FTSE AIM All-Share

I was looking at AIM1 ( 100 ) below.

The AXX ( All share ) not to much difference.

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This a better AIM chart .

Shows 31st August 2021 nearly back to high of 28/4/2006 .

Explains why I felt so flush in the run up to that Christmas .

Two years and 17 years ago.

Might be a wise buy from Octopus director this August below.

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News a director has bought £50,000 in this trust yesterday .

This was the RNS mid August 2023.

14/8/2023.

IN BRIEF: Octopus AIM VCT 2 suffers negative total return in half-year .

Octopus AIM VCT 2 PLC - venture capital trust investing in AIM-traded companies - Total return in six months that ended May 31 is negative 8.8%, compared to negative 20% a year earlier and negative 28% in all of financial 2022. Net asset value per share falls by 24% to 53.9 pence on May 31 from 70.5p a year before and by 13% from 61.6p on November 30. Cuts interim dividend by 14% to 1.8p from 2.1p.

The recent six months have been "a frustrating period for smaller company investors", the investment manager comments. "Good growth companies trading robustly have seen their share prices and ratings fall as investors have shied away from taking risks." Looking ahead: "The balance of the portfolio towards profitable companies remains, and the investment manager is confident that there will continue to be sufficient opportunities to invest our funds in good companies seeking more growth capital at attractive valuations which we expect will result in improved future returns."

The VCT holds 85 companies, down from 92 a year before.

Current stock price: last traded at 50.35p

FTSE AIM All-Share Value 689 .67 not quite as bad as covid lows .

But back at the May 2020 level .

End of August this year noted below index 742.35 and my main acc reflects this.

This I Posted in 1st March below. ( 2 months before my accident )

AIM -13% since 1996.

The small cap over the same period from 1996 ( Lydia ) has increased 200% .

It is the only Index never to return and pass a previous high, and far from it .

The AIM high was 10/3/200 when it spiked to 2541 ( 23 years ago )

Nearest it got after was 27/8/21. Just above half way back to 1281

Previously 28/4/2006 when index was 1257, 17years ago and 1/6/2007 when 1200 ,16 years ago .

This from an RNS in March 2023 from Tasty ( AIM listed restaurant company after swinging into a loss )

"We are living in very unpredictable times, both politically and economically, and these no doubt will continue to be factors in the performance of the group for the coming year."