3 reasons to invest
1. High Income
Merchants is one of the highest-yielding UK equity income investment trusts, currently yielding 5.1%¹.The Trust has also paid rising dividends to its shareholders for 35 consecutive years². It is one of the Association of Investment Companies’ Dividend Heroes – an elite list of investment trusts that have increased their dividends for 20 years or more³. So, Merchants could be an attractive proposition for investors planning for retirement, looking to increase their savings or simply wanting to supplement their income.
2. 125-year history
Established in 1889, The Merchants Trust PLC has, throughout its history, provided shareholders with an opportunity to benefit from investment in a diversified portfolio of leading companies with strong balance sheets and the potential to pay attractive dividends.
3. Best ideas
Merchants seeks out the best opportunities for dividend yield and long-term capital growth from a concentrated portfolio of leading UK companies. Having conviction allows portfolio manager Simon Gergel to concentrate the portfolio into his team’s very best ideas. Simon looks for shares with a dividend yield, but also with strong cash flows and good fundamentals. He also looks to pay a reasonable price for the shares.
¹JP Morgan Cazenove, 31/10/2017. Please note past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
²Allianz Global Investors, 31/10/2017.
³Association of Investment Companies, 31/10/2017. A ranking, a rating or an award provides no indicator of future performance and is not constant over time.
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