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Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust - Increasing exposure to private assets accelerates

Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust (ADIG) has a diversified multi-asset approach, aiming to generate attractive long-term income and capital returns. After a strategic review in October 2020, the manager intends to increase the share of private assets in the portfolio to 45% by Q221 and to 55% over the long term (vs the previous c 43% target). ADIG’s investment committee will now be led by Nalaka de Silva, head of private market solutions at Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI). While ADIG’s NAV TR performance has lagged the benchmark in recent years, the shares continue to offer an attractive FY21 yield of 5.8% (based on ADIG’s dividend guidance). The manager's plan to maintain or increase dividends should be supported by the lower interest expense post the partial bond repurchase in early November 2020 and the use of revenue reserves.
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Aberdeen Diversified Income And Growth Trust

Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust is an investment trust, which invests via quoted and unquoted investments. Co.'s portfolio consists of investments from a range of asset classes. Co.'s portfolio may include equity-focused investments, alternative diversifying assets (including, but not limited to, high yield bonds and loans, emerging market debt, asset backed securities, property, infrastructure, commodities, absolute return investments, insurance linked, farmland, royalty-based investments and aircraft leasing) and low return assets such as gold, investment grade credit, tail risk hedging and government bonds. Co.'s investment is managed by Aberdeen Fund Managers Limited.

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Pedro Fonseca

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