Investment companies are companies set up to make investments on behalf of their shareholders (also called closed-end funds and, in specific circumstances, investment trusts).
The Global Opportunities Trust (GOT) has announced its annual results for the year ending 31 December 2023. The company’s NAV total return was 1.7% while shares fell 3.6% with the discount widening to 18.6% at the end of the year . In comparison, the global market benchmark All-World Total Return Index rose by 15.7%, following […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 10 February 2024: Following the previously confirmed wind-down, abrdn Diversified Income and Growth (ADIG) announced that the company has redeemed and cancelled the remaining £16,096,000 principal amount of its 6.25% bonds due 2031. As announced on 8 March 2024, the redemption price was 114.983%. The redemption price having been calculated in […]
Third Point Investors (TPOU) has announced further details of its previously announced redemption offer, which was triggered because the average discount over the six months ended 31 March 2024 was over 10%. The 2024 offer is for up to 25% of the company’s issued share capital. The redemption price is the NAV on or around […]
The Gulf Investment Fund (GIF) announced a quarterly update for the period ending 31 March 2023. NAV growth for the period was 4.4%, ahead of the benchmark index return of 2.3%. Positive performance came from Saudi Ground Services (up 43.3 per cent), Arabian Centres Limited (up 19.8 per cent) and Arab National Bank (up 15.4 […]
EPE Special Opportunities (ESO) announced its annual report for the 12 months to 31 January 2024. NAV total return was down 28% while shares fell 45%. The discount has widened 53% at the time of publishing. The company noted challenging operating conditions during the period, with pressure on demand from decreasing consumer confidence and profitability impacted […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 9 April 2024: Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (SST) announced its results for the six months to 29 February 2024. NAV total return was 8.3%, while the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index increased by 6.8% on the same basis. The company’s share price increased by 3.8 per cent […]
Literacy Capital (BOOK) has announced, alongside its notice of its forthcoming AGM on 15 May, that it intends to propose a mechanism to return capital to shareholders through the issue and immediate redemption of bonus shares, known typically as B shares. This comes alongside a proposal to amend the AIFM Agreement, designed to ensure that […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 8 April 2024: Caledonia Investments (CLDN) has provided a quarterly NAV and portfolio update, for the period ending 31 March 2024, ahead of its full year results to be released in May. CLDN has a NAV of £3.0bn, equal to £53.69 per share, which represents a 12 month total return of […]
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: • JPMorgan American (0:48) • Downing Strategic Micro Cap (6:55) • Fidelity Emerging (11:18) Andrew highlighted the opportunity in commodity trusts and in renewables (14:03) This week’s […]
From the recent buyback announcement, to private company valuations and areas of growth in the portfolio, catch up on the discussion between Scottish Mortgage managers Tom Slater and Lawrence Burns as they answer shareholder questions. Capital at risk.
