2 Nov 2018 14:32
London, UK, 2 November 2018
Edison issues review on Witan Pacific Investment Trust (WPC)
Witan Pacific Investment Trust (WPC) offers investors broad exposure to Asian equities, including Japan. While global equities, and emerging markets in particular, have sold off in recent months, the trust's managers consider that this has created an attractive buying opportunity, and they remain very constructive on the outlook for WPC's holdings. They believe that there is a disconnect between Asian equity prices and corporate earnings, which continue to grow at a healthy pace. The managers are finding what they consider to be exciting investment opportunities in the region, including in Japan and China, where its stock market has suffered disproportionately due to concerns about global trade as a result of the US's 'America First' policy.
WPC's shares are currently trading at a 15.1% discount to cum-income NAV, which is towards the wide end of the 7.3% to 18.4% range over the last five years. The board buys back shares when they are trading at a substantial and anomalous discount; the rate of share repurchases has increased in recent months. WPC has a progressive dividend policy, its annual distribution has increased for the last 13 consecutive years, and the trust currently offers a yield of 1.9%.
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