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BlackRock Income & Growth 24 May 2017
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18 Oct 2024
How BlackRock provides dividends alongside capital growth
UK companies have a lengthy history of paying dividends, which makes UK equities a fertile hunting ground for those investors looking for long-term growth in their income and capital. However, a perennial criticism of income investing in the UK market is that dividends are concentrated in a handful of companies and sectors, leaving income-seeking portfolios unbalanced. We have designed the investment process on the BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust to avoid this pitfall...
05 Sep 2024
Portfolio update: BlackRock Income & Growth
BRIG’s balanced, style-agnostic approach could fare well in a ‘goldilocks’ environment…
19 Jul 2024
It pays to be patient: why dividend growth stocks are worth a look
The FTSE 100 may have hit new highs in recent weeks, but there is a tougher reality behind the jubilant headlines. Until recently, the UK stock market had been in the doldrums, unloved by domestic and international investors. However, a combination of merger and acquisition activity, share buy back activity and an improving domestic economy may be helping it revive...
17 Jul 2024
Balancing act
We ask why trusts with a more flexible approach have outperformed…
21 Jun 2024
BlackRock Income & Growth Investment trust: A Look Ahead for 2024
David Goldman, manager of the BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust gives his perspective on the year ahead...
07 Feb 2024
Range anxiety
We look at what context we can gain from ten years of discount analysis…
02 Jan 2024
Results analysis: BlackRock Income and Growth
BRIG is trading at a wide discount versus its five-year history which could be an attractive entry point for long-term investors…
20 Dec 2023
Fund Analysis
BRIG is trading at a wide discount versus its five-year history which could be an attractive entry point for long-term investors…
06 Dec 2023
Fool's gold
Cash would have been a poor investment through this period of high inflation…
26 May 2023
The outlook for dividends as bond yields rise
Bond yields are now at their highest level in a decade, pushed up by rising interest rates. What does this mean for the relative merits of dividend-paying equities? David Goldman, manager on the BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust, looks at why they may still have appeal...
12 Apr 2023
Fund Analysis
BRIG is an attractive long-term total return option…
10 Feb 2023
Results analysis: BlackRock Income and Growth
BRIG has proved resilient to market wobbles and is a differentiated income proposition with the discount close to double digits…
29 Sep 2022
Fund Analysis
BRIG provides the assurance of a solid income to see you through the short-term uncertainty...
02 Sep 2022
Dividends: a friend for tough times
At a time of higher inflation and interest rates, investors may start to prioritise dividends, says David Goldman, co-manager on the BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust plc. However, selectivity is vitally important…
17 Jan 2022
Results analysis: BlackRock Income & Growth
BRIG’s managers are seeing a faster recovery in dividends than they expected…
24 Dec 2021
Fund Analysis
BRIG’s long term dividend attractions remain undiminished…
28 Sep 2021
Fund Analysis
BRIG’s substantial revenue reserves should continue to support dividend growth…
21 Sep 2021
Does the UK market still have potential?
The UK has had a strong start to the year, a welcome relief after a tough few years. David Goldman, Co-Manager on the BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust says that there is more to come from UK companies.
06 Apr 2021
The UK post-pandemic revival
The UK is back on its feet after a tough pandemic and protracted Brexit negotiations, says David Goldman, Co-Manager of the BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc.
05 Feb 2021
Results analysis: BlackRock Income and Growth
BlackRock Income and Growth has delivered strong returns since its year end and is well placed to perform in 2021 with a resilient, high quality portfolio and solid reserves supporting its 4% yield…
20 Jan 2021
Kepler's top-rated investment trusts for 2021
We update our annual quantitative ratings for investment trusts…
07 Jan 2021
Fund Analysis
BRIG has substantial revenue reserves to support dividend growth...
04 Aug 2020
Resilient income in tough times
David Goldman and Adam Avigdori, Co-Managers of the BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc, believe these are tough times for dividend seekers in the UK, but active management can help navigate this difficult environment...
30 Jul 2020
Fund Analysis
BRIG aims to provide investors with a rising dividend, as well as capital growth over the long term...
15 Apr 2020
Hold fast
Investment trusts' revenue reserves could make them a vital stronghold for investors facing UK dividend cuts of as much as 47%....
03 Feb 2020
Sustainable financial returns for long-term growth
ESG considerations are becoming more important for investors. Adam Avigdori, Co-Manager of the BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc, discusses how they draw ESG analysis into their investment process...
12 Dec 2019
Regime change: how manager changes impact performance
Does a change in manager result in improved trust performance?
11 Dec 2019
Fund Analysis
BRIG aims to provide investors with a rising dividend, as well as capital growth over the long term...
05 Dec 2019
Holding something in reserve
A sterling bounce poses a threat to UK dividends - we look at how UK equity income investment trust managers stand prepared…
17 Jul 2019
Ready for action
In the second part of our active management series, we assess the most active managers across the major closed-ended equity sectors…
05 Jun 2019
Fund Analysis
BlackRock Income & Growth (BRIG) aims to provide investors with a rising dividend, as well as capital growth over the long term...
28 Dec 2018
Ingredients for change
The UK market has only been cheaper twice in the last century; and on both occasions the world was at war...
03 Oct 2018
We can be heroes
Our analysis has uncovered the trusts which have generated a solid income through thick and thin - without compromising other aspects of performance...
03 Oct 2018
Fund Analysis
BlackRock Income & Growth (BRIG) aims to provide investors with a rising dividend, as well as capital growth over the long term...
13 Jun 2018
Still waters run deep
UK equity income trusts trade at a discount to their global-equity-income-focused counterparts, yet our research suggests this could be unjustified...
23 May 2018
Fund Analysis
A UK equity income trust that uses a total return investment philosophy, aiming to consistently grow the dividend as well as capital
24 May 2017
Fund Analysis