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Finsbury Growth & Income Trust - Glory, glory, Man United

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (FGT) aims to generate long-term capital and income growth from a concentrated portfolio of primarily UK equities. Manager Nick Train has recently initiated a position in Manchester United, which is FGT’s first new holding since 2015. He believes that the football club has a very strong and valuable franchise, along with a history of generating positive returns for shareholders. FGT has a long-term track record of outperformance versus its FTSE All-Share index benchmark, with higher returns over the last one, three, five and 10 years. The trust has a progressive dividend policy; the FY17 dividend was 8.4% higher than in FY16, despite a meaningful dividend cut at portfolio company Pearson.
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Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust is an investment trust company. Co.'s investment policy is to invest principally in the securities of U.K. listed companies, whilst up to a maximum of 20.0% of its portfolio, at the time of acquisition, can be invested in quoted companies worldwide. The portfolio will normally comprise up to 30 investments. Co. has appointed Frostrow Capital LLP (Frostrow) as alternative investment fund manager to provide company management, company secretarial, administrative and marketing services. Co. and Frostrow have jointly appointed Lindsell Train Limited as portfolio manager.

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Edison Investment Research

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Mel Jenner

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