In times of market turmoil, it is only natural that investors would look closer at trusts such as Capital Gearing Trust (CGT), which seeks to avoid losing shareholders’ money. As we show on page 3, it has done a great job of achieving this over more than four decades, with just two, low-single-digit “down-years” since 1982. Management view CGT as the most defensive trust in the UK market, just along the risk curve from cash (very low risk, but not completely risk-free like cash, for example a ba ....

11 Jul 2025
Capital Gearing Trust – Cautiously positioned in volatile markets

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Capital Gearing Trust – Cautiously positioned in volatile markets
Capital Gearing Trust PLC GBP (CGT:LON) | 0 0 0.6% | Mkt Cap: 1,104m
- Published:
11 Jul 2025 -
Author:
James Carthew -
Pages:
19 -
In times of market turmoil, it is only natural that investors would look closer at trusts such as Capital Gearing Trust (CGT), which seeks to avoid losing shareholders’ money. As we show on page 3, it has done a great job of achieving this over more than four decades, with just two, low-single-digit “down-years” since 1982. Management view CGT as the most defensive trust in the UK market, just along the risk curve from cash (very low risk, but not completely risk-free like cash, for example a ba ....