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Securities Trust of Scotland - High-conviction portfolio of quality companies

Securities Trust of Scotland (STS) aims to generate income and long-term capital growth through a bottom-up approach to investing in global equities. The manager, Mark Whitehead, focuses on quality companies with an ability to sustain dividend growth, to build a relatively concentrated portfolio of 35–55 high-conviction stocks. In his view, this approach is naturally aligned with selecting companies that score highly on ESG issues. Since Whitehead’s appointment, and the adoption of the mandate, STS has delivered an annualised NAV total return of 12.9% and increased demand for its shares the valuation from trading at a persistent discount to trading at a premium to NAV.
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Securities Trust of Scotland PLC

Securities Trust of Scotland is an investment trust company. Co. invests in a diversified portfolio of assets particularly in a balanced portfolio constructed from global equities. Co.'s portfolio is invested in listed equities, with majority of its investment portfolio is invested in overseas securities. As of Mar 31 2017, Co.'s total investment portfolio was valued at £219.8 million.

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Edison Investment Research
Edison Investment Research

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Pedro Fonseca

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