Overview
Shires Income aims to provide for shareholders a high level of income, together with growth of both income and capital from a portfolio substantially invested in UK equities. The Company invests principally in the ordinary shares of UK quoted companies, and in convertible and preference shares with above average yields. The Manager selects stocks via a bottom-up investment process based on a disciplined evaluation of companies through direct visits by the Manager. Gearing is used with the intention of enhancing long-term returns.
We have written notes that explain how the fund works:
- “Preference shares paying dividends“, published in July 2020, highlighted the benefits of SHRS’s preference share portfolio
- “Building on a great 2019“, published in February 2020, looks at the trust’s performance over 2019 and updates on its portfolio
- “Growing again“, published in May 2019, looks at how SHRS has been expanding for the fist time since 2012 with a combination of an attractive yield and outperformance in its peer group
- “Sustainable high yield“, published in October 2018, talks about SHRS standing out and aiming to maintain higher dividend yields for investors
You can access the manager’s website here
Fundamentals
Price
Research History
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03 Feb 2021 21 min read
Shires Income – High yield without compromising on returns
High yield without compromising on returns 2020 showed off Shires Income’s (SHRS’s) ability to deliver on its objective. By sourcing income from a wider pool than most of its peers, SHRS’s revenue account held up well relative to the wider UK market, and it managed to produce returns ahead of the average of its peers […]
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20 min read
Shires Income – High yield without compromising on returns
High yield without compromising on returns 2020 showed off Shires Income’s (SHRS’s) ability to deliver on its objective. SHRS’s revenue account held up well relative to the wider UK market, which might be a reflection of it sourcing income from a wider pool than most of its peers. SHRS also managed to produce returns ahead […]
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21 min read
Shires Income – High yield without compromising on returns
High yield without compromising on returns 2020 showed off Shires Income’s (SHRS’s) ability to deliver on its objective. By sourcing income from a wider pool than most of its peers, SHRS’s revenue account held up well relative to the wider UK market, and it managed to produce returns ahead of the average of its peers […]
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16 Oct 2020 15 min read
QuotedData’s Investment Companies Quarterly Review – Third 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 Guide The legal bit Stubborn resistance The end […]
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31 Jul 2020 15 min read
Shires Income – Preference shares paying dividends
Preference shares paying dividends Shires Income (SHRS) has been weathering the dividend crisis better than many of its peers. Holding a portfolio of preference shares, which contribute over 30% to income generation – and, crucially, have not been affected by regulatory restrictions on dividends – is a major competitive advantage. SHRS’s manager, Iain Pyle, expects […]
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15 min read
Shires Income – Preference shares paying dividends
Preference shares paying dividends Shires Income (SHRS) has been weathering the storm of dividend cuts better than many of its peers. Holding a portfolio of preference shares, which contribute over 30% to income generation – and, crucially, have not been affected by regulatory restrictions on dividends – has proved to be a major competitive advantage. […]
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07 Jul 2020 11 min read
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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05 Feb 2020 21 min read
Shires Income – Building on a great 2019
Building on a great 2019 The second half of 2019 proved profitable for investors in Shires Income (SHRS) as the trust extended its outperformance of both the UK market and the average of its peer group. Investors also benefitted from the elimination of the discount. The trust continues to expand, and this should both help […]
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22 min read
Shires Income – Building on a great 2019
Building on a great 2019 The second half of 2019 was a profitable time for investors in Shires Income (SHRS), as the trust extended its outperformance of both the UK market and the average competing fund. Investors also benefitted from the elimination of the discount as the share price rose to match the NAV. The […]
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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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06 Dec 2019 7 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – December 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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07 Jun 2019 7 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – June 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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30 May 2019 15 min read
Shires Income – Growing again
In recent months, Shires Income Trust (SHRS) has been expanding for the first time since 2012. SHRS can boast both an attractive yield and outperformance of both its benchmark and the average of competing listed UK equity income funds (see Figure 15 on page 7, which shows SHRS outperforming over every time period). This appears […]
