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Merchants Trust plc (MRCH) Ordinary 25p

Sell:533.00p Buy:535.00p 0 Change: 3.00p (0.57%)
FTSE 250:0.37%
Market closed Prices as at close on 28 March 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Sell:533.00p
Buy:535.00p
Change: 3.00p (0.57%)
Market closed Prices as at close on 28 March 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Sell:533.00p
Buy:535.00p
Change: 3.00p (0.57%)
Market closed Prices as at close on 28 March 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
The selling price currently displayed is higher than the buying price. This can occur temporarily for a variety of reasons; shortly before the market opens, after the market closes or because of extraordinary price volatility during the trading day.
Open:
532.00p
Trade high:
537.00p
Year high:
588.00p
Estimated NAV:
549.02
Previous close:
529.00p
Trade low:
530.13p
Year low:
477.00p
Premium/Discount:
-3.65%
Previous:
0.00p (0.00%)
Previous:
0.00p
Volume:
360,093
Dividend yield:
5.19%
Currency:
GBX
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Price

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MERCHANTS TST performance chart

Premium/Discount

MERCHANTS TST performance chart
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Performance

1 week 1W 1.73% 1 year 1Y 4.68%
1 month 1M 1.34% 2 years 2Y 6.87%
3 months 3M 5.03% 3 years 3Y 5.59%
6 months 6M 1.86% 5 years 5Y 9.3%

Performance figures are based on the previous close price. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Trust Basics

Benchmark: FTSE All Share TR GBP
Annual management charge: n/a
Performance fee: No
Ongoing charge: 0.61%
Dividend yield: 5.19%
Dividend frequency: Quarterly
Total assets: £912m
Gross gearing: 12%
Market capitalisation:Market cap.: £785m
Shares in issue: 148.32 million
Legal structure Closed Ended Investment Company
Domicile: United Kingdom
ISIN GB0005800072

Recent dividends paid or declared by Merchants Trust plc:

Type Ex-div date Payment date Amount
3rd interim 01/02/2024 14/03/2024 7.10p
2nd interim 05/10/2023 10/11/2023 7.10p
1st interim 06/07/2023 24/08/2023 7.10p
Final 20/04/2023 26/05/2023 7.00p
3rd interim 02/02/2023 15/03/2023 6.90p

This data is provided by Digital Look. HL accepts no responsibility for its accuracy and you should independently check data before making any investment decision.

Full dividend history

Five years' total annual Merchants Trust plc dividends:

Financial
year end
Dividend
yield
Dividend
cover
Total dividend
paid
31/01/2023 4.70% 1.04 27.60p
31/01/2022 4.80% 0.94 27.30p
31/01/2021 6.20% 0.68 27.20p
31/01/2020 5.10% 1.09 27.10p
31/01/2019 5.50% 1.06 26.00p

All dividend data is calculated excluding any special dividends. Historical dividends may be adjusted to reflect any subsequent rights issues and corporate actions.

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Important Documents



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.

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV)

Estimated NAV: 549.02
Latest actual NAV: 549.33
Latest actual NAV date: 26 March 2024
Premium/Discount: -3.65%
12m average Premium/Discount: 0.28%
NAV frequency: Daily

Recent trade data is unavailable. We will be replacing it, however in the meantime the information is available on the London Stock Exchange website.

Sector Weight
Financial Services 22.98%
Consumer Defensive 16.14%
Energy 14.85%
Consumer Cyclical 13.95%
Industrials 12.36%
Utilities 9.09%
Healthcare 7.34%
Basic Materials 6.74%
Real Estate 4.42%
Communication Services 3.21%
Country Weight
United Kingdom 104.91%
United States 1.99%
Spain 1.37%
France 1.17%
Cyprus 0.97%
Singapore 0.67%

Key Dates

Launch date: 16 February 1889
Financial year end: January
Next AGM: May 2024
Data policy - All information should be used for indicative purposes only. You should independently check data before making any investment decision. HL cannot guarantee that the data is accurate or complete, and accepts no responsibility for how it may be used. Prices provided by NBTrader. Charts provided by Factset. Dividend data provided by Digital Look. Recent trade data provided by MoneyAM. Trust basics, holding data, key dates, objective and NAV provided by Morningstar.

The London Stock Exchange does not disclose whether a trade is a buy or a sell so this data is estimated based on the trade price received and the LSE-quoted mid-price at the point the trade is placed. It should only be considered an indication and not a recommendation.

Trades priced above the mid-price at the time the trade is placed are labelled as a buy; those priced below the mid-price are sells; and those priced close to the mid-price or declared late are labelled 'N/A'.