Majedie Investments (MAJE) offers investors access to a multi-manager portfolio, with the underlying funds selected exclusively from those managed by Majedie Asset Management (MAM). MAJE currently blends four equity funds, combining a dedicated UK, global, global ex-US, and absolute return strategies. MAJE also owns a 17.2% stake in MAM which is unlisted. MAJE has generated strong performance since Q2 2020, further increasing with the reflationary rally in Q4 . While its managers follow a flexible process to investing, at an aggregate level MAJE has a strong overweight to the UK and slight value tilt, which have both recently been beneficial despite having previously held the trust back relative to global peers. These factors, along with the write-down of MAM, caused MAJE’s underperformance against a global equity index and its peer group average over a five-year period. In December 2020 MAJE moved from the AIC global sector into the AIC global equity income sector, to better reflect its income-generating capacity. Its current historic dividend yield of 4.8% is the highest in the global equity income sector, with MAJE having delivered 6.2% annualised dividend growth since MAM took over managing the trust in 2014. MAJE also has revenue reserve coverage of four times its dividend, one of the highest revenue reserves of any investment trust. Over the fourth quarter of 2020, the board of MAJE streamlined the portfolio, reducing the number of funds from six to four. The trust retains its significant weighting to the UK, now at its highest levels in its recent history, with the managers believing the UK looks particularly attractive thanks to its vaccine-led recovery, successful negotiation of a Brexit deal, and attractive valuations.

21 Apr 2021
Majedie Investments - Overview

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Majedie Investments PLC (MAJE:LON) | 278 0 0.0% | Mkt Cap: 147.3m
- Published:
21 Apr 2021 -
Author:
David Johnson -
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Majedie Investments (MAJE) offers investors access to a multi-manager portfolio, with the underlying funds selected exclusively from those managed by Majedie Asset Management (MAM). MAJE currently blends four equity funds, combining a dedicated UK, global, global ex-US, and absolute return strategies. MAJE also owns a 17.2% stake in MAM which is unlisted. MAJE has generated strong performance since Q2 2020, further increasing with the reflationary rally in Q4 . While its managers follow a flexible process to investing, at an aggregate level MAJE has a strong overweight to the UK and slight value tilt, which have both recently been beneficial despite having previously held the trust back relative to global peers. These factors, along with the write-down of MAM, caused MAJE’s underperformance against a global equity index and its peer group average over a five-year period. In December 2020 MAJE moved from the AIC global sector into the AIC global equity income sector, to better reflect its income-generating capacity. Its current historic dividend yield of 4.8% is the highest in the global equity income sector, with MAJE having delivered 6.2% annualised dividend growth since MAM took over managing the trust in 2014. MAJE also has revenue reserve coverage of four times its dividend, one of the highest revenue reserves of any investment trust. Over the fourth quarter of 2020, the board of MAJE streamlined the portfolio, reducing the number of funds from six to four. The trust retains its significant weighting to the UK, now at its highest levels in its recent history, with the managers believing the UK looks particularly attractive thanks to its vaccine-led recovery, successful negotiation of a Brexit deal, and attractive valuations.