Overview
Henderson Diversified Income seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of income, and capital growth over the long term. The Company aims to deliver these outcomes by investing selectively across the full spectrum of fixed income asset classes including secured loans, high yield corporate bonds and investment grade corporate bonds
We have written notes that explain how the fund works:
- “Grounds for optimism“, published in January 2021, explains why the trust’s relative performance might be set to improve
- “Favourable style and structure“, published in July 2020, highlighted the reasons for the trust’s strong relative performance
- “Soft landing likely….“, published in November 2019, discussed the risk of a global recession
- Death rattle for bull market“, published in April 2019, states that the managers at HDIV believe the serious wobble in the last couple months of 2018 are a warning sign that the bull market is heading for a turn
- “Winter is coming“, published in October 2018, the stance of HDIV’s portfolio is reflective of the the economic cycle that they believe is nearing its peak
- “Dear Prudence“, published in November 2017, looks at HDIV’s decision to cut its dividend instead of chase after higher yielding yet riskier opportunities
- “Shift to onshore“, published in May 2017, new to the UK domicile management looks to produce attractive yields while protecting investors’ capital
You can access the manager’s website here
Research History
-
06 Jan 2021 22 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Grounds for optimism?
Grounds for optimism? Last year, as COVID-19-related panic took hold of markets, Henderson Diversified Income’s (HDIV’s) managers geared up to pick up some bargains and lock in an attractive revenue stream. The discovery of a number of vaccines for COVID-19 has since injected hope into markets and triggered a sharp recovery in stock and bond […]
-
23 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Grounds for optimism
Grounds for optimism Last year, as COVID-19-related panic took hold of markets, Henderson Diversified Income’s (HDIV’s) managers increased HDIV’s exposure to the market by borrowing money to invest and increasing the trust’s holdings of credit derivatives (see page 8 for an explanation). This enabled the trust to pick up some bargains and lock in an […]
-
22 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Grounds for optimism
Grounds for optimism Last year, as COVID-19-related panic took hold of markets, Henderson Diversified Income’s (HDIV’s) managers geared up to pick up some bargains and lock in an attractive revenue stream. The discovery of a number of vaccines for COVID-19 has since injected hope into markets and triggered a sharp recovery in stock and bond […]
-
21 Jul 2020 17 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Favourable style and structure
Favourable style and structure Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV) is managed with a distinct investment style which favours businesses with sustainable cash flows. Some of the sectors that have been worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as airlines and energy, were therefore absent from the portfolio. The managers took advantage of HDIV’s closed-end structure to […]
-
16 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Favourable style and structure
Favourable style and structure Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV) is managed with a distinct investment style which favours businesses with sustainable cash flows. Some of the sectors that have been worst affected by the pandemic, such as airlines and energy, were therefore absent from the portfolio. The managers took advantage of HDIV’s closed-end structure to take […]
-
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 […]
-
10 Jan 2020 10 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – January 2020
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 […]
-
28 Nov 2019 23 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Soft landing likely…
Soft landing likely… …but caution is required. The managers of Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV) stuck to their guns in the face of a consensus view of rising interest rates and inflation. This stance, and their focus on high-quality credits, has been rewarded in 2019, as central banks around the world have cut interest rates to […]
-
21 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Soft landing likely…
Soft landing likely… …but caution is required. The managers of Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV) stuck to their guns in the face of a consensus view of rising rates and inflation. This stance, and their focus on high-quality credits, has been rewarded in 2019, as central banks around the world have cut rates to tackle a […]
-
07 Aug 2019 7 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – August 2019
Economic & Political Roundup 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 of the […]
-
12 Jul 2019 9 min read
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Second quarter 2019
Quarterly investment companies roundup – Second quarter 2019 QuotedData news Global equities re-found momentum in June after a cautious April and May. How much longer this ten-year bull market can sustain itself continues to be the subject of much debate. The prospect of interest rate cuts in the US has re-invigorated sentiment for the time […]
-
08 May 2019 4 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – May 2019
Investment Companies Roundup New research Over April, we published notes on Henderson Diversified Income, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure, Jupiter Emerging and Frontier Income, Seneca Global Income & Growth and Polar Capital Global Financials Trust. You can read all these notes by clicking on the links above or by visiting www.quoteddata.com. In this issue Performance data – it was […]
-
15 Apr 2019 8 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – First Quarter 2019
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – First Quarter 2019 QuotedData news Through the first quarter of 2019, global equities largely clawed back the losses suffered over the final weeks of 2018. How much longer this ten-year bull market can sustain itself is the subject of much debate. US interest rate rises have stalled, reflecting growing cautiousness. Elsewhere, […]
-
03 Apr 2019 1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Death rattle for bull market
