Global Income Growth Q2 investment update

We delve into the post-election rally in US markets and the US Growth Trust’s private holdings.

An update on the trust's performance, strategic shifts towards growth and AI-driven prospects.

Roddy Snell on the investment landscape in China, ‘silicon intensity’ and positioning the portfolio to maximise future growth opportunities.

The investment objective of the Fund is to obtain a yield higher than that generally available from investment in global equity securities while, over the longer term, achieving growth in both capital and income. The Fund will principally invest in global equities and may also invest in other transferable securities, money market instruments, cash and cash equivalents.

The Global Income Growth Fund aims to achieve (after deduction of costs) growth in both income and capital over rolling five-year periods, while delivering a yield higher than that of the MSCI ACWI Index.

The Fund aims to achieve a higher level of income than global equities whilst, over the longer term, achieving growth in both income and capital by investing primarily in shares of companies anywhere in the world which meet the relevant environmental, social and governance criteria and will exclude companies from certain industries and companies which are inconsistent with the principles of United Nations Global Compact for Business.

Balancing current income needs and long-term capital growth, aiming for comprehensive, enduring returns.

We believe in the potential power of dividend compounding for enduring income and long-term capital growth success.