Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD) was listed in early 2021 and has spent around £800m assembling a highly concentrated portfolio of six assets, with 85% of the portfolio by value attributable to just two holdings: Emitel, a Polish digital broadcaster and telecoms infrastructure operator, and CRA, a Czech digital infrastructure platform. Over its first five years, CORD returned around 11% a year on a NAV basis, ahead of its 9% target. It has a progressive dividend policy, targeting 4.35p for the year ending March 2026, while its payout is covered 1.8 times by funds from operations. The rat...
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Jonathan Davis Stuart Watson's fund profile this weekend looks in depth at Impact Healthcare REIT. Simon Elliott and I did a half-hour session on investment trust fundraising at the Mello Trusts and Funds event this week and you can view that by following the link below. If you missed it, my latest market review video that I posted last week is, I think, still relevant. I would also like to flag up that the next edition of the Investment Trusts Handbook, the fifth annual one, is due out on December 14th. As well as the traditional 280-page hardback, there is also a free e-book download availab...
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For premium subscribers we do regular interviews with fund managers and analysts about current market conditions and funds and markets (occasionally shares) that we invest in. The latest one is with Colette Ord, head of the real assets research team at Numis Securities, and discusses the infrastructure sector. This sector has grown rapidly over the last ten years and now comprises 26 different trusts with a combined market capitalisation of £23 billion. I suggest you listen to our conversation in conjunction with some of the slides from a recent presentation she gave to professional investors...
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Jonathan Davis The coming week marks six months from the launch of the Money Makers circle. There have been some minor technical glitches along the way (at the outset and again last week) but I am glad to say that the response from all those who have signed up has generally been extremely positive and membership numbers are now well into three figures and rising. This week I am joined by a new weekly contributor. Stuart Watson is a qualified accountant who has been investing in and writing about investment trusts for nearly two decades. He will be writing a regular profile/feature every week f...
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