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Death rattle for bull market After a serious wobble in the last few months of 2018, the resurgence in markets that we have seen in 2019 may be the death-rattle of what is now a 10-year bull market. The managers of Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV) have been warning that markets […]
-
1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Death rattle for bull market
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Death rattle for bull market After a serious wobble in the last few months of 2018, the resurgence in markets that we have seen in 2019 may be the death-rattle of what is now a 10-year bull market. The managers of Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV) have been warning that markets […]
-
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 […]
-
12 Oct 2018 1 min read
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 […]
-
04 Oct 2018 1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – ‘Winter is coming’
The managers of Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV) are increasingly cautious on markets. Co-manager, John Pattullo, went as far as to quote ‘Game of Thrones’ in his latest blogpost. Not only are HDIV’s managers convinced that the upward phase of this economic cycle is drawing to a close but also that inflation, which has been on […]
-
1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – ‘Winter is coming’
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – ‘Winter is coming’ The managers of Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV) are increasingly cautious on markets. Co-manager, John Pattullo, went as far as to quote the famous “Winter is coming” line from ‘Game of Thrones’ in his latest blogpost. Not only are HDIV’s managers convinced that the upward phase of this […]
-
15 Aug 2018 2 min read
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 […]
-
2 min read
QuotedData’s Economic round up – August 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – August 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 […]
-
18 Jan 2018 2 min read
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year
QuotedData – 2017 review of the year – Many commentators, including us, were wary going into 2017. In the event, economic growth and markets surprised on the upside: US markets hit new highs despite three interest rate rises. Perceived low/no growth areas such as Europe and Japan burst into life. Asia’s technology stocks surged. India’s […]
-
10 Jan 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – January 2018
QuotedData’s economic round up – January 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 […]
-
02 Nov 2017 1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Dear Prudence
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Dear Prudence In the face of declining yields across its investment universe, the managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (HDIV) have decided to take a pragmatic and sensible approach by refusing to chase higher yielding but riskier opportunities. Instead the trust is paying the price for prudence by cutting its dividend. […]
-
1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Dear Prudence
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Dear Prudence In the face of declining yields across its investment universe, the managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (HDIV) have decided to take a pragmatic and sensible approach by refusing to chase higher yielding but riskier opportunities. Instead the trust is paying the price for prudence by cutting […]
-
04 May 2017 1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Onshore, on-message, onform
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Shift to onshore. Marten & Co has published our first note, as we initiate our research on HDIV. Henderson Diversified Income Trust (HDIV) has completed its move to a UK domicile and, from both its board and managers’ perspective, it is business as usual. With the freedom to access the whole […]
-
1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income Trust – Shift to onshore
Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc (HDIV) has completed its move to a UK domicile and, from both its board and managers’ perspective, it is business as usual. With the freedom to access the whole of the fixed and floating rate income market in search of returns, its managers remain focused on producing an attractive yield […]
-
13 Oct 2016 1 min read
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
-
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
-
08 Jan 2021 3 min read
QD view – Nothin’ but blue skies from now on…
The riot in the Capitol Building may be dominating headlines but hopefully the orange cloud over Washington may soon dissipate. Does that mean Nothin’ but blue skies from now on…? For investors, one of the key events if 2021 to date may be the Democrat’s wins in the Georgia senate races. Joe Biden will now have […]
-
21 Aug 2020 3 min read
Bold move pays off for Henderson Diversified
This week we managed to catch up with John Pattullo and Nicholas Ware, two of the managers of Henderson Diversified Income Trust. The trust is the best-performing in the AIC’s debt – loans and bonds sector over one and three years. It offers a yield of 5.1% and has the lowest ongoing charges ratio (a […]
-
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 […]
-
05 Feb 2020 1 min read
Marten & Co Income Strategies Conference 2020
Marten & Co Income Strategies Conference 2020 Many thanks to those of you who made it to our inaugral Marten & Co Income Strategies Conference. We had some great presentations from a diverse range of income funds. JLEN Environmental – Shires Income – Civitas Social Housing – Henderson Diversified Income – Polar Capital Global Financials The […]
-
09 Jul 2018 2 min read
Henderson Diversified Income produces modest NAV return
Henderson Diversified Income produces modest NAV return – Henderson Diversified Income Trust has published results for the year ended 30 April 2018. The net asset value total return per ordinary share for the year ended 30 April 2018 was 1.8% whilst the share price total return per ordinary share was 4.4% reflecting a widening in […]
-
07 Oct 2016 1 min read
Henderson Diversified may move onshore
