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Merchants Trust plc (MRCH) Ordinary 25p

Sell:545.00p Buy:548.00p 0 Change: 5.00p (0.92%)
FTSE 250:0.25%
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Sell:545.00p
Buy:548.00p
Change: 5.00p (0.92%)
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Sell:545.00p
Buy:548.00p
Change: 5.00p (0.92%)
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Open:
542.00p
Trade high:
549.00p
Year high:
605.00p
Estimated NAV:
556.99
Previous close:
544.00p
Trade low:
541.00p
Year low:
514.00p
Premium/Discount:
-2.33%
Previous:
5.00p (0.91%) Previous:
5.00p
Volume:
337,095
Dividend yield:
5.17%
Currency:
GBX
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Performance

1 week 1W 2.83% 1 year 1Y 1.26%
1 month 1M 0.36% 2 years 2Y 0%
3 months 3M 5.83% 3 years 3Y 1.48%
6 months 6M 3.68% 5 years 5Y 1.26%

Performance figures are based on the previous close price. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Trust Basics

Benchmark: FTSE All Share TR GBP
Annual management charge: n/a
Performance fee: No
Ongoing charge: 0.61%
Dividend yield: 5.17%
Dividend frequency: Quarterly
Total assets: £924m
Gross gearing: 11%
Market capitalisation:Market cap.: £807m
Shares in issue: 148.42 million
Legal structure Closed Ended Investment Company
Domicile: United Kingdom
ISIN GB0005800072

Recent dividends paid or declared by Merchants Trust plc:

Type Ex-div date Payment date Amount
2nd interim 10/10/2024 15/11/2024 7.30p
1st interim 11/07/2024 22/08/2024 7.20p
Final 18/04/2024 22/05/2024 7.10p
3rd interim 01/02/2024 14/03/2024 7.10p
2nd interim 05/10/2023 10/11/2023 7.10p

This data is provided by Digital Look. HL accepts no responsibility for its accuracy and you should independently check data before making any investment decision.

Full dividend history

Five years' total annual Merchants Trust plc dividends:

Financial
year end		 Dividend
yield		 Dividend
cover		 Total dividend
paid
31/01/2024 5.20% 1.07 28.40p
31/01/2023 4.70% 1.04 27.60p
31/01/2022 4.80% 0.94 27.30p
31/01/2021 6.20% 0.68 27.20p
31/01/2020 5.10% 1.09 27.10p

All dividend data is calculated excluding any special dividends. Historical dividends may be adjusted to reflect any subsequent rights issues and corporate actions.

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Important Documents



Objective

To provide an above average level of income and income growth together with long-term capital growth through a policy of investing mainly in higher yielding UK companies. The Company aims to achieve the objective through a strategy of investing in a portfolio of mainly higher yielding large UK companies and by using appropriate gearing to enhance returns. This strategy is designed for those investors who require a single investment in a diversified and professionally managed portfolio.

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV)

Estimated NAV: 556.99p
Latest actual NAV: 563.38p
Latest actual NAV date: 18 December 2024
Premium/Discount: -2.33%
12m average Premium/Discount: -0.91%
NAV frequency: Daily
Security Weight
GSK plc ORD GBP0.3125 5.14%
British American Tobacco plc Ordinary 25p 4.86%
Shell plc Ordinary EUR0.07 4.30%
Barclays plc Ordinary 25p 3.90%
WPP plc Ordinary 10p 3.75%
Tate & Lyle plc ORD GBP0.2916666667 3.72%
Rio Tinto plc Ordinary 10p 3.58%
Lloyds Banking Group plc Ordinary 10p 3.45%
DCC plc Ordinary EUR0.25 3.23%
SSE plc Ord 50p 3.21%
Sector Weight
Financial Services 22.46%
Consumer Cyclical 18.39%
Energy 15.32%
Consumer Defensive 14.94%
Industrials 9.91%
Utilities 8.67%
Healthcare 6.61%
Basic Materials 6.51%
Real Estate 6.44%
Communication Services 3.75%
Country Weight
United Kingdom 102.97%
United States 4.34%
Spain 1.36%
France 1.33%
Ireland 1.22%
Cyprus 1.20%
Singapore 0.59%

Key Dates

Launch date: 16 February 1889
Financial year end: January
Next AGM: May 2025

Annual & interim reports

Data policy - All information should be used for indicative purposes only. You should independently check data before making any investment decision. HL cannot guarantee that the data is accurate or complete, and accepts no responsibility for how it may be used. Prices provided by NBTrader. Charts provided by Factset. Dividend data provided by Digital Look. Recent trade data provided by MoneyAM. Trust basics, holding data, key dates, objective and NAV provided by Morningstar.

The London Stock Exchange does not disclose whether a trade is a buy or a sell so this data is estimated based on the trade price received and the LSE-quoted mid-price at the point the trade is placed. It should only be considered an indication and not a recommendation.

Trades priced above the mid-price at the time the trade is placed are labelled as a buy; those priced below the mid-price are sells; and those priced close to the mid-price or declared late are labelled 'N/A'.