Stock data
Market cap. | £109.3m |
Last close | 282.50p |
High / Low (52 weeks) | 295.5p / 261.0p |
Stock market listing | LN |
Forecast net debt (m) | N/A |
Forecast gearing ratio (%) | N/A |
Team | Investment Companies |
Sector | Investment trusts |
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Company news
Latest research
More defensive in response to macro headwinds
Review | Investment trusts | 07/12/2018
Looking ahead with differentiated portfolio
Review | Investment trusts | 16/02/2018
Steady improvement from multi-asset specialist
Review | Investment trusts | 18/08/2017
Improved performance from rebuilt portfolio
Review | Investment trusts | 27/01/2017
Rebuilding on more solid foundations
Review | Investment trusts | 09/03/2016
Daring to become different
Initiation | Investment trusts | 04/06/2015
Investment summary
Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust (HAST) aims to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for investors seeking to allocate to specialist and alternative assets. Following the retirement of co-manager Ian Barrass in June, HAST is now co-managed by James de Bunsen and Peter Webster. The trust’s focus on areas such as property and hedge funds, alongside specialist credit, private equity and emerging markets, among others, means it should be well placed to act as a source of less-correlated returns in times of mainstream equity market volatility. HAST’s NAV held up well in the market wobbles of Q118 and its move to more defensive positioning through the summer has so far stood it in good stead during the current sell-off in equity markets. Meanwhile, recent ‘buying on the dips’ in favoured holdings such as Worldwide Healthcare Trust and Polar Capital Global Financials will allow HAST to take full advantage of any recovery in sentiment.
Last updated on 07/12/2018
Key management
Ian Barrass, Fund manager |
James DeBunsen , Fund manager |
Peter Webster, Fund manager |
Company address
201 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3AE United Kingdom +44 (0)20 7818 1818 View website |