Objective
To provide long-term growth in income and capital, principally by investment in equities listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Launch date
01/01/1891
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Job Curtis (Fund Manager), David Smith (Deputy Fund Manager)
Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Wind-up provisions
The Company has an unlimited life.
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
2,435.51 2,526.82 493.50 484.96 1.76 5 4.32 Feb, May, Aug, Nov 0.37 (30/06/2024)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
24/07/2025 29/08/2025 5.400 No 2025
24/04/2025 30/05/2025 5.400 No 2025
23/01/2025 28/02/2025 5.250 No 2025
24/10/2024 29/11/2024 5.250 No 2025
25/07/2024 30/08/2024 5.250 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
City of London Investment Trust Share price total return 19.9 42.5 91.4 96.5
UK Equity Income AIC sector Share price total return 14.5 38.0 78.0 95.8
Morningstar UK * Total return 13.8 38.4 73.7 91.9
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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
493,517,106

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 725,507 16,270,604 197,183,898 1,077,869,043
Average N/A 739,573 779,383 854,773
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 3.58 79.42 877.98 4,328.27
Average N/A 3.61 3.47 3.43
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB0001990497 CTY GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Boerse Berlin
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
New Zealand Exchange Ltd
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Top holdings

Data as at : 30/06/2025

Investment % of total assets
HSBC Holdings PLC 5.1
Shell PLC 4.7
BAE Systems PLC 4.5
RELX PLC 4.3
British American Tobacco PLC 3.9
NatWest Group PLC 3.9
Unilever PLC 3.6
Imperial Brands PLC 3.5
Tesco PLC 3.4
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 3.1

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