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Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income 01 February 2019

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Fund History

26 Jul 2023 Our board and saviour
Boards are proving their value as discounts languish…
18 Jan 2023 Fortune favours the brave
Our research suggests a recession has already been priced into small cap trusts, but risks abound...
02 Dec 2022 Fund Analysis
ASCI offers a differentiated way to invest in UK smaller companies…
21 Mar 2022 Fund Analysis
ASCI offers a growing dividend from a source that could diversify income portfolios…
16 Feb 2022 Perfectly formed
Our research suggests that investment trusts really are a better way to gain exposure to smaller companies…
15 Sep 2021 Bargains galore
We review our discounted opportunities portfolio, with one constituent rallying more than 30% in just two months…
11 Aug 2021 In at the deep end
Does seeking out wider-than-usual discounts help investors systematically outperform in the UK trust space?
14 Jul 2021 Grade inflation
We look at how our discounted opportunities portfolio has done in the first half of the year and update on the performance of our long-term rated funds…
23 Jun 2021 Fund Analysis
ASCI has outperformed over the current managers’ tenure…
02 Jun 2021 Fortune favours the brave (sometimes)
Our research suggests wide discounts often herald high NAV returns too…
14 Apr 2021 Wide Boys
We review our portfolio of chonky discounts as one star performer hits its target…
22 Mar 2021 Results analysis: Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income
Reporting results for the year ending 31 Dec 2020, ASCI remains a solid trust on a significant discount to peers…
09 Dec 2020 Fund Analysis
Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income (ASCI) has generated outperformance since the change of strategy and currently offers a 2.8% yield…
06 Apr 2020 Fund Analysis
ASCI offers investors both capital appreciation and income from a portfolio of high-quality UK smaller companies…
25 Sep 2019 Fund Analysis
Offering income seekers a chance to diversify their source of dividends, ASCI has a portfolio of smaller companies with strong growth potential…
26 Jun 2019 Measure for measure
In the first of a two-part series, we examine the tools investors can use to assess how active a manager actually is…
01 May 2019 Sweet or sour?
Three months in, we check up on the progress of our discount opportunities portfolio...
13 Feb 2019 Sweet treats
The eight trusts with strong prospects, but wide discounts...
06 Feb 2019 Income for the long haul
With 'ISA season' looming we identify investment trusts which offer long-term, dependable income streams for yield-hungry investors...
01 Feb 2019 Fund Analysis
Under the watchful eye of a new manager, Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income targets income and capital growth from UK smaller caps...
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