Baker Steel says Polar Acquisition (which it has a 49.99% stake in) is selling its net smelter royalty related to the Prognoz silver project. The sale is for $11m in cash. Baker Steel’s look through share of that is $5.16m, which should arrive in Q3. The value of the royalty in the end May NAV […]
Schroder BSC Social Impact is considering its future after becoming frustrated with an inability to expand. The trust was launched in 2020 but a wide discount has prevented it from issuing more shares. The board says all strategic options to enhance value for the company’s shareholders are being considered, which could include a managed wind […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 July 2025: Diverse Income issued a reminder about its upcoming redemption opportunity. NB Distressed Debt’s chairman only just survived re-election. That seems to have spurred the trust into accelerating the trust’s liquidation. BioPharma Credit gets a bonus as another loan is repaid early. TR Property is going to broadcast its […]
Maven Renovar VCT’s board says it has received a letter from Paul Jourdan, shareholder and former manager of the portfolio, and a group of other shareholders seeking to convene a general meeting of the company to consider ordinary resolutions to remove the current board and appoint four replacement directors, including Paul Jourdan, in their place. […]
Secures NAV uplift from sale of vLex and adds to portfolio of lifestyle brands sale of vLex Oakley Capital Investments says legaltech platform vLex has been sold to Clio. The effect of the deal is to add 25p to the trust’s NAV or about 4% on the 31 March 2025 NAV. The trust’s share of […]
The NAV total return for Augmentum Fintech over the 12 months ended 31 March 2025 was -3.5%. The discount widened from 40.0% to 47.4%, leaving shareholders with a return of -15.4%. The chairman feels that it was a frustrating year. He says “our portfolio continues to deliver impressive operating performance, we have made two exciting […]
Geiger Counter’s interim results, covering the six-month period that ended on 31 March 2025, were published late yesterday. The NAV fell by 37.5% to 33.71p but, as the discount closed, the share price fell by 24.5%. During the period, the trust repurchased 7,989,430 shares at a cost of £3.9m. Since the end of March, a […]
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income has survived its 100% tender offer. 29,334,059 shares (45.72% of the shares in issue) were tendered. A slice of the trust’s portfolio equating to 45.72% of its assets has been transferred into a ‘tender pool’. These assets will be liquidated and the cash handed back to the tendering shareholders. […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 1 July 2025: Golden Prospect appears to have struck a deal with Saba. Schroder Income Growth has lost one of its managers, Vinacapital Vietnam’s manager has increased its stake in the company. Crystal Amber is launching a £2.5m buyback. JPMorgan Core Real Assets has published its annual results [but these relate […]
River Global has announced that it has entered into heads of terms to acquire Devon Equity Management, the boutique European equities manager currently running around £835m of assets. The deal, valued at up to £2.46m, will be paid entirely in River Global A Ordinary Shares, with 16.67m shares issued initially at 6p per share and […]
Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT) has published its third annual Sustainability Report, covering the year to December 2024. PINT, which provides shareholders with exposure to a global portfolio of resilient infrastructure co-investments, says it continues to build on its sustainability credentials, aiming to integrate best-practice ESG factors across its investment processes. The trust, which is listed on […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 30 June 2025, European Opportunities Trust’s manager – Devon Equity Management – has agreed terms to be acquired by River Global; Majedie’s investment manager, Marylebone Partners LLP, is in discussions to join Brown Advisory and we have interim results from both Schroder UK Mid Cap and Henderson European. We also have: […]
In a year already overloaded with geopolitical shocks and economic recalibrations, it would be easy to miss the quieter – but no less meaningful – developments taking place within the UK’s investment trust market. While headlines may have fixated on activist campaigns and takeover bids, a number of trusts have quietly outperformed or innovated in […]
AEW UK REIT (AEWU) has published its annual results for the year to 31 March 2025, marking its tenth anniversary with a strong set of figures that reflect the consistent execution of its value-driven, sector-agnostic strategy. The company delivered a NAV total return of 15.3% and a shareholder total return of 28.7%, significantly outperforming both […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 27 June 2025 We also have: Stories you may have missed from yesterday:
