Asia Dragon

DGN’s combination offers numerous advantages, as well as being on a substantial discount…

Asia Dragon

DGN hopes to capitalise on a recovery in sentiment towards Asia...

Asia Dragon

DGN offers core exposure to a fast-growing region

We are the (ESG) champions

ESG continues to be a critical consideration for investors, not just because of the importance to society of its ideas, but because of the potential source of alpha it can offer. We believe many investors use ESG ratings to guide their fund selection. While these are not perfect systems and are still works in progress, they are useful tools. In this article we uncover evidence from these ratings that investment trusts have intrinsic advantages when it comes to ESG, with investment trusts represe

Asia Dragon - Overview

Asia Dragon (DGN) owns a portfolio of Asian companies selected for their resilient earnings and strong balance sheets. The portfolio is well-spread across countries and sectors, with important overweights to technology and to more cyclical and value sectors such as financials too. The managers, Adrian Lim and Pruksa Iamthongthong, aim to generate steady long-term growth and moderate the volatility of the region’s markets. DGN has produced solid outperformance of the index in recent years, as we

Asia Dragon - Overview

Asia Dragon (DGN), formerly known as Edinburgh Dragon, has generated strong absolute and relative performance over the past five years from a quality growth approach to investing in Asia ex-Japan equities. The period has seen a return to form for the trust after a difficult 2013-2015 period. A more balanced portfolio, wider exposure to different branches of technology and more ruthlessness in selling out of positions have seen NAV returns well in excess of the benchmark, as we discuss in the

Asia Dragon - Overview

Asia Dragon Trust (DGN), formerly Edinburgh Dragon Trust, aims to identify well-managed, world-class businesses in Asia and buy them when they are on attractive valuations. The management team at Aberdeen Standard Investments, headed by Adrian Lim and Pruksa Iamthongthong, take a long-term approach to investing. They aim to be an active, engaged shareholder, encouraging good corporate governance and alignment with other ESG goals. The trust performed strongly following implementation of a number

Don't panic: the case for investing in Asia this ISA season

The coronavirus outbreak in China has developed from a humanitarian catastrophe to a stock market panic. While the short-term economic impact of the virus could well be severe, there are still fundamental reasons to be invested in developing Asia for long-term investors. Historically one reason investors have been encouraged to invest in emerging Asian markets is to benefit from the region’s greater GDP growth. The OECD forecasts that UK real GDP, that is adjusted for inflation, will grow by 2.

Asia Dragon - Overview

Asia Dragon (DGN), formerly known as Edinburgh Dragon, aims to identify well-managed, world-class businesses in Asia and buy them when they are on attractive valuations. The management team at Aberdeen Standard Investments, headed by Adrian Lim and Pruksa Iamthongthong, take a long-term approach to investing. They aim to be an active, engaged shareholder, encouraging good corporate governance and alignment with other ESG goals. The trust has performed strongly since implementing a number of cha

Quality street: can the dominant style continue to outperform?

Quality as an investing style has outperformed significantly in recent years, and over the past 12 months especially so. After this kind of outperformance, it is natural to ask whether a trend is over-done and profits should be taken – and that is what we have done. When analysing the typical quality benchmarks, it quickly becomes apparent that these indices have significant industry and sector exposures, which could affect how they perform in the future and put them at risk of a down period. Bu

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Morning Note – 18 April 2024

The Hardman & Co Monthly: April 2024

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Foxtons Group (FOXT LN) - 1Q24 IMS shows real momentum

Foxtons Group plc first quarter revenue rose 9% to £35.7m (1Q23: £32.9m) with growth delivered across all business segments. Trading is in line with management's expectations.

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M Winkworth+ (WINK, House Stock at 163p) - Solid FY23A results, well placed to grow

Foxtons Group - FY24 underpinned by market share gains

Foxtons Group’s Q1 revenue grew by 9%, supported by growth in all three divisions as the strategic initiatives continue to gain significant momentum, driven by investment in staff, best-in-class bespoke IT and data platforms. This implies that Foxtons’ medium-term targets are now coming into focus. Market share is being gained in all divisions, which puts Foxtons in a good position as the sales market stabilises. We maintain our valuation of 132p/share and believe that if interest rates stabilis

Resilient FY24, confident long-term outlook

Vp’s full year update highlights sector-leading results, once again benefiting from the diversity of its end markets and the quality of its specialist businesses. With results expected to be broadly in line with expectations, we trim our FY24 PBT forecast by c.5% to £39.0m, a shade below the FY23 outturn (£40.2m). We consider this an impressively resilient performance set against a mixed market backdrop. Under new leadership, a strategic refresh is underway and management is confident in long

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 16/04/2024

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AUM up 30% in FY24, record flows, forecasts raised

AUM jumped £3.8bn or +30% in FY24, reaching £16.6bn on 31 Mar 24, 12% above our previous forecast of £14.7bn. Including 50%-owned 8AM Global, Assets Under Influence hit £17.6bn. Investment performance provided a tailwind, adding £1.5bn to AUM. But our key takeaway from Tatton’s hugely impressive last few years, is that it has designed and implemented a superior offering in platform-MPS with net flows consistently far higher than peers. That leadership looks even more pronounced in H2-24 with net