Overview
BlackRock Latin American is an actively managed fund. Its aim is to outperform comparable funds and the benchmark index – the MSCI EM Latin America – over the medium to long term and its portfolio and performance will diverge from the returns obtained simply by investing in the index.
The portfolio will be chosen from a spread of companies which are listed in, or whose main activities are in, Latin America and , as a closed-end Company, it is able to adopt a longer term investment horizon and therefore may when appropriate have a higher proportion of less liquid mid and smaller capitalisation companies than comparable open ended funds. It also aims to increase its dividend over time.
Fundamentals
Price
Research History
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09 Oct 2020
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – October 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list New research Here is a list of research we published over September: Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust – […]
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10 Sep 2020
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – September 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents New research Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Major news stories Events Guide Appendix – Performance by sector full list New research Here is a list of research we published over August: Aberdeen New Dawn – COVID positive “In […]
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07 Jul 2020
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – July 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz 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 […]
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08 Jun 2020
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – June 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz 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 […]
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07 May 2020
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – May 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz 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 […]
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17 Apr 2020
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Quarterly Review – First Quarter 2020
Investment Companies Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford and Aberdeen Standard Investments Table of contents In this issue Performance data Positive movers Negative movers Discounts and premiums Getting more expensive Getting cheaper Money in and out Money in Money out Major news stories Upcoming Events New research The legal bit Unprecedented times We have knitted […]
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07 Apr 2020
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Roundup – April 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 March: An update note […]
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07 Apr 2020
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – April 2020
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Allianz 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 […]
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24 Jan 2020
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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10 Jan 2020
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – January 2020
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford Table of contents New research In this issue Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Income Events New research Here is a list of research we published over December: An update note on BlackRock Throgmorton (THRG) “BlackRock Throgmorton continues to lead its peer group in […]
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06 Dec 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – December 2019
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford Table of contents New research In this issue Performance data Discounts and premiums Money in and out Income Events New research Here is a list of research we published over November: An initiation note on Henderson High Income “We have initiated coverage on Henderson High Income (HHI). Since […]
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15 Oct 2019
Investment companies quarterly roundup – Third quarter 2019
Investment Companies Quarterly Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford New research Over the third quarter, we published notes on India Capital Growth, Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income, Montanaro European Smaller Companies, JLEN Environmental Assets, Civitas Social Housing, JPMorgan Russian Securities, International Biotechnology Trust, Aberdeen Emerging Markets, Seneca Global Income & Growth, Standard Life Investments Property Income […]
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07 Oct 2019
QuotedData’s economic roundup – October 2019
Economic & Political Roundup Kindly sponsored by Polar Capital and Allianz 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 […]
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11 Sep 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2019
Investment Companies Roundup Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford New research Over August, we published notes on Aberdeen Emerging Markets and JLEN Environmental Assets . You can read all these notes by clicking on the links above or by visiting www.quoteddata.com. In this issue Performance data – appetite for risk was generally down in August, as […]
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05 Jul 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – July 2019
Investment Companies Roundup New research Over June, we published notes on CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income, Standard Life Private Equity and Shires Income. You can read all these notes by clicking on the links above or by visiting www.quoteddata.com. In this issue Performance data – there was a greater appetite for risk in June as […]
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22 Mar 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – March 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – March 2019 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 February 2019. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. JPMorgan Chinese, Fidelity China and Pacific Horizon benefited from a booming Chinese market in […]
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22 Feb 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – February 2019
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – February 2019 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 January 2019. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. December’s sharp sell-off in technology and growth stocks reversed somewhat in January. This was […]
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13 Nov 2018
QuotedData's investment companies roundup - November 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – November 2018 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 October 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Winners and losers in October In what was generally a miserable month for equity markets, Brazil shone […]
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12 Oct 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – October 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – October 2018 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 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money raised and returned in September Trian Investors 1 is a new fund that will adopt […]
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14 Sep 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – September 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – September 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 […]
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14 Sep 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – September 2018 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 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money raised and returned in August GRIT Real Estate Income floated on the UK Stock Exchange in […]
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15 Aug 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – August 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – August 2018 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 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Money raised and returned in July Tritax EuroBox raised its maximum target of £300 million in an […]