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14 min read
Shires Income – Growing again
In recent months, Shires Income Trust (SHRS) has been expanding for the first time since 2012. A combination of an attractive yield and outperformance of both its benchmark and the average of its peer group (see Figure 15 on page 7, which shows SHRS outperforming over every time period) appear to be winning new fans […]
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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 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic roundup – December 2018
QuotedData’s economic roundup – December 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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22 Oct 2018 1 min read
Shires Income – Sustainable high yield
Shires Income – Sustainable high yield Within the universe of UK equity income investment trusts, Shires Income (SHRS) stands out from the herd. It sets out to offer investors a meaningfully higher dividend yield than UK equity markets and aims to make this sustainable by diversifying the fund’s sources of income. SHRS also makes use of the […]
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1 min read
Shires Income – Sustainable high yield
Shires Income – Sustainable high yield Within the universe of UK equity income investment trusts, Shires Income (SHRS) stands out from the herd. It sets out to offer investors a meaningfully higher dividend yield than UK equity markets and aims to make this sustainable by diversifying the fund’s sources of income. SHRS also makes use of the […]
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18 Jul 2018 2 min read
Quarterly Investment Companies Roundup – Second Quarter 2018
QUARTERLY INVESTMENT COMPANIES ROUNDUP – SECOND QUARTER 2018 Global equities markets rose in the second quarter of 2018, Markets were volatile, as positive economic data and encouraging company performances played off against geopolitical concerns. Yields from bond markets rose early in the quarter but fell back as investors turned to ‘safer’ investments. The threat of […]
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11 Jun 2018 2 min read
QuotedData’s Economic round up – June 2018
QuotedData’s Economic round up – June 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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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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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 […]
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11 Dec 2017 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – December 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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14 Sep 2017 2 min read
QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 2017
QuotedData investment companies roundup – September 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 August 2017. Kindly sponsored by Baillie Gifford. September Investment Companies Roundup Winners and losers in August Ashmore Global’s […]
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14 Jun 2017 2 min read
QuotedData’s economic round up – June 2017
QuotedData’s economic round up – June 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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07 Dec 2016 1 min read
QuotedData’s round up of views on the global economy – December 2016
QuotedData’s collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from comments made by chairman and managers of investment companies. december-economic-and-political-roundup
News
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12 Feb 2021 4 min read
QD view – From infectious enthusiasm to IPO fever?
Back in December, we published a note on BlackRock Throgmorton, which we called “Infectious enthusiasm”. In it, we tried to bring out the excitement that its manager, Dan Whitestone, had about the future of the companies in his portfolio, and by implication the future of the trust. Over the two months since, the trust’s share […]
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26 Nov 2020 2 min read
QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 November 2020
In QuotedData’s morning briefing 26 November 2020: JLEN Environmental Assets Group’s half year results show a small drop in NAV from 97.5p to 96.1p, driven by falling power and gas price estimates. Dividends are on target, however and these are covered by cash generated from operations. Montanaro UK Smaller’s interim results show it lagging its Numis […]
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05 Jun 2020 3 min read
More reliable income
If you manage a UK equity income fund, you certainly have your work cut out at the moment. Many companies have suspended or slashed their dividends and it feels as though the only stocks that are performing are the FAANGs (Facebook, Amazon and the like) none of which is based in the UK. At the […]
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04 Jun 2020 3 min read
Shires freeing up more distributable reserves
Shires Income has reported results covering the year ended 31 March 2020. The trust outperformed its benchmark in NAV terms – Shires returned -18.0% for the period against the benchmark’s -18.5%. However, a small widening of the discount towards the end of the period left shareholders with a return of -21.2%. The dividend has been […]
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09 Apr 2020 2 min read
Where next for Perpetual Income shareholders?
