F&C Managed Portfolio Trust (FMPT) is an investment trust with a differentiated structure. It consists of two listed investment portfolios: an income portfolio (FMPI) and a growth portfolio (FMPG). A unique feature of FMPT is that income generated by FMPG is transferred to FMPI in exchange for capital, boosting the income prospects of FMPI and the potential capital growth prospects for FMPG. Although both listed portfolios are benchmarked against the FTSE All-Share index, the manager follows an unconstrained investment approach, with each portfolio generally holding c 40 investment companies. Both FMPI and FMPG have outperformed the benchmark over one, three and five years (to 30 September) and since they were launched in April 2008. FMPI’s annual dividend has increased every year since 2012; its current yield is 3.9%.