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11 Jun 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – June 2018 – 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 May 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. The premium of biotech company, Syncona, rose on positive news on two of its […]
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25 Apr 2018
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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19 Oct 2017
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2017
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 […]
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12 Oct 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – October 2017
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 […]
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03 Aug 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – August 2017
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 […]
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14 Jun 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – June 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – June 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 May 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. June Investment Companies Roundup Japan was one of the best places to be […]
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16 May 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – May 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – May 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 […]
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10 Apr 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – April 2017
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 February 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. April Investment Companies Roundup
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14 Feb 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – February 2017
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 January 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. February Investment Companies Roundup
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08 Nov 2016
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 Oct 2016
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Third quarter 2016
Q3 saw the market adapt to life post the UK’s EU referendum. Sterling continued to fall but most stock markets stabilised and discounts narrowed across most sectors. While the US election is dominating headlines, it does not seem to be having much impact on markets so far. q3-quarterly-roundup
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13 Oct 2016
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – October 2016
QuotedData’s collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from comments made by chairman and managers of investment companies. october-economic-and-political-roundup
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13 Oct 2016
QuotedData investment companies roundup – October 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 September 2016. october-investment-companies-roundup
News
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01 Mar 2021
Greencoat Renewables recaps on a big year of growth
Greencoat Renewables (GRP) reported final results for the year to 31 December 2020, with key highlights from the year including the following: 2020 Generation increased by 22% to 1,404GWh, 3 per cent below budget. (2019: 1,154GWh) 2020 Net cash generation increased by 36% to €66.4 million (2019: €48.7million) Dividend cover for 2020 of 1.7x Increased the portfolio […]
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27 Dec 2018
Will Landers steps down at BlackRock Latin
Will Landers steps down at BlackRock Latin – BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust’s board says it has been informed that Will Landers, the trust’s portfolio manager, has notified BlackRock of his intention to leave the firm on 17 March 2019, and that two analysts based in Sao Paulo will also be leaving. The board says it […]
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14 Mar 2018
2017 a better year for BlackRock Latin American's shareholders
2017 a better year for BlackRock Latin American’s shareholders – after a disappointing 2016, the performance of the NAV of BlackRock Latin American (BRLA) was ahead of the benchmark in 2017 but the discount remains stubbornly high. Performance Over the year ended 31 December 2017 the company’s NAV returned 29.0% in US dollar terms (17.7% in sterling […]
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10 Mar 2017
BlackRock Latin wants to extend measurement period for tender
BlackRock Latin American says it made a 25.2% return on net assets for the year ended 31 December 2016 – in US dollars. The weakness of sterling meant that, despite a widening of the discount, shareholders made a 45.9% return. The dividend for the year was 15 cents, a fall of 28.6% on the previous […]
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09 Sep 2016
BlackRock Latin American cuts fees
BlackRock Latin American benefitted from the recovery in regional stock markets over the six months ended 30 June 2016 but underperformed its benchmark. The MSCI EM Latin America Index ended the period up by 25.7% in US dollar terms (38.6% in sterling terms). By comparison the NAV increased by 23.0% in US dollar terms (35.6% in […]
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21 Apr 2016
Top ten risers and fallers in March
http://view.ceros.com/citywire/it-insider-april-2016/p/21 Investors appeared to have a greater appetite for risk during March, with trusts which have invested in Brazil, Latin America, and Russia all featuring in the top 10 risers.
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18 Apr 2016
Best and worst performing investment trusts: Unloved commodity, Brazil and Russia funds finally come good
Recovery in commodity prices has boosted investment trusts specialising in the sector Investors also hoping for Brazil revival if leader Dilma Rousseff is ousted Biotech and healthcare hit by fears Democrat party will squeeze drug prices if they win the US http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/investing/article-3542148/Unloved-commodity-Brazil-Russia-funds-finally-come-good.html
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09 Mar 2016
BlackRock Latin matches benchmark, no tender planned
BlackRock Latin American’s results for the year ended 31 December 2015 show a 30.9% fall in net assets on a total return basis in dollars (-27.0% in Sterling) and a -30.6% return to shareholders in dollars which translates as -26.6% in Sterling. These returns are pretty much in line with the fund’s benchmark which returned -30.8% […]
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29 Sep 2015
A look at BlackRock Latin American
This week I thought I would write something on BlackRock Latin American Trust. China might have attracted all the headlines recently but the knock-on effect of its slowdown on Latin America has been dramatic. Regional markets have been awful, and the situation has persisted for some time now. http://citywire.co.uk/money/lat-am-trusts-my-worst-call-yet-but-im-not-quitting/a842523
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19 Aug 2015
BlackRock Latin underperforms falling markets
BlackRock Latin American reports a -9.6% return on net assets for the first six months of 2015 and a -11.5% return to ordinary shareholders. This represents underperformance of the fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EM Latin America Index which ended the period down by 7.0%. The interim dividend is being maintained at 15 cents per share (NB […]
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24 Feb 2015
BlackRock Latin outperforms a falling market
BlackRock Latin American has published its results for the year that ended on 31 December 2014. over that period the fund outperformed its benchmark. The total return on net assets was -9.3% – better than the -12% return on the MSCI Latin America Index. the return to shareholders was -4.0%. The final dividend is being […]
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26 Feb 2014
BlackRock Latin American : BRLA - final results
Over 2013 BlackRock Latin American ‘s net asset value fell by 13.1% on a total return basis. the share price did slightly better, falling by 12.2%. The net asset value return was more or less identical to the return on the benchmark.
