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Merchants Trust plc (MRCH) Ordinary 25p

Sell:551.00p Buy:553.00p 0 Change: 4.00p (0.73%)
FTSE 250:0.60%
Market closed Prices as at close on 25 April 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Ex-dividend
Sell:551.00p
Buy:553.00p
Change: 4.00p (0.73%)
Market closed Prices as at close on 25 April 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Ex-dividend
Sell:551.00p
Buy:553.00p
Change: 4.00p (0.73%)
Market closed Prices as at close on 25 April 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Ex-dividend
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Objective

To provide an above average level of income and income growth together with long-term capital growth through a policy of investing mainly in higher yielding UK companies. The Company aims to achieve the objective through a strategy of investing in a portfolio of mainly higher yielding large UK companies and by using appropriate gearing to enhance returns. This strategy is designed for those investors who require a single investment in a diversified and professionally managed portfolio.
Sector Weight
Financial Services 25.09%
Consumer Defensive 16.03%
Energy 15.89%
Consumer Cyclical 13.85%
Industrials 12.43%
Utilities 9.00%
Healthcare 7.92%
Basic Materials 6.11%
Real Estate 4.51%
Communication Services 3.12%
Country Weight
United Kingdom 107.74%
Spain 1.50%
Ireland 1.25%
France 1.22%
Cyprus 0.93%
United States 0.81%
Singapore 0.51%

Fee Structure

Management fee of 0.35% p.a. of the value of the assets, calculated quarterly, after deduction of current liabilities, short term loans under one year and any funds within the portfolio managed by AllianzGI. Contract terminable on notice period of one year.

Dividend Policy

The Board plans to continue with its progressive dividend policy, and is willing to consider utilising reserves, built up over many years, to cover any shortfall from earnings. Investors receive the dividend on a quarterly basis and are paid on February/March, May, August, November.

ASSET SPLIT

Total number of holdings: 79.

Trust Manager

Simon Gergel

Manager Bio

Simon Gergel is Chief Investment Officer, UK Equities and is head of the Value & Income Investment Style Team. He manages The Merchants Trust plc, co-manages the Allianz UK Listed Equity Income Fund and is the deputy manager of the Allianz UK Listed Opportunities Fund. He joined Allianz Global Investors April 2006 from HSBC Halbis Partners, where he was Head of Institutional UK Equities. At HSBC Simon was the portfolio manager of the HSBC Income Funds, with assets under management of £950 million. He also managed a number of segregated institutional accounts. Prior to HSBC, Simon was an Executive Director at Phillips & Drew Fund Management Ltd (a subsidiary of UBS), where he spent 14 years as a portfolio manager with responsibility for £1 billion of segregated pension fund assets and also with direct responsibility for £500 million of UK equity assets. Simon graduated from Cambridge University in 1987 with an MA (Hons) Cantab in Mathematics. He is an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK.

Board Of Directors

Colin ClarkChairman, Karen McKellar, Nicholas Drakesmith, Lisa Edgar, Mal Patel

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