UPDATE (Oct 2026): In 2023, BRWM returned -6.2% versus +2.4% for its benchmark, followed by -10.7% versus -9.9% in 2024, +74.2% versus +64.2% in 2025, and +7.2% versus +4.7% in the six months to June 2026. The annual dividend was 40p in 2022, 33.5p in 2023, 23p in 2024, and 24p in 2025.

BlackRock World Mining (ticker: BRWM) was launched in 1993 making it the oldest sector-specialised equity trust. It has been managed by Evy Hambro since 2000 with Olivia Markham joining him as co-manager in 2015. From its IPO up to the end of 2022, BRWM had produced an annualised return of 9.8%, around half of...