Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (FGT) is a concentrated portfolio of 25-30 stocks chosen for their quality and potential for long-term growth in total return. Turnover is very low; the last complete disposal was in 2013 and the purchase of Remy Cointreau in 2015 was the first new position in the portfolio for more than four years. Performance has been very strong; FGT has outperformed the peer-group average over one, three, five and 10 years. Although not targeting a high income, FGT has a progressive dividend policy and the 2015 dividend was increased by 7.1%.

29 Mar 2016
Outperformance from a concentrated portfolio

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Outperformance from a concentrated portfolio
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC (FGT:LON) | 916 64.1 0.8% | Mkt Cap: 1,320m
- Published:
29 Mar 2016 -
Author:
Mel Jenner -
Pages:
8 -
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (FGT) is a concentrated portfolio of 25-30 stocks chosen for their quality and potential for long-term growth in total return. Turnover is very low; the last complete disposal was in 2013 and the purchase of Remy Cointreau in 2015 was the first new position in the portfolio for more than four years. Performance has been very strong; FGT has outperformed the peer-group average over one, three, five and 10 years. Although not targeting a high income, FGT has a progressive dividend policy and the 2015 dividend was increased by 7.1%.