Stock data
Market cap. | £1059.3m |
Last close | 864.00p |
High / Low (52 weeks) | 904.0p / 766.0p |
Stock market listing | LN, NZ |
Forecast net debt (m) | N/A |
Forecast gearing ratio (%) | N/A |
Team | Investment Companies |
Sector | Investment trusts |
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Investment summary
The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) is celebrating its 130th anniversary with a 51st consecutive year of annual dividend growth, and a new FTSE World index benchmark that better reflects its investment approach. Recent performance has been strong, buoyed by good returns from the US portfolio and eye-catching outperformance in China, while dividends grew ahead of forecasts in FY17. Manager Alex Crooke cautions that recent sterling strength could be a headwind for overseas dividend income in the current period, although the trust’s large revenue reserve (1.8x the FY17 dividend) and focus on stocks with attractive dividend growth should help to ensure that BNKR’s long record of year-on-year growth is maintained. Crooke has recently been appointed co-head of equities at Janus Henderson Investors, but remains committed to overseeing BNKR.
Last updated on 29/05/2018
Key management
Alex Crooke, Fund manager |
Company address
201 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3AE United Kingdom View website |