Overview
CQS New City High Yield aims to provide investors with a high dividend yield and the potential for capital growth by investing mainly in high yielding fixed interest securities. CQS New City High Yield invests predominantly in fixed income securities, including, but not limited to, preference shares, loan stocks, corporate bonds and government stocks. the CQS prefix was added to the name of the company on 30 March 2015.
We have written notes that explain how the fund works:
- “Escalators do not go to the sky!”, published in November 2018, talks about how there is opportunity in the market but investors should be selective and still position themselves appropriately
- “Conservative and boring“, published in March 2018, CQS was described as boring but offers a high yield and has beaten major indexes drawing investors to the fund
You can access the manager’s website here
Fundamentals
Price
Research History
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30 Jun 2020 28 min read
CQS New City High Yield – Sitting pretty
Sitting pretty At the height of the market turmoil, CQS New City High Yield (NCYF) saw its share price fall faster and further than its NAV (to 27p), before rapidly recovering. The market has been concerned about the ability of the issuers of the bonds held by NCYF to meet their obligations in the face […]
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28 min read
CQS New City High Yield – Sitting pretty
Sitting pretty At the height of the market turmoil in March, CQS New City High Yield (NCYF) saw its share price fall faster and further than its NAV (to 27p), before rapidly recovering. The market has been concerned about the ability of the issuers of the bonds held by NCYF to meet their obligations in […]
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07 May 2020 11 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – May 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research In this issue Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Income Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list New research Here is a list of research we published over April: An update note […]
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24 Jan 2020 28 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Annual Review – 2019
In this issue The sector at the end of 2019 Performance data Performance by sector and fund Money in and out of the sector Money in and out of existing funds Money coming into existing funds Money going out of existing funds Liquidations, de-listings and trading cancellations Significant rating changes Major news stories Outlook for […]
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12 Nov 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2019
Economic & Political Roundup
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29 Jul 2019 36 min read
CQS New City High Yield – Same as it ever was…
Same as it ever was… Ian “Franco” Francis, the manager of CQS New City High Yield (NCYF), says that, since we last published nothing much has changed, which is what we think you should expect from this “conservative and boring” fund. However, we reiterate that NCYF offers a compelling yield (7.3%) and has beaten the […]
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37 min read
CQS New City High Yield – Same as it ever was…
Same as it ever was… Ian “Franco” Francis, the manager of CQS New City High Yield (NCYF), says that, since QuotedData last published nothing much has changed, which is what we think investors should expect from this “conservative and boring” fund (see QuotedData’s March 2018 initiation note for explanation). However, we note that NCYF offers […]
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25 Jan 2019 2 min read
QuotedData review of 2018 – Annual report investment companies
QuotedData review of 2018 – Annual report investment companies 2018 – the return of volatility A trade war, Brexit, US interest rate rises, slowing Chinese growth, a US government shutdown, a dispute over Italy’s budget, the Skripal poisonings, numerous elections – there was plenty to worry about in 2018. A last-minute dive left the US […]
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13 Nov 2018 2 min read
CQS New City High yield – Escalators do not go to the sky!
CQS New City High yield – Escalators do not go to the sky! Ian “Franco” Francis, the manager of CQS New City High Yield (NCYF), says that although markets seem buoyant, investors should be warier than they are. He sums this up with a quote from his former boss, who cautioned him by saying “Escalators […]
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2 min read
CQS New City High Yield – Escalators do not go to the sky!
CQS New City High Yield – Escalators do not go to the sky! Ian “Franco” Francis, the manager of CQS New City High Yield (NCYF), says that although markets seem buoyant, investors should be warier. He sums up his feelings with a quote from his former boss who cautioned him by saying “Escalators do not go […]
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2 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2018
QuotedData’s economic roundup – November 2018 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 any […]
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25 Apr 2018 2 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018
Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 Quarterly investment companies roundup – First quarter 2018 – Global equity markets declined in the first quarter of 2018. Concerns about US interest rate rises were the feature of the first half of the quarter. However, worries about global trade took over in the second part, particularly […]
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28 Mar 2018 1 min read
CQS New City High Yield – “Conservative and boring”
CQS New City High Yield – “Conservative and boring” – In the words of its manager, Ian Francis, CQS New City High Yield Fund (NCYF) is “really conservative and boring”! However, NCYF offers a high yield and has beaten the consumer price index, Libor and the MSCI UK Index by significant margins over the last 10 years; […]
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2 min read
CQS New City High Yield – “Conservative and boring”
CQS New City High Yield – “Conservative and boring” – In the words of its manager, Ian Francis, CQS New City High Yield Fund (NCYF) is “really conservative and boring”! However, NCYF offers a high yield and has beaten the consumer price index, Libor and the MSCI UK Index by significant margins over the last […]
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25 Jan 2018 2 min read
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust – Long-term return objective of 6% per annum
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust – Long-term return objective of 6% per annum JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust (MATE) is a new investment company that will invest across a range of different asset classes. It will aim to achieve a total return of 6% per annum, over the long term, through a combination of income and capital growth. It […]
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2 min read
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust – Long-term return objective of 6% per annum
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust – Long-term return objective of 6% per annum JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust (MATE) is a new investment company that will invest across a range of different asset classes. It will aim to achieve a total return of 6% per annum, over the long term, through a combination of income and capital growth. It […]
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10 Nov 2017 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – November 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – November 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 […]
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08 Nov 2016 1 min read
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – November 2016
QuotedData’s collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from comments made by chairman and managers of investment companies. november-economic-and-political-roundup
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QuotedData investment companies roundup – November 2016
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 October 2016. november-investment-companies-roundup-2
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27 Apr 2015 1 min read
The importance of income – where to find it?
