Investment trusts are often the structure of choice during booming markets. The ability to gear, plus the investment freedom of a closed-ended structure allow skilled managers to capitalise on rising share prices. However, the same has not necessarily been true on the way down, as leverage exaggerates losses and discounts widen. This has often been a time to buy, with market volatility providing a chance to buy into good trusts at knockdown rates. Cherry Reynard asks, has the market rout since t ....

09 Mar 2018
Keep calm and carry on...
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc (SMT:LON), 720 | Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC (EDIN:LON), 667 | Perpetual Income & Growth Invest. Trust (PLI:LON), 0 | Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust Plc GBP (INOV:LON), 14.9 | Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC (PCT:LON), 2,395 | Attendo AB (0RCY:LON), 0 | River and Mercantile UK Micro Cap Investment Company Ltd GBP Accum.Red.Shs (RMMC:LON), 0

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Keep calm and carry on...
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc (SMT:LON), 720 | Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC (EDIN:LON), 667 | Perpetual Income & Growth Invest. Trust (PLI:LON), 0 | Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust Plc GBP (INOV:LON), 14.9 | Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC (PCT:LON), 2,395 | Attendo AB (0RCY:LON), 0 | River and Mercantile UK Micro Cap Investment Company Ltd GBP Accum.Red.Shs (RMMC:LON), 0
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09 Mar 2018 -
Author:
Kepler Partners Research Team -
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Investment trusts are often the structure of choice during booming markets. The ability to gear, plus the investment freedom of a closed-ended structure allow skilled managers to capitalise on rising share prices. However, the same has not necessarily been true on the way down, as leverage exaggerates losses and discounts widen. This has often been a time to buy, with market volatility providing a chance to buy into good trusts at knockdown rates. Cherry Reynard asks, has the market rout since t ....