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Bringing together the latest news, research and insights about investment trusts from the AIC and other organisations. (Got a question? Contact us.)

International Biotechnology Trust defies market turbulence with strong outperformance

7 November 2025

Active ETFs: the rise of thematic investing – to the sky, and beyond

7 November 2025

We have written previously about the rapidly growing European active exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector. One of the more interesting aspects of this growth has been the role of thematic funds, and we have had a good example this week, with the launch of the ARK Space & Defence Innovation UCITS ETF (ARKX). Having listed in […]

Scottish Mortgage Trust posts 23% half-year return, its best performance since 2022 crash

7 November 2025

Half-year results from Scottish Mortgage Trust (SMT) show the £12.5bn Baillie Gifford flagship has recorded its best period of recovery since the 2022 growth crash humbled its shares. In the six months to 30 September, the net asset value (NAV) of SMT’s investments rose 22.9%, beating the 15.4% gain in the FTSE All-World index with the half year neatly coinciding with a […]

JPMorgan Japanese – access a reinvigorated Japan

7 November 2025

Based on its weighting within the MSCI All Countries World Index, Japan is the world’s second-largest stock market after that of the US. However, for many decades it was a hard place to make money. Factors such as low to no economic growth, an ageing and shrinking workforce, deflation, zero interest rates, and poor corporate […]

International Biotechnology says AI will help make drug discovery a “lucrative investment” in years to come

7 November 2025

International Biotechnology Trust (IBT) expressed its optimism for the future after emerging from a highly volatile year to 31 August with an underlying investment return of just 0.7%. Kate Cornish-Bowden, chair of the £267m investment trust, said the flat net asset value (NAV) result, which underpinned a 3.5% total shareholder return, belied a sharp fall […]