The Brunner Investment Trust - Termination of coverage

Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on The Brunner Investment Trust (BUT). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates for this company. All forecasts should now be considered redundant. Previously published reports can still be accessed via our website.

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The Brunner Investment Trust - Strong performance record vs benchmark and peers

The Brunner Investment Trust (BUT) has two co-managers, Christian Schneider (CIO global growth) and Julian Bishop (global growth specialist), who are supported by deputy managers Simon Gergel (CIO UK equities, UK dividend and value specialist) and James Ashworth (global growth specialist). BUT may be considered as a ‘fund for all seasons’ given its steady outperformance in recent years in widely different market environments. The trust’s NAV performance also stands out positively compared with i

The Brunner Investment Trust - Highest total return versus peers over three years

The Brunner Investment Trust’s (BUT’s) two co-managers, Christian Schneider (deputy CIO global growth) and Julian Bishop (global equity specialist) are supported by deputy managers Marcus Morris-Eyton (European equity specialist) and Simon Gergel (CIO UK equities). BUT can be considered as a global equity fund for all seasons given its steady trend of outperformance in recent years despite volatile share prices and changes in stock market leadership. The trust stacks up well in both absolute and

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BUT’s all-weather portfolio has consistently generated strong performance…

The Brunner Investment Trust - A one-stop global equity shop for all weathers

The Brunner Investment Trust (BUT) is led by a very strong team at Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI). Its two co-managers, Christian Schneider (deputy CIO Global Growth) and Julian Bishop (global equity specialist), are supported by deputy managers Marcus Morris-Eyton (European equity specialist) and Simon Gergel (CIO UK Equities). The trust has notably outperformed its benchmark over each of the last four financial years despite significant market rallies and falls and periods of growth and

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BUT’s wider-than-average discount may present a buying opportunity, given its long-term consistent performance…

The Brunner Investment Trust - An ‘all-weather’ fund for global investors

The Brunner Investment Trust (BUT) has welcomed another experienced manager into its team. Julian Bishop joined Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) on 1 November 2022, following the departure of Matthew Tillett. He is working alongside BUT’s lead portfolio manager, Christian Schneider, and deputy portfolio managers Marcus Morris-Eyton and Simon Gergel. Schneider says that the trust has a key focus on quality, with the team aiming to outperform BUT’s global/UK composite benchmark in all market e

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The last six months may seem like a lifetime to investors, with the jubilation of the post-COVID economy giving way to inflationary blues, and equity markets entering the worst bear market in years. The roller coaster is not over, however, with the Ukrainian crisis yet to be resolved, inflation rampant, and supply chains restricted. Oases have been hard to find. Many real assets, alternatives and infrastructure trusts have managed to generate positive NAV returns. However, as the risk-off ride a

The Brunner Investment Trust - Managing well through choppy waters

The Brunner Investment Trust’s (BUT’s) lead manager is Matthew Tillett at Allianz Global Investors. He is ‘delighted’ by the fund’s relative performance so far in 2022, given elevated levels of share price volatility, and points to the balanced investment approach whereby the portfolio is not overexposed to a single factor within the global stock market. He has taken advantage of this volatility to improve the growth profile of BUT’s portfolio as he has been able to invest in some high-quality c

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Brunner (BUT) has retained its balanced, ‘core’ style of investing even through today’s difficult markets. BUT is managed by Matthew Tillett, who follows a process which places the greatest weight on the ‘quality’ factor. He is supported by Christian Schneider and Marcus Morris-Eyton two leading Portfolio Managers in the AllianzGI Global Equity team. Thanks to BUT’s global remit the team can invest across the entire market spectrum, with BUT’s portfolio capturing both the value and growth ends o

The Brunner Investment Trust - A fund for all seasons

The Brunner Investment Trust’s (BUT) lead manager is Allianz Global Investors’ (AllianzGI) Matthew Tillett, who is supported by deputy managers Christian Schneider and Marcus Morris-Eyton. The trust has had three consecutive financial years of outperformance versus its benchmark, a time that has included significant market rallies and setbacks, along with periods of growth and value stock leadership. BUT’s managers invest for the long term, focusing on high-quality, reasonably priced growth comp

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC - Factsheet December 21

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Brunner - Overview

Brunner Investment Trust (BUT) offers investors a balanced portfolio of global equities, with the dual objectives of capital and income growth. BUT’s lead manager is Matthew Tillett, with two other experienced Portfolio Managers contributing slightly different styles and areas of expertise to the Trust, helping Matthew create a diversified and balanced portfolio. BUT is not an expensive ‘quality growth’ strategy, nor is it a pure ‘value’ fund. Instead, the process balances companies’ quality, gr

Hardman & Co Insight: 2023 was an annus horribilis for Quoted UK Infrastructure and Renewable Energy

The focus of Hardman & Co Research is on the nine quoted Infrastructure Investment Companies (IICs) and on the 22 Renewable Energy Infrastructure Funds (REIFs): the stocks analysed are all members of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). We are updating our publication of January 2023, assessing both the lacklustre share price performances during 2023 and the key issues, including interest rates, inflation and power prices. As a 31-strong group, its combined market capitalisation is no

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NextEnergy Solar Fund – High- and growing-income opportunity?

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is almost 10 years old. Since launch, it has built a £1.2bn, 933MW portfolio of 100 operating solar assets, powering the equivalent of over 330,000 homes, declared dividends totalling £333m, and avoided the emission of about 2.2 Mt CO2e. NESF is on track to pay 8.35p in dividends, with forecast dividend cover of about 1.3x. Share price weakness that has afflicted the whole sector means that dividend translates to a yield of 11.1%, one of the highest in its sector, a

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Primary Health Properties - Strategic and accretive Irish expansion

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Murray Income Trust - Delivering income and capital growth

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UK Equities: Overlooked, oversold, and over here

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Agronomics - A unique offering in a rapidly developing sector

Agronomics (ANIC) invests in cellular agriculture companies. Since mid-2022 it has placed increasing emphasis on companies using precision fermentation technology or providing contract precision fermentation services, as these appear to have greater near-term commercial potential than cultivated meat and seafood. Agronomics’ NAV has risen almost 100% since the inception of the current strategy in April 2019, and looks set to increase further as the company’s portfolio holdings receive regulatory