A coiled spring? Charles Montanaro, the manager of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust (MTU), has remained stalwart in the face of investor aversion to the UK. His bullishness is based on the increasingly attractive valuations being assigned to UK equities, as many of MTU’s holdings continue to generate decent earnings, several reporting their highest […]
A coiled spring? Charles Montanaro, the manager of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust (MTU), has remained stalwart in the face of investor aversion to the UK equity market. His bullishness is based on the increasingly attractive valuations being assigned to UK equities, as many of MTU’s holdings continue to generate decent earnings based on […]
abrdn New India Investment Trust (ANII) has published its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2024, during which it provided NAV and share price total returns of 27.8% and 27.3% respectively, underperforming its MSCI India Index, which returned 34.4% (all in sterling in total return terms). This performance is a sharp turnaround from […]
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK) has announced its annual results for the year ended 30 April 2024 during which BGUK provided NAV and share price total returns of 0.6% and 0.5% respectively, which it says compares to 7.5% for its benchmark FTSE All-Share Index total return. BGUK’s chair, Carolan Dobson, says that when the […]
Custodian Property Income REIT said that property valuations had stabilised in its portfolio in the final quarter of its financial year to 31 March 2024. Its portfolio fell in value by 4.0% on a like-for-like basis across the year to £589.1m but was flat in the first three months of 2024, which it said suggests […]
Handful of themes to drive performance? Over the six months to end May 2024, Polar Capital Global Financials Trust’s (PCFT) net asset value (NAV) returns have been ahead of both its benchmark and the global index, and its share price returns have been even better, as the share price discount to NAV has narrowed. The […]
Handful of themes to drive performance Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT) has had a good six months both in net asset value (NAV) terms, where returns have been ahead of both its MSCI All-Countries World Financials Index performance benchmark and the global MSCI All Countries World Index, and in share price terms, as the […]
Handful of themes to drive performance Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT) has had a good six months both in NAV terms, where returns have been ahead of both its benchmark and the global index, and in price terms, as the discount has narrowed. Next year’s liquidity opportunity (see page 11) ought to help the […]
Odyssean Investment Trust (OIT) announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2024. The company saw a NAV total return of -3.7%, trailing the benchmark return of 3%. Shares fell -5.2% with the discount widening to 0.7%. The manager noted that the company’s performance reflected markets and volatility driven by stock specific issues. […]
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 12 June 2024: Special Opportunities REIT (SOR) has pulled its proposed IPO after falling short of its target fundraise. The company had targeted a £500m raise to acquire commercial property at distressed prices. It had lined up three cornerstone investors for up to £114m, but still fell short of its minimum […]
