Overview
Henderson Global Trust seeks long-term capital growth from a concentrated portfolio of international equities with a secondary objective to increase dividends over the longer term.
We have written notes that explain how the fund works:
- “Searching for change“, published in December 2015, looks at HGL after a voluntary winding up and rollover and the factors that are improving the performance of their portfolio
You can access the manager’s website here
Research History
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31 Jan 2017 1 min read
QuotedData – 2016 review of the year
Our review of 2016 includes performance data, significant moves in discounts and premiums, money raised and money handed back, major news stories and links to the research we have published including our guide to investment companies. 2016 Annual roundup
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16 Dec 2015 1 min read
Henderson Global Trust – Searching for change
Henderson Global Trust – Searching for change Marten and Co publishes its first initiation of coverage note on Henderson Global Trust The company underwent a voluntary winding-up and rollover into Henderson International Income Trust and or The Bankers Investment Trust. Both companies are managed by Janus Henderson Investors. Henderson Global Trust was one of the smaller members of the […]
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Henderson Global Trust – Searching for change
Henderson Global Trust is one of the smaller members of the AIC’s global sector, which gives its manager the option to look further down the market cap scale. Its more moderate size hasn’t inflated overall costs. The trust, which pays quarterly dividends, offers one of the highest yields in its peer group, whilst trading at […]
News
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01 Feb 2016 2 min read
Henderson Global to offer rollover into Henderson International Income or Bankers Trusts
Henderson Global Trust, chaired by Richard Hills (pictured), has announced that it has been undertaking a strategic review of the trust and, after consultation with its advisers, the board has concluded that certain shareholders would prefer access to a global income strategy in the current market environment while others may wish to retain exposure to a […]
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01 Oct 2015 2 min read
Henderson Global matches benchmark in first half
Henderson Global Trust has published its interim results covering the six months ended 31 July 2015. Over this period the net asset value total return of 1.6% matched that of its benchmark, MSCI All Country World Index (in sterling terms, total return), but a small widening of the discount left the fund with a return […]
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16 Apr 2015 1 min read
Henderson Global lags benchmark
Over the year that ended on 31 January 2015, Henderson Global Trust’s net asset value total return lagged its benchmark index by 3% – returning 14.5% as compared to 17.5% for the MSCI All Country World Index. The share price return was closer however, the return to shareholders was 17.3%. The report says the NAV performance […]
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04 Apr 2014 1 min read
Henderson Global : HGL – results and fee change
Henderson Global Trust, now managed by Wouter Volckaert (pictured), underperformed its benchmark over the year to the end of January 2014. The net asset value total return was 4.7% while the total return on the benchmark was 9.2%. The discount widened from 3.8% to 9.4% and the effect of this was that the share price fell by […]
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11 Dec 2013 1 min read
Henderson Global : HGL
Brian O’Neill will retire as manager of Henderson Global on 31 January 2014 after 30 years of managing the fund; Brian is one of the longest serving investment managers in the closed-end fund world. He will be replaced by Wouter Volckaert. Wouter only recently joined Henderson; he was a Global equity fund manager at Morgan […]
