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• 20 Dec 2017 3 min read

  Schroder UK Mid Cap discount stubbornly wide

  Schroder UK Mid Cap discount stubbornly wide – Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund says that, for the year ended 30 September 2017, its net asset value total return of 21.0% outperformed the benchmark by 6.8%. The dividend for the year is 13.10 pence per share, an increase of 16.4%. Talking about the discount, the chairman said “It […]

• 01 Jun 2017 6 min read

  Perpetual Income & Growth suffers being underweight resources

  Perpetual Income & Growth (PLI) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2017. During the period, it provided an NAV total return of 9.6%. It’s chairman, Bill Alexander (pictured), says that Although this is satisfying in absolute terms, it is less so when compared with the 22.0% return posted by the […]

• 30 May 2017 5 min read

  Edinburgh Investment Trust held back by lack mining exposure, HSBC and Royal Dutch Shell

  Edinburgh Investment Trust held back by lack mining exposure, HSBC and Royal Dutch Shell. While the UK market returned 22%, for the year ended 31 March 2017, Edinburgh Investment Trust’s net asset value total return was +14.4% and the share price total return (with dividends reinvested) was +11.2%. The share price ended the year at 713.5p, an increase […]

• 29 Jul 2016 6 min read

  Invesco Perpetual Select results

  Invesco Perpetual Select has published its annual report for the year that ended on 31 May 2016. The NAV total return of the UK Equity Portfolio over the year was -1.4%, which compares with the total return of -6.3% posted by the FTSE All-Share Index. The NAV total return of the Global Equity Income Portfolio over […]

• 17 Jun 2016 3 min read

  Invesco Income Growth suffers from discount widening

  Invesco Income Growth outperformed the FTSE All-Share Index over the year to the end of March 2016, returning -2.6% against -3.9% for he Index. The discount widened however (from 5.3% to 11. 5%) and so the return to shareholders was -7.8%. The full year dividend was upped from 10.1p to 10.3p. The manager says that […]

• 07 Jun 2016 4 min read

  Perpetual Income Growth doubles dividend over ten years

  Perpetual Income & Growth has published results for the year ended 31 March 2016. Over that period its net asset value was unchanged. By contrast, the return on the FTSE All-Share Index was -3.9%. The discount widened however and so the return to shareholders was -2.9%. The dividend was increased by 4.1% to 12.8p and […]

• 26 May 2016 6 min read

  Edinburgh Investment Trust sees strong benefits from its Tobacco holdings

  The Edinburgh Investment Trust, managed by Mark Barnett (pictured), has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2016. During the year, the trust produced an NAV total return +4.6% (with dent at market value) versus a negative return of 3.9% for the trust’s benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index. The company’s share price total […]

• 27 Nov 2015 2 min read

  Invesco Income Growth outperforms in first half

  Invesco Income Growth’s interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2015 show the fund outperforming the FTSE All-Share index, returning -3.5% on net assets against -7.2% for the index. The return to shareholders was -5.0%. the first two quarterly dividends total 4.3p, up from 4.2p for the equivalent period last year. Ciaran Mallon’s […]

• 17 Jun 2014 1 min read

  Invesco Income Growth : IVI – Annual results

  Invesco Income Growth has published its results covering the year that ended on 31 March 2014. Over the period the fund generated a total return of 14.2% on net assets – ahead of the 8.8% return generated by the FTSE All-Share Index. The discount narrowed and so the return to shareholders was 16.7%. The dividend […]