The 10 best investment trusts for income

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Investment trust broker Oriel Securities has unveiled the 10 highest yielding investment trusts in the market, for income seekers who are not afraid to take on equity risk.

Overall 23 investment trusts in the whole IT universe are yielding higher than 4%, a premium to the 3.7% yield available on the FTSE All Share at present. The vast majority of the ten highest yielding trusts, which range between 4.7%-6.4%, generate their income from UK quoted companies. Merchants and Henderson High Income are both yielding above 6%, through investing in UK companies. Other UK equity focused high yielding trusts in the top ten include Shires Income, Dunedin Income Growth, British Assets and Schroder Income and Growth. Top of the pile is Sam Cosh's F&C European As...

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