Monks: Analysts weigh in after trust lags benchmark for third successive year
Monks share price return for the year to 30 April matches FTSE World Index at 19.1%
Monks share price return for the year to 30 April matches FTSE World Index at 19.1%
Some 8% of Witan’s portfolio is invested in other trusts
Analysts said the bid may test the strength of HSM’s call option
Yield would still be an estimated 6% despite a potential 43% cut to its final dividend, compared to 2022
Ahead of looming continuation vote
Trusts are struggling to keep up with interest rates
Amber Infrastructure Group named as ‘preferred candidate’
Trust has agreed to lower the overall fee to 12.5% of adjusted NAV above a high-water mark
Trust’s unlisted holdings have ballooned from 4% to 20% over the past five years
Stifel data highlights the investment trusts with discounts/premiums closest to their six-month highs
JP Morgan and Martin Currie among the trusts with the least exposure
The number of trusts primarily investing in equities that have a yield of at least 4% has increased to 21 compared with 13 in September 2017, according to Stifel research. Portfolio Adviser looks at the top-10 highest yielding in the sector.