Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (FGT) aims to generate long-term growth in capital and income from a concentrated portfolio of primarily UK equities, which are held for the long term. FGT is benchmarked against the FTSE All-Share index, but is not constrained by its composition; c 70% of the portfolio is invested in consumer stocks. The trust has a progressive dividend policy and annual dividends have compounded by 7.3% pa since FY11; the current dividend yield is 2.0%. FGT has outperformed its peers and the benchmark over one, three, five and 10 years. Strong investor demand along with capital appreciation means the size of the trust has grown significantly; assets under management now approach £1bn.

26 Oct 2016
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Highly concentrated portfolio, strong performance
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC (FGT:LON) | 914 18.3 0.2% | Mkt Cap: 1,317m
- Published:
26 Oct 2016 -
Author:
Mel Jenner -
Pages:
8 -
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (FGT) aims to generate long-term growth in capital and income from a concentrated portfolio of primarily UK equities, which are held for the long term. FGT is benchmarked against the FTSE All-Share index, but is not constrained by its composition; c 70% of the portfolio is invested in consumer stocks. The trust has a progressive dividend policy and annual dividends have compounded by 7.3% pa since FY11; the current dividend yield is 2.0%. FGT has outperformed its peers and the benchmark over one, three, five and 10 years. Strong investor demand along with capital appreciation means the size of the trust has grown significantly; assets under management now approach £1bn.