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Investment Trusts
Where next for Scottish Mortgage as trust managers face up to investors
Thursday 23 Jun 2022With hundreds of investors granted the opportunity to ask questions in person to Scottish Mortgage’s (SMT) fund managers at an event in London, you might have expected some angry audience members given the investment trust’s share price at 676.2p has fallen 56% since peaking in November 2021...
This trust sees big gains ahead assuming it can repair and revive famous UK companies
Thursday 09 Jun 2022The idea of owning a portfolio of companies that have gone off track may not appeal to every investor. There are high risks because the underlying companies need to be fixed before they can grow. Yet the rewards could be equally high if this repair and revive strategy works, and that’s where...
How investment trust boards can add value for shareholders
Thursday 19 May 2022Aunique advantage of investment trusts versus other types of funds are their independent boards of directors which offer additional oversight for investors and have a legal responsibility to protect shareholders’ interests. The role of the board is both vital and varied. It ranges from scrutinising...
Investment trusts versus funds: how do they differ and what are their pros and cons?
Thursday 12 May 2022The UK’s investment trust industry can chart its history back more than 150 years, when Queen Victoria sat on the throne. But it has been eclipsed by unit trusts, which are a relatively new kid on the block, having been introduced in the UK in 1931. There’s currently around £270 billion held in UK...
This little known investment trust has turned £5 million into £740 million
Thursday 05 May 2022Despite having generated more than three times the return of the FTSE All-Share index over the past 10 years (304% versus 100% respectively), North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust (NAS) remains under the radar of most investors. Those already owning the shares are rarely willing sellers...
Discover the best and worst performing investment trusts so far in 2022
Thursday 21 Apr 2022Rising interest rates since the turn of the year, runaway inflation and Russia’s shocking invasion of Ukraine have shaken the investment kaleidoscope in 2022 and forced many investors to reposition portfolios for an increasingly uncertain world. This is reflected in developments in the investment...
Find out why these investment trusts are on sale now
Thursday 31 Mar 2022The year so far has seen significant volatility for global stock markets driven by concerns over red-hot inflation, the impact on share prices of rising interest rates and war in Ukraine. Crunching the latest data from Winterflood Investment Trusts, Shares has spotted that discounts to net asset...
Investment trusts with more than 10% of their portfolio in private companies
Thursday 31 Mar 2022Numerous investment trusts in recent years have asked shareholders permission to increase their exposure to companies which do not trade on a stock market, known as unquoted or unlisted. Primarily, this is because companies are staying private for longer and this change in investment policy allows...
Ruffer is top performing capital preservation trust in market shake-up
Thursday 03 Feb 2022A global equity markets sell-off at the start of 2022, driven by concerns over hot inflation and rising interest rates, together with growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, has left many investors nursing significant portfolio losses. Those with exposure to the technology-rich Nasdaq index...
Scottish Mortgage share price down 33%: buy more or sell out?
Thursday 27 Jan 2022It’s no exaggeration to say Scottish Mortgage ( SMT ) , managed by the team at Baillie Gifford, is the UK’s favourite investment trust. With assets under management of nearly £21 billion as of the end of December it dwarfs the next-biggest trusts, and its long-term performance record is unbeatable...