Objective
To provide long-term capital growth, whilst paying an attractive level of income.
AIC sector
Launch date
24/10/2012
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Travis Cooke, Muzo Kayacan
Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Wind-up provisions
The Company undertakes a continuation vote every three years with the next one taking place at the Annual General Meeting in 2028.
Continuation vote
3 yearly
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
155.46 154.01 266.00 263.48 0.96 0 4.40 Feb, May, Aug, Nov 0.73 (31/10/2025)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
14/05/2026 09/06/2026 3.750 No 2026
12/02/2026 06/03/2026 3.550 No 2026
13/11/2025 12/12/2025 3.440 No 2025
14/08/2025 12/09/2025 3.230 No 2025
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
BlackRock American Income Share price total return 45.4 64.5 78.6 230.1
North America AIC sector Share price total return 9.1 53.3 60.7 315.2
* Total return 27.2 72.7 102.4 372.1
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* The Morningstar market index is not necessarily the official benchmark of the investment trust, but it has been identified as an appropriate comparative index. Please hover over the definition for further detail on the index construction.

Share structure

Number of shares
58,445,138

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 81,178 3,110,017 30,104,782 168,778,318
Average N/A 141,364 118,991 133,739
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0.22 8.07 68.18 338.25
Average N/A 0.37 0.27 0.27
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Trading details

ISIN Ticker Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00B7W0XJ61 BRAI GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/03/2026

Investment % of total assets
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B 2.8
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.7
Alphabet Inc Class A 2.6
Amazon.com Inc 2.5
Chevron Corp 2.3
Procter & Gamble Co 2.1
Bank of America Corp 2.0
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.0
Morgan Stanley 1.7
Alphabet Inc Class C 1.6

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