Edison issues update on The Bankers Invst Trust

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Bankers Investment Trust PLC

13 July 2015

 

London, UK, 13 July 2015

Edison issues research update on The Bankers Investment Trust

The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) is a global investment trust that aims to deliver capital growth in excess of the return on the FTSE All-Share index, as well as growing its dividend by more than the rate of UK inflation. Lead manager Alex Crooke looks after UK stock selection (c 38% of the portfolio) and sets the geographical asset allocation; regional portfolios are run by specialists from Henderson Global Investors' well resourced fund management team. While there is no overall 'house style', all the managers are focused on not overpaying for growth. 12-month returns to 30 June have been particularly strong versus the benchmark and the trust is on track to grow its dividend for a 49th successive year.

BNKR's discount to cum-income net asset value narrowed sharply in the second quarter of 2015 and the shares stood at a 0.2% premium at 10 July, compared with a one, three and five-year average discount of 3.3%, 3.0% and 6.6% respectively. The shares also briefly moved to a premium in mid-June but have not traded consistently above NAV since early 2014. In March 2015, when the discount was the widest over the last 12-months at c 6%, BNKR bought back 25,000 shares, the first time it has done so since 2012.

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http://www.edisoninvestmentresearch.com/research/report/the-bankers-investment-trust1

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