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PERFORMANCE AND POSITIONING

The Edinburgh Investment Trust has two objectives: Net Asset Value per share to increase ahead of the FTSE All-Share index, and growth in dividends per share in excess of the rate of UK inflation.

Discrete Share Price Performance (%)

12 months to end of Sep 24 Sep 23 Sep 22 Sep 21 Sep 20
Edinburgh Investment Tst plc 16.8 25.8 -5.7 44.7 -20.8
Net Asset Value 17.6 22.8 -4.6 37.3 -19.0
FTSE All Share 13.4 13.8 -4.0 27.9 -16.6

Cumulative Share Price Performance (%)

As at previous day end 1 month 3 months 6 months YTD 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Edinburgh Investment Tst plc 4.4 0.8 5.8 15.6 18.7 38.2 58.7 76.8
Net Asset Value 3.3 1.4 6.2 17.7 20.9 41.0 55.2 89.1
FTSE All Share 2.3 1.5 3.0 11.5 15.6 25.2 35.6 83.3
Source: FE fundinfo as at 04/12/2024. Performance figures are shown in GBX and in total return terms, with net dividends reinvested.

Premium/Discount history

If a trust’s share price is higher than its net asset value (NAV) then it is said to be trading at a ‘premium’; if the share price is below the NAV then it is trading at a ‘discount’. A figure above 0 is a premium and one below 0 is a discount. 

Edinburgh Investment Trust premium-discount chart

Source: Bloomberg as at 30/10/2024. Cumulative income net asset value (debt at fair value).

Current positioning

Top 10 Holdings (% of assets)

SHELL PLC
7.3
UNILEVER PLC
5.5
COMPASS GROUP PLC
4.9
TESCO
4.2
DUNELM GROUP PLC
4.0
NATWEST GROUP PLC
3.8
GSK PLC
3.7
HALEON PLC
3.6
ASTRAZENECA PLC
3.5
VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.
3.4

Sector Breakdown (% of assets)

Industrials
18.5
Financials
15.2
Consumer Discretionary
15.0
Consumer Staples
13.5
Health Care
12.4
Energy
8.6
Technology
6.1
Money Market
3.1
Real Estate
2.8
Basic Materials
2.7
Utilities
1.9

Geographic Breakdown (% of assets)

UK
91.5
USA
4.3
Cash & Cash Equivalents
3.1
Finland
1.1

Share price 761.0 GBX

Company established 1889

ISIN number GB0003052338

SEDOL number 0305233