Life used to be simpler. If you had a bit of spare cash or you wanted to save up for something you’d just stick some money in a bank or building society account. If you had a nest egg and wanted to invest it in something safe and live off the income, you’d maybe buy […]
News
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03 Apr 2020 4 min read
Debt problems
Oil companies, airlines, travel companies, retailers – I am sure we can all think of examples of businesses that have been hit hard by COVID-19. Many of these businesses weren’t doing particularly well even before the lockdowns began. Default rates on loans to these sectors are set to rocket. Already, a large US shale oil […]
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08 Oct 2019 4 min read
CQS New City High Yield’s premium and dividend rise as high yield corporate bond market recovers
CQS New City High Yield’s premium and dividend rise as high yield corporate bond market recovers – We have annual results from CQS New City High Yield (NCYF) this morning, covering the 12m period to 30 June 2019. The ‘Debt – Loans and Bonds’ sector company with a global mandate delivered an NAV total return […]
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23 Sep 2019 1 min read
CQS New City High Yield adjusts fee calculation
CQS New City High Yield adjusts fee calculation – alongside a minor rejig of its management arrangements (see below), CQS New City High Yield has introduced a third, lower tier to the calculation of its management fee. The investment management contract has moved from CQS Cayman Limited to CQS (UK) LLP Lmited. The same individuals […]
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28 May 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 28 May 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 28 May 2019: A new fund – Riverstone Credit Opportunities : RCOI – starts trading today, having raised $100m from professional investors to lend money to energy (mainly oil and gas) companies CQS New City High Yield announced that an administrative error had led to it overstating its NAV between 25 April […]
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09 Oct 2018 4 min read
CQS New City High Yield steady in face of Brexit worries
CQS New City High Yield steady in face of Brexit worries – CQS New City High Yield Fund reports that its net asset value total return was 5.82% for the year ended 30 June 2018. The share price total return for the same period was 5.50%, and the premium to net asset value stood at 7.1% at […]
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09 Oct 2017 1 min read
CQS New City High Yield posts 16% return
CQS New City High Yield posts 16% return – CQS New City High Yield says that its net asset value total return was 16.13% for the year ended 30 June 2017. The share price total return for the same period was stronger at 18.36%. The company declared three interim dividends of 0.98 pence in respect […]
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31 Jul 2017 4 min read
Better year for Growth pool in F&C Managed Portfolio
Better year for Growth pool in F&C Managed Portfolio – F&C Managed Portfolio has published results for the year ended 31 May 2017. The NAV total return (i.e. adding dividends paid to capital performance) was 24.5% for the Income shares and 26.4% for the Growth shares. This compares with the 24.5% total return for the All-Share […]
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28 Oct 2016 1 min read
CQS New City High Yield ups dividend
CQS New City High Yield Fund says its net asset value total return was 1.0% for the year ended 30 June 2016. The share price total return for the same period was 4.7% and the premium increased to 3.5%. The fund’s earnings per share were 4.50 pence for the year, essentially unchanged from the 4.51 pence earned the previous […]
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28 Jan 2016 2 min read
F&C Managed Portfolio beats UK market
F&C Managed Portfolio Trust has published interim results for the six months ended 30 November 2015, announcing a net asset value total return of -5.1% for the Income shares and -2.4% for the Growth shares compared to the FTSE All-Share Index return of -6.4%. The key drivers of the performance of the Growth Portfolio were […]
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22 Oct 2015 2 min read
CQS New City High Yield sees uptick in early calls by bond issuers
CQS New City High Yield has published results for the year ended 30 June 2015. The return on net assets for the year was 1.0% but the discount widened and so the return to shareholders was -3.6%. They declared one interim dividend of 0.94p, two of 0.96p and one of 1.45p. The Company has in recent […]
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25 Feb 2015 2 min read
Change of name and lower fees for New City High Yield
New City High Yield’s interim results statement for the six months ended 31 December 2014 shows the company generating a negative return on net assets of -2.1% but a return shareholders of +2.1% as the company moved to trade on a higher premium. The net asset value slipped by 5.8% but the dividend was increased by […]