BlackRock Emerging Europe’s net asset value per share fell by 10.1% in US Dollar terms (4.8% in sterling terms) over the year to the end of January 2016 which compared favourably with the benchmark net return of -14.2% in US Dollar terms (-9.1% in sterling terms). The share price fell by 9.9% (-4.6% in sterling terms) […]
Fidelity Asian Values says, over the six months to 31 January 2016, the company’s net asset value strongly outperformed the MSCI All Countries Asia ex Japan Index. The company’s NAV returned 3.1%, compared with a fall of 6.6% for the index. The share price return was 1.2%, the discount having widened from 10.7% at the start […]
For the six months ended 31st January 2016, JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income reported a 12.9% decrease in net assets per share. This compares with a decrease of 8.7% from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (in sterling, with net dividends reinvested). The Chairman’s statement describes this as disappointing. The company’s share price has now moved […]
NewRiver Retail Limited confirms that it is in advanced negotiations with a vendor which may or may not lead to the acquisition of the Broadway shopping centre and Broadway Square in Bexleyheath town centre, London Borough of Bexley for approximately £120m (subject to negotiation). The assets under consideration total 525,000 sq. ft. across an 11-acre site and […]
City Merchants High Yield has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The fund produced a total return on net assets of 2.7% and a return to shareholders of 0.9%. The dividend was maintained at 10p. According to data from Merrill Lynch, European currency high yield bonds had a total return for the […]
Athelney Trust has made an announcement that its directors, “have resolved to seek to increase its capital base” by issuing up to a maximum of 9.9% of the trust’s existing issued share capital, for cash, subject to market demand. The trust has recently been trading at a mild premium and its 2015 results saw it […]
GLI Finance has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The company describes 2015 as “a year of significant change, both in the management of the business and in corporate transactions undertaken.” The company commenced a strategic review in December 2015 and they say that significant progress has already been made […]
JPMorgan Private Equity has announced its interim results for the six-months ended 31 December 2015, a period which the company describes as being ‘notable’. Specifically, proposals were announced to move the management contract to an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (this transaction was completed after the period-end on 11 March 2016.) The company also […]
Capital Gearing Trust has announced that, to meet the recent and continuing demand for its shares, its Board of Directors is now seeking an early renewal of its authority to issue further ordinary shares, for cash, on a non pre-emptive basis. Reflecting this, the trust has published a circular convening a general meeting to be […]
Mithras has announced that, following what it describes as, “a strong start to 2016 in terms of exit proceeds received”, that it is currently preparing for its fifth tender offer. The trust says that this is expected to be for no less than £9.0m and should be completed, including obtaining approvals and receiving tender offer […]
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has acquired Argos’ National Distribution Centre at Barton Business Park, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire for a purchase price of £74.65m (net of acquisition costs), reflecting a net initial yield of 5.55% on the corporate acquisition. The purchase has been funded from equity proceeds, with senior debt finance expected to be […]
F&C Private Equity reports that its net assets at the year-end were £216m giving a fully diluted net asset value (‘NAV’) per Ordinary Share of 295.74p. Taking into account dividends paid during the year which total 11.03p, the NAV total return was 10.7 per cent. This compares to a total return from the FTSE-All-Share Index […]
Martin Currie Global Portfolio has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2016. During the period, which the trust’s chairman describes as one that, “has been exceptionally challenging for global stockmarkets with significant economic and political uncertainty resulting in periods of unusual volatility”, the trust’s NAV total return was 0.9% compared with […]
International Public Partnerships has published results for the year ended 31 December 2015. The NAV increased by 2.5% to 130.2p. They have declared a full year 2015 fully covered cash dividends up c.2.5% at 6.45 pence per share and set a minimum target dividend for 2016 financial year of 6.65 pence per share and for 2017 of 6.82 […]
HgCapital, the manager of HgCapital Trust has announced that it has made a majority investment in Raet, a HR solutions provider that specilises in HR cloud software and services. The terms of this transaction have not been disclosed. HgCapital Trust will invest in Raet alongside other institutional clients of HgCapital, who will participate through the […]