One of the bigger news stories of the week in investment companies was Perpetual Income & Growth’s decision to remove Mark Barnett as manager and invite offers for the management contract. Interested parties have until 5pm on 17 April to throw their hat into the ring. One of the more bizarre reactions to this was […]
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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 […]
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21 Nov 2019 1 min read
QuotedData’s other news 21 November 2019
In QuotedData’s other news 21 November 2019 – Marble Point Loan Financing (MPLF) closed a credit agreement with City National Bank establishing a revolving credit facility of up to US$12.5m on 20 November 2019. The facility will provide the company with flexible capital for acquiring investments in accordance with its investment objective and strategy and for […]
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23 Sep 2019 1 min read
Shires Income cuts debt costs
Shires Income cuts debt costs – Shires Income has entered into a new GBP20 million loan facility agreement with Scotiabank Europe PLC. The new facility is for a three year period to 20 September 2022 and extends the company’s previous GBP20 million loan facility agreement with Scotiabank Europe PLC which was due to mature on 30 […]
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29 May 2019 3 min read
Shires Income benefits from narrower discount
Shires Income benefits from narrower discount – Over the year to the end of March 2019, Shires Income returned 4.0% in NAV terms and 8.0% in share price terms, as the shares moved from trading at a discount to a small premium. The All-Share Index returned 6.4%. The trust’s equity portfolio did beat the benchmark, […]
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31 May 2017 5 min read
Shires Income had a better year
Shires Income had a better year over the year to the end of March 2017 net asset value per share increased by 24.5% on a total return basis, compared to a total return from its benchmark of 22.0% (last year the figures were -7.0% and -3.9% respectively). The revenue return for the year was 13.08p per […]
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17 Nov 2016 4 min read
Shires Income beats benchmark aided by rising oil and commodity prices
Shires Income has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2016. During the period, the trust provided an NAV total return of 15.9% and a share price total return of 16.4%, both of which outperformed its FTSE All-Share Index benchmark, which it says returned 12.9%. The trust’s chairman, Anthony B Davidson, […]
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27 May 2016 4 min read
Shires Income’s emerging markets and commodity holdings drive underperformance
Shires Income, managed by Ed Beal (pictured), has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2016. During the year, the trust’s NAV fell by 7.0% on a total return basis, thereby underperforming its FTSE All-Share Index benchmark, which lost 3.9%. The company says that its NAV underperformance was due principally to stock […]
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01 Jun 2015 2 min read
Shires Income beats UK index
Shires Income’s results statement for the year ended 31 March 2015 says the company generated a return on net assets of 9.7% for the year, ahead of a 6.6% return on the FTSE All-Share Index. The company’s shares did not keep pace with the net asset value however and the return to shareholders was 4.9%. […]
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29 May 2014 1 min read
Shires Income : SHRS – annual results
Over the year to the end of March 2014, Shires Income, managed by Ed Beal, delivered a total return on net assets of 11.5% – ahead of the 8.8% return on its benchmark, the FTSE All-Share Index. Shires Income’s rating improved over the period and so the return to shareholders was 14.0%. The dividend was maintained at […]
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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 […]
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27 Apr 2020 2 min read
Gearing levels were ‘modest’ heading into market sell-off
Investment trust gearing levels were ‘modest’ heading into market sell-off Data shows that ahead of the sell-off most investment trusts had ‘modest’ gearing levels, so losses were not as heavy as they otherwise could have been. Money Observer April 23, 2020 by Kyle Caldwell The use of gearing to enhance returns over the long term is a key […]
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Heavyweight UK equity income trusts look for new homes
Consolidation expected as heavyweight UK equity income trusts look for new homes Radical changes could be on the horizon The UK equity income sector could see consolidation in 202 David Brenchley, Investment Week, 23 April 2020 UK equity income investment companies could see some consolidation, according to investment trust analysts, as two of the […]
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17 Feb 2020 2 min read
What’s the catch with investment trusts yielding above 5%?
What’s the catch with investment trusts yielding above 5%? We explain how certain trusts can generate a high yield and pick two to buy By Tom Sieber, Shares Magazine, 13 Feb 2020 Little is more satisfying in investing than receiving a dividend payment from one of your holdings and investment trusts have an excellent track […]
