An equity income option to suit all tastes
Managers from Shires Income, abrdn Asian Income Fund, and The North American Income Trust, discuss why equity income offers a breadth of investment options within the UK, Asia, and North America.
In this article, Robert Talbut provides a statement on behalf of the board. He welcomes those new shareholders who have rolled over their shareholdings from abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust PLC, outlines some details on the trust's performance and recent portfolio activity, and looks to the future
The Company’s investment objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of income, together with the potential for growth of both income and capital from a diversified portfolio substantially invested in UK equities but also in preference shares, convertibles and other fixed income securities.
Investment managers Iain Pyle and Charles Luke have managed Shires Income since May 2018, following the quality focussed process and philosophy of the 15 strong UK equities team at abrdn (one of the best resourced UK equity teams in the industry).
Risk warning
The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up and you may get back less than the amount invested.
Watch the latest quarterly update video with Shires Income plc manager Iain Pyle for an update on recent performance, key portfolio changes and future themes for the trust.
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