Henderson Diversified Income Limited is mulling a change to its corporate structure (currently it invests through a Luxembourg subsidiary). Since it was launched, there have been a number of developments in Luxembourg tax legislation and practice, in particular in relation to transfer pricing. The OECD has recently introduced the BEPS (base erosion profit shifting) framework under […]
-
17 Jun 2016 3 min read
Henderson Diversified cut high yield exposure and outperformed
Over the six months to the end of April 2016, Henderson Diversified Income achieved a return on net assets of 2.4% and a return to shareholders of 1.3%. this compares to a return on the company’s benchmark, the total return over three month sterling Libor plus 2.00%, of 1.3%. A first interim dividend of 1.25p […]
-
01 Mar 2016 1 min read
Henderson Diversified wants to be able to gear up to 40%
Henderson Diversified Income results covering the year ended 31 October 2015 have been published. The net asset value per ordinary share decreased slightly from 88.82p to 88.36p over the year as did the share price from 91.25p to 90.50p. The aggregated revenue return was 5.16p per ordinary share and dividends were maintained with a total […]
-
22 Jun 2015 1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income benefits from deflationary backdrop
Over the six months ended 30 April 2015, Henderson Diversified Income outperformed its benchmark, generating a total return on net assets of 5.2% as compared to 1.3% for the benchmark (three month sterling Libor plus 2.00%). The share price return was 5.9%. They have declared dividends totalling 2.5p for the period. The manager says sovereign […]
-
26 Jan 2015 2 min read
Henderson Diversified Income 50% bigger than it was last year
Henderson Diversified Income has published results for the year that ended on 31 October 2014. The net asset value rose from 87.92p to 88.82p over the year but the share price slipped a little – from 91.5p to 91.25p – still a healthy premium to the asset value. The premium allowed the fund to issue a […]
-
03 Jun 2014 1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income : HDIV – interims
Henderson Diversified Income has published its interim accounts covering the six months to the end of April 2014. Over that period the fund generated a total return on net assets of 4.7%. The share price did not keep pace with the net asset value so the return to shareholders was 3.5%. The fund targets returns of 1.25% over LIBOR […]
-
14 Jan 2014 1 min read
Henderson Diversified Income : HDIV – results
Over the year to the end of October 2013 HDIV’s net asset value increased from 83.3p to 87.9p ( a total return, including income, of 12.0%). The dividend rose slightly from 5p to 5.05p but the Board have said that quarterly dividends will be 1.25p for the current financial year (i.e. back to 5p again). […]
Upcoming Events
In The Press
-
01 Mar 2021 2 min read
Funds and trusts yielding above 5%: opportunity or value trap?
Funds and trusts yielding above 5%: opportunity or value trap? by Cherry Reynard from interactive investor | 25th February 2021 11:42 The year 2020 may have been a dismal one for income seekers, but the outlook for 2021 is brighter. There is now a wealth of funds and investment trusts showing yields of more than 5%. However, many investors saw […]
-
27 Nov 2020 2 min read
Bargains abound as investment trust sector yield spikes to 21st century high
Bargains abound as investment trust sector yield spikes to 21st century high Unweighted yield hit 5.2% at end-October David Brenchley, Investment Week, 25 November 2020 Income has been hard to come by for UK investors in recent years, and this was particularly the case in 2020 as Covid-19 wreaked havoc on dividends from stocks around […]
-
21 Sep 2020 2 min read
Investors Chronicle’s top 100 Funds 2020: Bonds
Top 100 Funds 2020: Bonds By Leonora Walters and David Baxter, Investors Chronicle, 11 Sept 2020 Many investors’ portfolios should have an allocation to assets other than equities for diversification. And with cash rates so low bonds can be a useful component in income portfolios. But although bonds can be less volatile than equities they are far […]
-
31 Mar 2020 2 min read
10 investment trusts for your Isa 2020
10 investment trusts for your Isa 2020 By Dave Baxter, Investors Chronicle, 3/6/2020 Features such as the use of gearing – debt – and the ability to pay income from capital reserves give trusts advantages that could give your Isa an edge. They are also, arguably, better suited to investing in illiquid assets such as […]
-
25 Mar 2020 2 min read
10 investment trusts for your Isa 2020
10 investment trusts for your Isa 2020 Dave Baxter, Investors Chronicle, 6 March 2020 Features such as the use of gearing – debt – and the ability to pay income from capital reserves give trusts advantages that could give your Isa an edge. They are also, arguably, better suited to investing in illiquid assets such as property and private equity so could […]
-
03 Dec 2019 2 min read
Investment trust insider on Henderson Diversified Income
Investment trust insider on Henderson Diversified Income – James Carthew: the bond fund shunning loans in a slowdown For some time now, the economic headlines have been getting gloomier. Hopes of an end to trade hostilities buoy markets from time to time, as do hopes of a resolution to Brexit. Nevertheless, a consensus has grown over […]
-
07 Feb 2019 2 min read
Investment Trust Insider on M&G Credit Income
Investment Trust Insider on M&G Credit Income – James Carthew: M&G hopes lower bond target will still appeal after loan wobble It was not only equity markets that struggled at the end of last year, many debt funds had a torrid time. One of the worst affected has been Marble Point Loan Financing (MPLF). It said […]
-
09 Jan 2019 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider on 2018
Investment Trust Insider on 2018 – Lindsell Train leads best and worst investment trusts of 2018 (NB the headlines are devised by Citywire!!) 2018 is attracting headlines as the worst year for markets since 2008. However, for the investment trust industry, there was much to celebrate. This was certainly the case for the new issue market […]
-
15 Oct 2018 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider : look out for credit quality not rising rates
Investment Trust Insider : look out for credit quality not rising rates James Carthew, head of investment company research at QuotedData and Investment Trust Insider columnist wrote the following article: Investment Trust Insider : look out for credit quality not rising rates Markets move in cycles and, for a long time now, we have been in an upcycle. […]
