Overview
North American Income Trust is an investment trust investing for above-average dividend income and long term capital growth, mainly from a concentrated portfolio of US equities.
It tries to provide investors with above average dividend income and long term capital growth through active management of a portfolio consisting predominantly of S&P 500 US equities. Dividends are paid quarterly.
We have written a number of notes that explain how the fund works:
- “Purest access to US equity income“, published in June 2020
- “Macro driven market is creating opportunities“, published In November 2019
- “Time to grow?”, published in May 2019, looks at NAIT’s attractive dividend and capital growth with a portfolio that should prove to be resilient in the event of a slowdown
- “Reason to be cheerful”, published in October 2018, notes how NAIT is remaining ahead of value based indices during a time where investors are mainly focused on growth stocks
You can access the company’s website here
Fundamentals
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Research History
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11 Feb 2021 7 min read
QuotedData’s Round the World Webinar series – Americas day playback
On 10th February 2021, QuotedData hosted the second of four Round the World webinars. This webinar was focused on the Americas and included presentations and Q&As from 4 investment companies’ managers, covering markets across North and South America. We would like to thank all of our speakers and attendees for joining us. Click on the links […]
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20 Nov 2020 2 min read
Interview with Fran Radano of North American Income Trust
In this week’s show, James Carthew talked to Fran Radano, manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT) Watch it again here If you were looking for QuotedData’s roundup of the week’s news, this is now in the news section – just click here If there is a guest speaker you’d particularly like to hear from, please email […]
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09 Oct 2020 10 min read
QuotedData’s Economic Roundup – October 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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12 Jun 2020 17 min read
The North American Income Trust – Purest access to US equity income
Purest access to US equity US equity income-focused funds, like the North American Income Trust (NAIT), have not had to deal with the suspension of dividends in the way that their UK peers have. Though share buybacks have ceased, regulators in the US have not banned bank distributions in the way that they have elsewhere, […]
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17 min read
The North American Income Trust – Purest access to US equity income
Purest access to US equity income US equity income-focused funds, like the North American Income Trust (NAIT), have not had to contend with the suspension of dividends in the way that their UK counterparts have. Though share buybacks have ceased, regulators have not banned bank distributions in the way that they have elsewhere, while healthcare, […]
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07 May 2020 6 min read
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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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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28 Nov 2019 29 min read
The North American Income Trust – Macro driven market is creating opportunities
Macro driven market is creating opportunities Fran Radano, the manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT), comments that the US market has been very macro-driven this year, frequently outweighing company fundamentals. Whilst it can be challenging to trade through such environments, increased market volatility creates opportunities for investors who are able to look through the […]
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29 min read
North American Income Trust – Macro driven market is creating opportunities
Macro driven market is creating opportunities Fran Radano, the manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT), comments that the US market has been very highly driven by macroeconomic sentiment this year, with the effects of this frequently outweighing company fundamentals. He notes that, whilst it can be challenging to trade through such environments, increased market […]
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07 Oct 2019 8 min read
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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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 […]
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22 May 2019 11 min read
The North American Income Trust – Time to grow?
The North American Income Trust (NAIT) has been generating an attractive and increasing dividend (up 9% for the year ended 31 January 2019). It is also generating reasonable capital growth, despite an environment that has been favouring low-yielding, high-growth companies. The manager, Fran Radano, is not unduly concerned about the health of the US economy. […]
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11 min read
The North American Income Trust – Time to grow?
The North American Income Trust (NAIT) has been generating an attractive and increasing dividend (up 9% for the year ended 31 January 2019). It is also generating reasonable capital growth, despite an environment that has been favouring low-yielding, high-growth companies. The manager, Fran Radano, is not unduly concerned about the health of the US economy. […]
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08 May 2019 6 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – May 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 […]
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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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19 Dec 2018 1 min read
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – December 2018
QuotedData’s investment companies roundup – December 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 November 2018. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. Extract from ‘winners and losers’ The Californian wildfires took their toll on CatCo Reinsurance as it […]
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26 Oct 2018 1 min read
The North American Income Trust – Reasons to be cheerful
The North American Income Trust – Reasons to be cheerful Investors in the US may be preoccupied by a possible trade war with China and rising interest rates but the manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT) is relatively upbeat. He points out that the US economy is doing better than most other developed economies; […]
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1 min read
The North American Income Trust – Reasons to be cheerful
The North American Income Trust – Reasons to be cheerful Investors in the US may be preoccupied by a possible trade war with China and rising interest rates but the manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT) is relatively upbeat. He points out that the US economy is outpacing peers; markets have corrected and are […]
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12 Oct 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s Economic round up – October 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – October 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 […]
