In this week’s edition of the Weekly Investment Trust Podcast, Jonathan Davis, editor of the Investment Trusts Handbook, talks to Peter Hewitt, manager of the CT Global Managed Portfolio, and James Henderson, manager of the Lowland Investment Trust (LWI).
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Surprise change of management firm at Mid Wynd International
0:00:29 – Review of the week
0:00:53 – This week’s guests
0:05:35 – Company news
0:15:42 – Summary of results
0:21:14 – Money Makers Circle
0:22:06 – Q&A with Peter Hewitt
0:29:58 – Discounts in the alternative assets sector
0:33:06 – Commercial property
0:35:53 – Portfolio changes
0:42:28 – Expectations for the next six months
0:45:47 – Q&A with James Henderson
0:48:12 – Factors behind the unloved nature of the UK market
0:52:26 – Where will interest rates peak?
0:55:19 – Performance impact of a small and mid cap bias
0:56:47 – What happens when the UK equity market turns around
0:59:01 – Fund manager style and philosophy
0:59:49 – Lowland’s dividend
1:01:26 – The AIM market
1:04:19 – Lowland’s discount
1:06:41 – Close
Trusts mentioned in this week’s podcast (with tickers) include:
- 3i Infrastructure (3IN)
- BBGI Global Infrastructure (BBGI)
- HICL Infrastructure (HICL)
- Regional REIT (RGL)
- Abrdn Property Income (API)
- PRS REIT (PRSR)
- Cordiant Digital (CORD)
- Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9)
- Mid Wynd International (MWY)
- International Public Partnerships (INPP)
- Blackstone Loan Financing (BGLF)
- Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure (RNEW)
- Chrysalis (CHRY)
- Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust (SERE)
- RTW Venture Fund / RTW Biotech Opportunities (RTW)
- Life Science REIT (LABS)
- Warehouse REIT (WHR)
- Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR)
- LXi REIT (LXI)
- SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT)
- Abdrn New India (ANII)
- Hansa Investment Company (HAN/HANA)
- JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets (JARA)
- JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth and Income (JSGI)
- Value and Indexed Property (VIP)
- Chelverton UK Dividend Trust (SDV)
- Abrdn China (ACIC)
- BlackRock Sustainable American Income (BRSA)
- Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT)
- Schroder UK Mid Cap (SCP)
- Abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO)
- Sequoia Economic Infrastructure (SEQI)
- Ruffer Investment Trust (RICA)
- Capital Gearing Trust (CGT)
- BH Macro (BHMG)
- Greencoat UK Wind (UKW)
- Civitas Social Housing (CSH)
- Home REIT (HOME)
- Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL)
- Lowland Investment Company (LWI)
- Merchants Trust (MRCH)
- Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies (IPU)
- Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC)
- Fidelity Special Values (FSV)
- Allianz Technology Trust (ATT)
- Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT)
- Finsbury Growth and Income (FGT)
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