On the 7th January, QuotedData hosted the first weekly Investment Trust Round-Up Show of the year. James was joined by Andrew McHattie, editor of Investment Trust Newsletter, who reviewed the events of 2021 and discussed the winners and losers, the new investment companies which had started trading and the corporate events in the sector over […]
Real Estate Roundup Kindly sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investments Performance data December’s biggest movers in price terms are shown in the charts below. The year of 2021 ended with positive news that the Omicron variant was less serious than first thought, resulting in a lockdown over the Christmas-trading period being avoided. It was Home REIT […]
Investment Companies Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and abrdn Performance After a second year of navigating the uncertainty and volatility caused by the coronavirus pandemic, 2022 ended with an outbreak of the latest variant, Omicron. Though reportedly a milder version, the virus has proven extremely contagious, and lockdowns and restrictions have once more […]
Economic and Political Monthly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or […]
In the sweet spot It has been a whirlwind few months for Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) as it continues to grow rapidly in one of the best-performing real estate sectors in the UK. The group deployed the proceeds of a July capital raise in short order and earlier this month raised a further £250m to […]
In the sweet spot It has been a whirlwind few months for Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) as it continues to grow rapidly in one of the best-performing real estate sectors in the UK. The group deployed the proceeds of a July capital raise in short order and earlier this month raised a further £250m to […]
In the sweet spot It has been a whirlwind few months for Urban Logistics REIT (SHED) as it continues to grow rapidly in one of the best-performing real estate sectors in the UK. The group deployed the proceeds of a July capital raise in short order and earlier this month raised a further £250m to […]
When the going gets tough Reports suggest emerging markets have struggled to make headway over the course of 2021, but Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income (JEFI), helped by its frontier market exposure, has been one of the winners within its peer group. Manager Ross Teverson’s long-held view that better value is available outside of China […]
When the going gets tough Emerging markets have struggled to make headway over the course of 2021, but Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income (JEFI), helped by its frontier market exposure, has been one of the winners within its peer group. Manager Ross Teverson’s long-held view that better value is available outside of China has worked […]
When the going gets tough Emerging markets have struggled to make headway over the course of 2021, but Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income (JEFI), helped by its frontier market exposure, has been one of the winners within its peer group. Manager Ross Teverson’s long-held view that better value is available outside of China has worked […]
Powering on BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG)’s results for the accounting year ended 30 November 2021 will not be published for a while yet, but it looks as though THRG has had another good year, with NAV and share price returns well above peer group averages and its benchmark. It might have been reasonable to think […]
Powering on BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG)’s results for the accounting year ended 30 November 2021 will not be published for a while yet, but it looks as though THRG has had another great year, with NAV and share price returns well above peer group averages and its benchmark. It might have been reasonable to think […]
Powering on BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG)’s results for the accounting year ended 30 November 2021 will not be published for a while yet, but it looks as though THRG has had another great year, with its net asset value (NAV) and share price returns well above peer group averages and its benchmark (see pages 8 […]
Bright long-term future JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust (JFJ) had an impressive run of both absolute and relative performance going into and during the worst of the pandemic. However, once vaccines became a reality, the share prices of businesses that had struggled during lockdowns surged. These were often the types of company that the managers would […]
Bright long-term future JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust (JFJ) had an impressive run of both absolute and relative (to its benchmark index and to competing trusts) performance going into and during the worst of the pandemic. However, once vaccines became a reality, the share prices of businesses that had struggled during lockdowns surged. These were often […]
Bright long-term future JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust (JFJ) had a good run of both absolute and relative performance going into and during the worst of the pandemic. However, once vaccines became a reality, the share prices of businesses that had struggled during lockdowns surged. These were often the types of company that the managers would […]
Executing on revised objective Since we last published on Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), the company has raised £105.1m in an oversubscribed share issue, and completed on the purchases of its first wind and battery storage investments. The company’s financial results, covering the year ended 30 June 2021, showed that BSIF hit its 8p per […]
Executing on revised objective Since we last published on Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), the company has raised £105.1m in an oversubscribed share issue, and completed on the purchases of its first wind and battery storage investments. The company’s financial results, covering the 12-month period ended 30 June 2021, were encouraging. BSIF hit its 8p […]
Executing on revised objective Since we last published on Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), the company has raised £105.1m in an oversubscribed share issue, and completed on the purchases of its first wind and battery storage investments. The company’s financial results, covering the year ended 30 June 2021, were encouraging. BSIF hit its 8p per […]
Since we last published on Vietnam Holding (VNH), the Vietnamese economy has gone from strength to strength, lifting the country’s equity markets, which are among the best performing globally year-to-date (YTD). VNH has captured this and more – outperforming local and global indices, and its direct competitors (see details of VNH’s performance versus its peers […]
Since we last published on Vietnam Holding (VNH), the Vietnamese economy has gone from strength to strength, lifting the country’s equity markets, which are among the best performing globally YTD. VNH has captured this and more – outperforming local and global indices, and its direct competitors. Despite this performance, VNH’s manager says that there is […]
Since we last published on Vietnam Holding (VNH), the Vietnamese economy has gone from strength to strength, lifting the country’s equity markets, which are among the best performing globally YTD. VNH has captured this and more – outperforming local and global indices, and its direct competitors. Despite this impressive performance, there is still much to […]
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Nicholas Ware of Henderson Diversified Income If you were looking for the first part of QuotedData’s show, focused on the roundup of the week’s news, click here. If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email us. Additionally, if you would prefer […]
The show must go on India has outperformed even the US over 2021, despite reportedly suffering from one of the deadliest waves of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Combined with improved stock selection and a new investment policy, India Capital Growth (IGC) has also seen performance shine through, says its advisor, Gaurav Narain. He […]
The show must go on India has attracted a lot of attention over 2021 as it has outperformed even the US, despite suffering from one of the deadliest waves of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Combined with improved stock selection and its new investment policy, India Capital Growth (IGC) has also seen its performance […]
The show must go on All eyes have been on India over 2021 as it has outperformed even the US, despite suffering from one of the deadliest waves of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Combined with improved stock selection and its new investment policy, India Capital Growth (IGC) has also seen its performance shine […]
No compromise The turnaround in TMPL’s fortunes following the appointment of RWC as manager and a surge in ‘value’ stocks on hopes of an end to the pandemic has been dramatic. Frustratingly, the trust’s discount widened from the middle of April 2021, as investors fretted about the impact of new variants and switched back to […]
No compromise The turnaround in TMPL’s fortunes following the appointment of RWC as manager and a surge in ‘value’ stocks on hopes of an end to the pandemic has been dramatic. However, the trust’s discount widened from the middle of April 2021, which may have been triggered by investors’ fears about the impact of new […]
No compromise The turnaround in Temple Bar (TMPL)’s fortunes following the appointment of RWC as manager last November and a surge in ‘value’ stocks on hopes of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic has been dramatic. Frustratingly, the discount that the trust’s shares trade on relative to their net asset value widened from the middle […]
Showing some grit Grit Real Estate Income Group (Grit) has taken decisive action to secure its future with the announcement of a proposed capital raise of up to US$215.6m. The group’s portfolio has suffered heavy valuation declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the retail sector, which has seen its loan to value ratio (LTV) […]
