Investment Trusts

Mercantile Investment Trust

MRC:LSE

Mercantile Investment Trust

  • Price (GBX)237.50
  • Today's Change1.00 / 0.42%
  • Shares traded839.11k
  • 1 Year change27.01%
  • Beta1.4789
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About the company

The Mercantile Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust company. The Company's objective is to achieve long term capital growth from a portfolio of United Kingdom medium and smaller companies. The Company's investment policy includes to emphasize capital growth from medium and smaller companies; to achieve long term dividend growth at least in line with inflation; to use long term gearing to increase potential returns to shareholders, and to invest no more than 15% of gross assets in other United Kingdom listed closed-ended investment funds (including investment trusts). The Company's investment includes sectors, such as industrials, financials, technology, telecommunications, health care, basic materials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, real estate, and utilities. The Company's Alternative Investment Fund Manager is JPMorgan Funds Limited.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)97.69m
  • Net income in GBP75.21m
  • Incorporated1884
  • Employees0.00
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Profile

Management group(s)JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd
AIC sectorUK All Companies
ISINGB00BF4JDH58
Launch date08 Dec 1884
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

To achieve long-term capital growth from a portfolio of UK medium and smaller companies by invests in medium and smaller companies which are listed mainly on the London Stock Exchange and to provide long-term dividend growth at least in line with inflation.

Managed by

Anthony Lynch, Guy Anderson

Management & contract fees

The management fee is 0.45% p.a. of the market capitalisation of Company. The contract terminable on six months notice, without penalty.

Peer analysis

CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesMarket Cap /
Employees
Pantheon International PLC78.93m31.65m1.52bn0.001.52bn0.00
Fidelity European Trust PLC234.02m207.26m1.55bn0.001.55bn0.00
Murray International Trust plc204.49m184.74m1.58bn0.001.58bn0.00
Personal Assets Trust PLC66.67m44.26m1.61bn0.001.61bn0.00
Rathbones Group PLC888.53m63.32m1.63bn3.52k1.63bn3.52k
TP ICAP Group PLC2.20bn99.00m1.75bn5.18k1.75bn5.18k
JTC PLC283.06m29.13m1.76bn1.60k1.76bn1.60k
JPMorgan American Investment Trust PLC434.96m424.07m1.78bn0.001.78bn0.00
Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC229.70m201.16m1.79bn0.001.79bn0.00
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Ltd113.77m92.37m1.79bn1.10k1.79bn1.10k
Caledonia Investments plc233.80m203.80m1.83bn71.001.83bn71.00
Mercantile Investment Trust PLC97.69m75.21m1.84bn0.001.84bn0.00
Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust plc172.27m140.33m1.85bn0.001.85bn0.00
AJ Bell PLC245.88m81.33m1.86bn1.37k1.86bn1.37k
Quilter PLC6.43bn50.00m1.89bn2.98k1.89bn2.98k
Smithson Investment Trust PLC-26.10m-51.47m1.97bn0.001.97bn0.00
Data as of Oct 04 2024. Currency figures normalised to Mercantile Investment Trust's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

46.82%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 17 Jul 2024102.89m13.28%
Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 09 Sep 202469.63m8.99%
Quilter Cheviot Ltd.as of 31 Jan 202348.51m6.26%
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 31 Jul 202438.75m5.00%
J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 02 Sep 202437.61m4.85%
Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 17 Jul 202420.63m2.66%
Close Asset Management Ltd.as of 02 Sep 202413.85m1.79%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 02 Sep 202412.88m1.66%
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 02 Sep 202410.43m1.35%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 02 Sep 20247.61m0.98%
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