Average investment trust discount close to narrowest level in 15 years

Report from trust analysts Stifel

Jayna Rana
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Investment trust discount levels have significantly narrowed in recent weeks as stockmarkets hit fresh highs, but analysts at Stifel warned some trusts remain vulnerable to an "equity market shake-out".

In recent weeks, a number of indices have hit all-time highs including the FTSE 100 and 250 and the S&P 500. At the same time, the investment trust sector's average discount is edging closer to its narrowest level in 15 years of around 5%, compared with an average discount of 11% across all sectors immediately after the EU referendum in June last year, which provided a "signficant value opportunity" in certain sectors. Iain Scouller and Maarten Freeriks, analysts at Stifel, said this reflects supply and demand dynamics for trust shares against a backdrop of strong market returns, but...

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