returned 6.93% over the same period. PCGH […]
Polar Capital Technology (PCT) has released its half year results for the six months ending 31 October 2022 and, over this period it has reported a NAV return of -9.1% and share price return of -7.2%, compared to the -8.9% of its benchmark, the Dow Joes World Technology Index. PCT’s discount was 9.6% as of […]
Home REIT says that it will strengthen its management team and bring in independent pre-purchase valuers as part of several changes to “maintain and enhance shareholder confidence” following a number of allegations in recent weeks. The company will also beef up its board with the appointment of a new non-executive director and hire the services […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 December 2022: SME Credit Realisation Fund (SCRF) has announced that it has completed its asset realisation strategy, initiated in 2019 following consultation with shareholders accounting for over two-thirds of the register, through the sale of all of its remaining UK and continental European (Germany and Netherlands) loans to a third-party […]
This week, we’ve had annual results Finsbury Growth and Income (FGT), which I thought presented an opportunity to have a look at how the trust is doing and reflect upon our previous observations of the manager’s style. For most readers, FGT needs little introduction. It is a household name in the investment trust space, having […]
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: • VPC Speciality Lending • RTW Venture • Syncona This week’s interview was with Stuart Widdowson from Odyssean Investment Trust – watch it again here.
RTW Venture Fund has drawn investors’ attention to positive data updates on two clinical trials of Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RXDX), its third largest holding, representing about 7.5% of NAV. Prometheus is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutic and companion diagnostic products for […]
Rockwood Strategic’s (RKW)’s) portfolio company Crestchic, which accounted for 28.7% of RKW’s NAV as at 30 September 2022, has announced that it has agreed terms with Aggreko for a recommended cash offer to be made by Aggreko for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Crestchic. Under the terms of the […]
International Public Partnerships (INPP) has agreed binding terms to acquire five infrastructure investments in New Zealand for around NZD 200m from Morrison & Co managed Public Infrastructure Partners. The Acquisition marks INPP’s first investment in New Zealand and will provide further diversification of INPP’s investment portfolio as well as a platform which should generate further […]
ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust (TLEP/TLEI) has announced a number of senior appointments at its investment manager, ThomasLloyd Global Asset Management (Americas) LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of ThomasLloyd Group Ltd). As yet unnamed chief investment officer (CIO) TLEP’s manager has recently agreed the appointment of a CIO. We do not know who this person is yet, […]
In QuotedData’s Morning briefing 9 December 2022: Syncona’s (SYNC’s) portfolio company Autolus Therapeutics Plc has announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering, in the US, of 75m American Depositary Shares (ADSs). These represent 75m ordinary shares and were issued at a price of US$2.00 per ADS, for total gross proceeds of approximately US$150m (£122.5m). […]
RTW was a co-lead in a $149m Series B financing round for Apogee Therapeutics, LLC, a biotechnology company focused on immunological and inflammatory disorders. RTW Venture participated in the fundraise but we have not been not told what its contribution was. Proceeds from the financing will be used to support Apogee’s plans to advance its […]
VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities has completed its purchase of the Mascarenhas Hydro Electric Facility in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The final amount paid on completion was BRL 708m (the headline BRL 800m previously announced was subject to adjustments based on the latest balance sheet related to agreed cash and working capital levels). The […]
Finsbury Growth and Income lagged the return on its All-Share index benchmark over the 12 months ended 30 September 2022, returning -5.8% to the index’s -4.0%. The return to shareholders was -5.6%. This follows on from more significant underperformance in the prior accounting year. £76m worth of shares were bought back in an effort to […]
BlackRock Frontier Markets underperformed its benchmark over the 12 months ended 30 September 2022, returning -10.9% to the benchmark’s -7.3% (in US dollar terms – in sterling the figures were +7.7% versus +12.0%). The benchmark is a complex beast (MSCI Emerging Markets Index ex Selected Countries + MSCI Frontier Markets Index + MSCI Saudi Arabia […]
Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities saw a -29.9% NAV total return for the 12 months ended 30 September 2022. Its performance benchmark return was -20.1%. The dividend was reduced by 9p to 17p. The company’s investments in Russia, now valued at zero, were responsible for the vast majority of the absolute decline in net asset value […]
Henderson European Focus more or less matched the fall in its World Europe ex UK index benchmark over the 12 months ended 30 September 2022, returning -13.1% to the index’s -12.8%. However, a widening discount left investors with a share price return of -18.3%. Fortunately, the closing share price at 6 December 2022 was 149p, […]
