The next generation of investment company dividend heroes has two new joiners with 10 year records
The latest list of investment companies that have increased their dividends every year for between 10 and 20 years.
Last week the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) published its list of dividend heroes, the investment companies that have consecutively increased their dividends for 20 years or more. But which investment companies are following in their footsteps?
With inflation rising to 2.3%, it’s timely that the AIC has today published an updated list of the next generation of dividend heroes, namely the investment companies which have increased their dividends every year for 10 years or more but less than 20 years.
There are two new additions to this year’s list, namely Henderson European Focus Trust from the Europe sector and Schroder Oriental Income from the Asia Pacific – Excluding Japan sector, which have both consecutively increased their dividends for 10 years.
Annabel Brodie-Smith, Communications Director at the AIC said: “It’s encouraging in this time of rising inflation that 12% of the investment company sector have increased their dividend every year for ten years or longer. There are a healthy number of next generation dividend heroes waiting in the wings, which have increased their dividends each year for between ten and twenty years. Investment companies’ ability to smooth dividends allows them to hold back some income for tough times ahead and is a key advantage of the structure.”
Next generation dividend heroes
Company |
AIC sector |
Number of consecutive years’ dividend increased |
---|---|---|
Invesco Income Growth |
UK Equity Income |
19 |
Perpetual Income & Growth |
UK Equity Income |
17 |
Standard Life Equity Income |
UK Equity Income |
16 |
TR European Growth |
European Smaller Companies |
14 |
Athelney |
UK Smaller Companies |
14 |
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust |
UK Smaller Companies |
13 |
BlackRock Smaller Companies |
UK Smaller Companies |
13 |
Establishment Investment Trust |
Global |
13 |
Henderson Smaller Companies |
UK Smaller Companies |
13 |
Artemis Alpha Trust |
UK All Companies |
12 |
Aberdeen New Dawn |
Asia Pacific – Excluding Japan |
12 |
Witan Pacific |
Asia Pacific – Including Japan |
12 |
Henderson EuroTrust |
Europe |
12 |
Murray International |
Global Equity Income |
12 |
Edinburgh Investment |
UK Equity Income |
11 |
BlackRock Greater Europe |
Europe |
11 |
Schroder Oriental Income |
Asia Pacific – Excluding Japan |
10 |
Henderson European Focus |
Europe |
10 |
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Notes
- Dividend data source: AIC using Morningstar excluding special dividends, at 21 March 2017.
- The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) was founded in 1932 to represent the interests of the investment trust industry – the oldest form of collective investment. Today, the AIC represents a broad range of closed ended investment companies, incorporating investment trusts and other closed ended investment companies and VCTs. The AIC’s members believe that the industry is best served if it is united and speaks with one voice. The AIC’s mission statement is to help Members add value for shareholders over the longer term. The AIC has 345 members and the industry has total assets of approximately £163 billion.
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