Hardman & Co Insight: 2026 ‒ Will the IIC/REIF NAV worm turn?
REIF wind-downs, plunging NAV discounts and “ajar” equity markets, but...
Undoubtedly, 2025 was a difficult year for Infrastructure Investment Companies (IICs) and Renewable Energy Infrastructure Funds (REIFs). Investors have seen underperformance against the FTSE 100, widening NAV discounts, several delistings, managed wind-downs (MWDs) and regulatory issues in both the UK and in the US. The question for investors is: where do we go from here? On the one hand, yields for some REIFS are well over twice those of 10-year gilts, and, generally, IICs have met their dividend expectations. On the o...