Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC Share Price (FRCL)

Edged down for the first 3 months of 2018. But looking at a longer timeframe, it's just an easing down on what has been a rapid rise over the past 2 years.

Valuation: Discount in line with longer-term averages The current discount, with debt at market of 10.3% is broadly in line with its longerterm averages of 9.9%, 9.8% and 9.0% over one, three and five years respectively but slightly higher than the AIC peer group (9.1%), whilst the dividend yield is slightly larger (2.5% vs 2.2%)

http://www.edisoninvestmentresearch.co.uk/researchreports/FRCL210113.pdf

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FOREIGN & COLONIAL INVESTMENT TRUST REMAINS A COMPELLING CHOICE FOR INVESTORS Britain’s oldest investment trust, the Silver-rated Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust (FRCL), just announced it increased net assets by 5.1% during the first six months of the year. This increase was no easy feat considering the current challenging market conditions. F&C’s chairman Simon Fraser explained that the investment trust’s performance was boosted by its private equity holdings, which account for almost 19% of the portfolio. Meanwhile, listed companies, which continue to increase their dividends, also gave the investment trust a boost. This investment trust is a compelling choice for investors because it has not only performed well in the last six months, but it has reported solid returns over the long term. Managed consistently by Jeremy Tigue since 1997, F&C has comfortably beaten its peers in the Morningstar Global Large-Cap Blend Equity category over the last one, three, five and 10 years. These returns have been achieved with risk kept in check, and that’s despite the use of gearing. Source: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/69962/3-Global-Equity-Funds-That-Beat-the-Odds.aspx