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12 Oct 2017 2 min read
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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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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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 […]
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08 Jan 2021 3 min read
QD view – Nothin’ but blue skies from now on…
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18 Sep 2020 1 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 18 September 2020
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23 Apr 2020 3 min read
North American Income built revenue reserve ahead of crisis
North American Income built revenue reserve ahead of crisis – North American Income Trust’s performance lagged that of the Russell 1000 Index over the 12 months ended 31 January 2020. The trust returned 6.2% in NAV terms against 14.6% for the reference index. The dividend was increased from 8.5p to 9.5p from revenue of 11.4p, which […]
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24 Sep 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 24 September 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 24 September 2019 Starwood European Loan Finance has lent a developer £56.8m for two years. The money will be used to complete a residential development in London. Also the final €15m lent to a European industrial portfolio has been repaid. This leaves SWEF with net cash of £5.5m against unfunded commitments of […]
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11 Apr 2019 2 min read
North American Income delivers once more
North American Income delivers once more – North American Income (NAIT) had another good year (to January 31, 2019), outperforming its benchmark and delivering income growth, on the back of solid stock selection by its managers. Financial highlights Total return NAV per share rose by 4.8% on a total return basis in sterling terms. This […]
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28 Mar 2018 2 min read
North American Income Trust delivers on its objective
North American Income Trust delivers on its objective – As an income fund seeking to deliver an attractive and growing dividends from investing in North American companies, it is appropriate that North American Income Trust (NAIT) asks to be compared to an index equivalent to its objective. It does this by comparing itself to the Russell 1000 Value index, as well […]
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26 Feb 2018 1 min read
Investment Trust Insider on US trusts
James Carthew: where is a US growth trust when you want it? One of the strangest things about investment companies is how under-represented the US stock market is within the sector. Dedicated listed North American funds accounted for just 1.6% of the money in investment trusts and investment companies at the end of last year, […]
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04 Oct 2016 1 min read
North American Income ahead of benchmark
North American Income Trust reports that, over the six month period to 31 July 2016, the Company’s net asset value per share rose by 28.0% on a total return basis, in sterling terms, outperforming both its reference indices, the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000 Value, which provided total returns of 21.0% and 23.2% respectively […]
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24 Mar 2016 2 min read
North American Income achieves 10% dividend growth
North American Income Trust’s net asset value per share rose by 3.2% on a total return basis over the year that ended on 31 January 2016. The reference benchmark, the S&P 500, provided a total return of 5.2% in sterling terms and the Russell 1000 Value, which was incorporated as an additional measurement during the […]
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05 Nov 2015 1 min read
BlackRock North American Income Fee reduction and tender offer
BlackRock North American Income Trust has announced that it has reached an agreement on a revised fee basis with the trust’s manager. From 1 November 2015, the management fee will be 0.75% of the Company’s net assets. Where the Company invests in other investment or cash funds managed by BlackRock, any underlying fee is rebated. […]
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25 Mar 2015 2 min read
North American Income held back by biotech and tech underweights
Final results for The North American Income Trust for the year that ended 31 January 2014 show the fund delivering an 18.9% return on net assets, which isn’t bad but does lag the 25.0% return on the S&P500 Index by some margin. The fund’s discount widened from 5% to 7.9% over the year and so […]
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13 Jan 2015 1 min read
North American Income Trust change of manager
North American Income Trust has announced that its current manager, Paul Atkinson, has decided to return to Europe with his family, leaving Aberdeen’s Philadelphia office. Paul has managed the trust since its change of remit in 2012. He will be succeeded by Ralph Basset (the deputy head of North American equities) and Fran Radano (a […]
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11 Dec 2014 1 min read
2014 not BlackRock North American Income’s year
BlackRock North American Income results for the year that ended on 31 October 2014 show the fund’s net asset value underperforming its benchmark. Over the period the total return on net asset value was 11.8%, 5.1% less than the return generated by the Russell 1000 Index. Shareholders though were also impacted as the shares moved from […]
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20 Mar 2014 1 min read
North American Income Trust : NAIT – annual results
North American Income Trust has announced its results for the period ended 31 January 2014. Perhaps the most significant figure in these is a 38.5% increase in the dividend (from 19.5p to 27.0p). this comes on the back of a more than 50% rise in revenue per share and pushes the yield on the fund […]
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25 Jan 2021 2 min read
Can you cash in on a Biden bounce
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30 Jun 2020 2 min read
Global income in a lost decade for UK dividends
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28 May 2020 2 min read
Bargain Hunter: three investment trust picks
Bargain Hunter: three out-of-form investment trusts with cheap price tags Following the steep market falls two months ago there remain numerous examples of investment trusts trading on wider discounts than their 12-month average discount figure. May 28, 2020 by Kyle Caldwell Heavy stock market falls during a six-week period in February and March negatively impacted the majority of investment […]
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13 Nov 2018 2 min read
Investment trust insider on North American Income Trust
Investment trust insider on North American Income Trust – James Carthew: discount on North American looks odd I know that markets climb a wall of worry but sometimes the slew of negative headlines can feel a bit overwhelming. I think that here, in the UK, the looming Brexit decision and the growth slowdown that has occurred […]