Patria Private Equity Trust (PPET) has published its half-yearly report for the six months to 31 March 2025, delivering a NAV total return of 2.6% and a share price total return of 5.9%. Despite a more subdued private equity market, PPET’s portfolio continued to perform well operationally, with strong earnings growth among underlying companies and […]
Chrysalis (CHRY) has reported an 8.0% uplift in NAV per share over the six months to 31 March 2025, to 152.62p, helped by portfolio revaluations and the ongoing share buyback programme. However, the share price edged 1.5% lower over the same period to 91.90p, leaving the trust trading at a 40% discount to NAV at […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 June 2025, shareholders in CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income have approved proposals allowing its tender to proceed, We also have: Stories you may have missed from yesterday:
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abrdn New India Investment Trust (ANII) has reported robust annual results for the year ended 31 March 2025, with the trust delivering an adjusted NAV total return of 11.7%, significantly outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI India Index, which returned just 0.7% over the same period. The share price rose by 16.0%, narrowing the discount from […]
The boards of Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX) and Warehouse REIT have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash and share offer, in which BBOX will acquire Warehouse REIT – trumping the current Blackstone offer. Under the terms of the acquisition, each Warehouse REIT share will be entitled to receive 0.4236 new BBOX […]
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income (SEQI) has published its full-year results for the period ended 31 March 2025. While total net assets fell slightly to £1.44bn (from £1.52bn in 2024), the fund delivered a NAV total return of 6.1% over the year. This is modestly below its long-term target of 7–8%, but comes in a year […]
Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI) has released interim results for the six months to 30 April 2025. The trust delivered a NAV total return of -2.9%, significantly ahead of the -7.2% fall in its benchmark, the S&P Global Small Cap Index. The share price declined by 1.9% as the discount to NAV narrowed from 7.6% to 6.7%. […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 25 June 2025, Polar Capital Global Financials has completed its tender, Invesco Asia Dragon is increasing its dividend, Weiss Korea Opportunity has announced its first capital return, Life Settlement Assets has a c3% NAV uplift following the revaluation of a group of policies, Seraphim Space will be doing a presentation on […]
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure (FGEN) has reported its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2025, during which the company continued to generate robust income from its diversified portfolio despite a volatile macroeconomic environment for listed infrastructure trusts. For the tenth consecutive year, FGEN achieved record cash receipts from its underlying investments, totalling £90.4m, which […]
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has completed an £8.6m third-party equity raise for Glassenbury Battery Storage Ltd, the special purpose vehicle which owns its Glassenbury A and B projects in Kent. The capital will fund the augmentation of the 50MW projects from 38MWh to 110MWh, increasing duration to 2.2 hours. The equity has been […]
RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW) has provided an update on private portfolio company Corxel Pharmaceuticals, its second-largest core holding as at 31 May 2025, representing 8.3% of NAV. Corxel, a clinical-stage biopharma firm developing therapies for cardiometabolic diseases, recently announced two key developments relating to its lead candidate, CX11 – an investigational, once-daily oral GLP-1 receptor […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 24 June 2025, Caledonia is holding its public companies spotlight today, which includes a live webcast, Fidelity Japan shareholders have approved changes to its articles that will give the board six months rather than three to come up with proposals following its failed continuation vote, Mike Lindsell has been buying shares […]
Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust (AWEM) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2025, reporting a NAV total return of 8.8% for the period, 3.0 percentage points ahead of its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets (GBP) Index. Since its IPO in May 2023, AWEM’s NAV is up 21.7% compared with a […]
JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI) has reported another good year of performance, extending its track record of outperformance over its benchmark and peers to five consecutive years. For the year ended 31 March 2025, the trust delivered a NAV total return of 3.5%, ahead of the benchmark return of 2.5% and well above the […]