UK Mortgages has published its first set of figures, covering he period from its incorporation to the end of December 2015. The net asset value at the end of the period was 97.82p. In early November that the manager had completed the first purchase of a £310m pool of high quality buy-to-let mortgages from the […]
JPMorgan American has published results for the year ended 31 December 2015. In 2015, the US equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 total return Index in sterling terms, provided a return of 6.9%. In local currency terms, the market was more or less flat, and the gain to investors arose largely from the […]
BBGI SICAV reports a 3.1% increase in its NAV over the year ended 31 December 2015. During the year the Board increased the dividend target. 2015 interim dividend of 3.00 pence per share paid on 29 October 2015 and further dividend of 3.00 pence per share proposed for year ended 31 December 2015, giving total […]
JPMorgan Smaller Companies’ interim results covering the six months ended 31 January 2016 show a total return on net assets before dilution was -3.6% (-2.9% after dilution), which compares with -5.9% for the benchmark index. The return to ordinary shareholders was +0.6%. The manager says the outperformance of the fund over the period was due mainly […]
Tritax Big Box REIT has announced that it has acquired Brake Brothers distribution centre at Portbury Way, Portbury, in Bristol for £25.2m, which reflects a net initial yield of 5.15%. The company says that the purchase has been funded out of equity proceeds, with senior debt finance expected to be introduced in the near term. […]
Dalradian Resources has completed Infill drilling at its 100%-owned Curraghinalt gold project, in Northern Ireland and expects to release an updated resource estimate by the end of April. The infill drilling programme comprised 51,479 m in 181 holes and was planned to convert Inferred resources to Measured and Indicated in support of a feasibility study, […]
For the 12 months ended 31 December 2015 the net asset value per share of Impax Environmental Markets achieved a total return of 6.0% and ended the year at 178.6p. During 2015, IEM’s share price total return was 5.8% and it ended the year at 160p. The directors are recommending a dividend for the year ended […]
North American Income Trust’s net asset value per share rose by 3.2% on a total return basis over the year that ended on 31 January 2016. The reference benchmark, the S&P 500, provided a total return of 5.2% in sterling terms and the Russell 1000 Value, which was incorporated as an additional measurement during the […]
BH Macro reports a marginal fall in its Sterling NAV over the year ended 31 December 2015 of just under 1% (0.86%). The statement says stronger performance in the first quarter reflected the more active market conditions prevailing at the start of the year: NAV gains were made from the ECB’s move to quantitative easing while avoiding losses […]
Over the twelve months to 31 December 2015, the Net Asset Value both classes of the shares of BH Global Limited declined modestly over a calendar year for the first time since the company was launched in May 2008. The US Dollar is the functional currency of the company and the NAV per share of the US […]
Alternative Liquidity Fund has published its first set of figures – interims covering the period from incorporation to the end of December 21015. The company’s NAV has declined and is approximately down 13% since it was listed, with 90% of that decline due to currency mark to market. Assets fell from US$143.7m to $124.5m. Since listing the […]
Highcroft Investments reports for the year ended 31 December 2015 its net asset value per share was up 11% to 1026p and its total property income distribution was up 8% to 38.8p per share. Gross property rental income rose 12% to £3,435,000. This growth includes the effect of a full year’s income from the Ash Vale […]
SVG Capital has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Net assets per share increased by 11% over the 12 months to 654p with the performance driven by a 9% total return on the investment portfolio and further augmented by accretive share buybacks and tenders. 2015 was a good year for exits […]
In the six months to 29 February 2016, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust’s net asset value per share (after deducting borrowings at fair value) increased by 0.1% compared to a 1.0% increase in the TOPIX total return (in sterling terms). In yen terms though the TOPIX was weak, falling around 15% whilst the yen gained […]
Woodford Patient Capital has published its first set of results covering the period from incorporation through its launch in April last year and finishing on 31 December 2015. The net asset value of Woodford Patient Capital Trust ended the period at 97.38p per share (cum income), slightly below the issue price of 100p per share. […]