It has been interesting to watch the different merger and acquisition (M&A) activity play out in the real estate sector – and the different boards’ approaches to it. Last week, the proposed deal, that would have seen abrdn Property Income Trust (API) swallowed by Custodian Property Income REIT, collapsed after it failed to get the […]
VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities (GSEO) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2023, during which it provided a total annualised NAV total return of 14.5%. Its chairman describes the year as one of building value in the portfolio, which is now 58% operational and by early 2025, the current portfolio […]
North American Income Trust (NAIT) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 January 2024, a period in which US investors were focused on monetary policy developments, geopolitical tensions and the uncertainty surrounding the possibility of either a recession or a soft landing for the US economy. During the period, NAIT provided NAV […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 5 April 2024: Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust (SBSI) plc has made a £5m commitment to Savills IM Simply Affordable Homes Limited Partnership. The Fund is focused on delivering affordable homes across the UK, by using its established strategic partnerships with high quality Housing Associations, developers, and housebuilders, through a mix […]
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Merchants Trust’s results for the 12 months ended 31 January 2024 show the trust lagging the +1.9% return posted by the All-Share Index, with NAV returns of -3.1% for the year. The statement makes no mention of the return to shareholders over the period, but does note that the shares traded at a premium to […]
Schiehallion says that over the year to 31 January 2024, the NAV returned negative 0.9% and share price returned negative 22.3%. The share price discount to NAV widened from 23% to 40% as sentiment remained against growth stocks and private company investments. The net revenue return was negative and there will be no dividend. From […]
Over the 12 months ended 31 January 2024, Dunedin Income Growth generated an NAV return of 6.7%, well ahead of the 1.9% return posted by the All-Share Index and other UK equity income trusts. However, a widening discount (finishing the year at 10.7%) left investors with a return of -1.6%. The dividend was increased by […]
Invesco Bond Income Plus delieved an NAV return of 11.7% over 2023 and a 10.5% return to shareholders. The 11.7% NAV return was slightly below the 13.8% achieved by the ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch European High Yield Index. Dividends totalled 11.5p (up marginally from 2022’s 11.25p) and these were covered by earnings of […]
Temple Bar posted a decent set of results for 2023. NAV and shareholder returns were 12.3% and 12.5% respectively, both well-ahead of the 7.9% return generated by the All-Share Index. The dividend grew by 2.7% to 9.6p. This was not quite covered by earnings, which were 9.3p, but the company still has over £12m of […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 April 2024: Manulife’s acquisition of CQS is now complete. There are no planned changes to the management teams of Golden Prospect (GPM), Geiger Counter (GCL), CQS New City High Yield (NCYF), and CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income (CYN). The manager’s business will be rebranded as Manulife | CQS Investment […]
Since February, two institutional shareholders, who were supportive of Downing Strategic’s managed wind-down, and who had voted in favour of adopting that investment policy, sold their holdings to Milkwood, an investor opposed to the managed wind-down. Milkwood now has a 28% stake in the company. Downing Strategic was planning to return cash to shareholders via […]
Nippon Active Value Fund (NAVF) announced its annual results for the year ended December 31, 2023. The company saw a strong NAV total return of 23.1%, with a share price total return of 41%, ahead of the benchmark MSCI Japan Small Cap index which returned 7.8% in sterling terms. The share price returned +41.1% over […]
Baillie Gifford China Growth announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2023. The company’s net asset value total return was negative 40.9% and the share price total return was negative 40.8%, compared with a total return of negative 30.5% for the MSCI China All Shares Index (in sterling terms). In the period from 16 […]
HydrogenOne Capital Growth (HGEN) has announced a strategic investment by Baker Hughes in portfolio company Elcogen AS as part of an overall funding package totalling €140 million. This funding will be used to continue to scale up Elcogen’s leading solid oxide cell technology for green hydrogen. HGEN noted that the investment by Baker Hughes, which […]
CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE) formerly BMO Private Equity Trust announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2023. The company saw a NAV total return of 2.8% while shares were up 17.6%, although the discount remains considerable, at 38% at the time of publishing. During the year the company made new investments, […]
Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT) announced its annual results for the period ended 31 December 2023. NAV total return for the year was 10.4% while shares fell over 10%, causing a considerable widening of the discount, which stood at 30% at the time of publishing. Notably, the company has now fully deployed its funds into a portfolio […]
QuotedData’s morning briefing 4 April 2024: Literacy Capital (BOOK) announced the completed refinancing of one of its largest portfolio companies with new lenders. This resulted in new debt facilities allowing the company to return cash to shareholders, including Literacy, with the fund’s share amounting to £20m. Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) has increased its unsecured debt […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 2 April 2024: Third Point Investors (TPOU) has announced a redemption offer to shareholders for up to 25% of the issued share capital of the company at a discount of 2% NAV after its average discount over the six-month period ended 31 March 2024 exceeded 10%. Shareholders will be entitled to […]
The UK has become a bit of punching bag in recent times, stumbling from one crisis to another while presiding over an economy stuck in neutral. In many respects, it’s of little surprise its benchmark index has trailed the MSCI All Countries World index by almost 50% over the last five years. Of late, stubborn […]
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