Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure – Delivering the goods – The manager of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (EGL), which invests in utilities and other economic infrastructure equities, says that the company’s portfolio has benefited from having an overweight position in continental European stocks, good stock selection and an upswing in power prices which have moved […]
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure – Delivering the goods The manager of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (EGL), which invests in utilities and other economic infrastructure equities, says that the company’s portfolio has benefitted from having an overweight position in continental European stocks, good stock selection and an upswing in power prices which have […]
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Dear Prudence In the face of declining yields across its investment universe, the managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (HDIV) have decided to take a pragmatic and sensible approach by refusing to chase higher yielding but riskier opportunities. Instead the trust is paying the price for prudence by cutting its dividend. […]
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Dear Prudence In the face of declining yields across its investment universe, the managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (HDIV) have decided to take a pragmatic and sensible approach by refusing to chase higher yielding but riskier opportunities. Instead the trust is paying the price for prudence by cutting […]
Pacific Horizon – Top of the Pops! – Pacific Horizon (PHI) has benefitted strongly as both the Asia ex Japan region and technology stocks, to which PHI has a significant exposure, have rallied. This has seen it move up the competitor peer-group rankings so that it is first and second, in terms of NAV total return, over […]
Pacific Horizon – Top of the Pops! – Pacific Horizon (PHI) has benefitted strongly as both the Asia ex Japan region and technology stocks, to which PHI has a significant exposure, have rallied. This has seen it move up the competitor peer-group rankings so that it is first and second, in terms of NAV total […]
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017 – Markets moved up a little over the course of the three months ended 30 September 2017. Regionally, emerging markets did well. The pound strengthened a bit relative to the US dollar but was flat against the euro. The oil price rose by more than 20%. In […]
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of September 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. October Investment Companies Roundup Amongst the top performers, Alternative Liquidity Fund sold its […]
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen 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 […]
Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent Aberdeen Emerging Markets (AEMC) is designed for investors who want exposure to, what the managers are convinced is, the compelling investment opportunity that emerging markets provide. Its managers believe that they have built a portfolio of funds, managed by best-of-breed and, often, hard to access […]
Aberdeen Emerging Markets – Access to a wealth of talent Aberdeen Emerging Markets (AEMC) is designed for investors who want exposure to, what the managers are convinced is, the compelling investment opportunity that emerging markets provide. Its managers believe that they have built a portfolio of funds, managed by best-of-breed and, often, hard to access […]
JPMorgan Russian Securities – Low valuations and rising yields Weak oil prices and a deteriorating relationship with the US have weighed on the Russian market for some time. Hopes of a rapprochement with the West in the wake of President Trump’s election have fizzled out. Russia is adjusting to the environment it finds itself in […]
JPMorgan Russian – Low valuations and rising yields Weak oil prices and a deteriorating relationship with the US have weighed on the Russian market for some time. Hopes of a rapprochement with the West in the wake of President Trump’s election have fizzled out. Russia is adjusting to the environment it finds itself in and […]
QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of August 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. September Investment Companies Roundup Winners and losers in August Ashmore Global’s […]
QuotedData’s economic round up – September 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen 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 […]
Seneca Global Income & Growth – Steady reduction in equity exposure. Marten & Co is publishing a new update note on a company in the Flexible Investment sector. Seneca Global Income & Growth – Steady reduction in equity exposure Over the past year, Seneca Global Income & Growth (SIGT) has delivered returns well in excess of its new […]
QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the Flexible Investment sector. Seneca Global Income & Growth – Steady reduction in equity exposure Over the past year, Seneca Global Income & Growth (SIGT) has delivered returns well in excess of its new benchmark (see page 2), further enhancing its strong track record. […]
John Laing Environmental Assets Group – Diverse renewables exposure Since its launch in March 2014, John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has built up a diverse portfolio of wind, solar, anaerobic digestion, waste and wastewater projects. It uses most of the revenue from these to pay its dividends (currently a yield of 5.9%) and the balance goes […]
Diverse renewables exposure Since its launch in March 2014, John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has built up a diverse portfolio of wind, solar, anaerobic digestion, waste and wastewater projects. It uses most of the revenue from these to pay its dividends (currently a yield of 5.9%) and the balance goes to reinvest in new […]
Strategic Equity Capital – Quality small cap focus Strategic Equity Capital (SEC’s) managers believe the current portfolio consists of very high quality smaller companies. The high cash balances that built up in 2016, on the back of events such as the e2v technologies takeover, have, largely, been redeployed. Cash drag and the fund’s focus have held […]
Strategic Equity Capital – Quality small cap focus – Strategic Equity Capital (SEC’s) managers believe the current portfolio consists of very high quality smaller companies. The high cash balances that built up in 2016, on the back of events such as the e2v technologies takeover, have, largely, been redeployed. Cash drag and the fund’s focus […]
QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of July 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. August Investment Companies Roundup Monthly NAV/Price moves: A couple of themes stand out […]
QuotedData’s economic round up – August 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen 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 sell […]
Marten & Co is publishing a new Fidelity Closed-End Funds review. This covers funds in the Asia-Pacific ex-japan, Japanese Smaller Companies and UK All Companies sectors. Welcome to the fourth edition of QuotedData’s Fidelity Closed-End Funds Review – a regular publication looking at Fidelity and recent developments in three of its investment trusts – Fidelity Asian Values, Fidelity Japanese Values and Fidelity Special Values. In […]
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Second quarter 2017 – Markets were cheered by a decisive win for Macron in France but, in the UK, a hung parliament and an unsteady start to Brexit negotiations were seen as bad news. Generally, stock markets have risen but, at the end of the quarter, some investors started to […]
Premier Energy and Water – ‘Significant latent value’ Marten & Co published an update note on a company invested in the utilities sector Premier Energy and Water (PEW) has become Premier Global Infrastructure (PGIT) Helped by its significant zero dividend preference share borrowings, sterling depreciation and some notable successes within its portfolio, Premier Energy and […]
QuotedData’s economic round up – July 2017 – is a collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairmen 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 […]
QuotedData investment companies roundup – July 2017 – is our latest roundup of news; price, NAV and discount movements; flows in and out of the sector and report on full year dividends announced over the month of June 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. July Investment Companies Roundup Money raised in July Newly launched in June were […]
QuotedData is publishing a new update note on a company in the Split Capital sector: Premier Energy and Water – ‘Significant latent value’ Helped by its significant zero dividend preference share borrowings, sterling depreciation and some notable successes within its portfolio, Premier Energy and Water Trust (PEW’s) NAV and share price have beaten the MSCI Utilities Index […]
Herald Investment Trust – Backing growing businesses. Marten & Co has published an update note on a company in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector: Herald Investment Trust – Backing growing businesses The Technology sector has been rising strongly in recent months. This note discusses a number of stocks that contributed to a near 40% increase […]
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