Brunner Investment Trust's (LON:BUT) Lucy Macdonald says the focus of the trust if to generate growth and income over the long term.
''We have a 48 year history of growing the dividend''.
''Last year the portfolio performed very well and on various measures of performance between 13-18% and we used some of that volatility to add to some of our positions as well as new positions''.
''We managed to grow the dividend 10% last year which was the second year of 10% growth and part of a long history of dividend growth .. 48 years the dividend has moved forward''.