Objective
To provide an attractive return to shareholders each year in the form of dividends and/or capital repayments, together with prospects for capital growth.
Management group
Launch date
01/03/2007
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
David Moss
Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Wind-up provisions
If the Company's net asset value total return performance lags behind that of the FTSE All-Share Index for the specified period, a continuation vote is required. The next performance measurement period will span three years until March 31, 2028.
Share type Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
Ordinary Share 102.69 161.04 113.00 115.95 -2.55 13 5.27 Feb, May, Aug, Nov 1.03 (31/03/2026)
B share 32.12 161.04 104.50 116.04 -9.95 13 5.70 Feb, May, Aug, Nov 1.03 (31/03/2026)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
02/07/2026 07/08/2026 1.400 No 2027
09/04/2026 08/05/2026 1.850 No 2026
08/01/2026 06/02/2026 1.370 No 2026
02/10/2025 07/11/2025 1.370 No 2026
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Ways to invest

Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
CT UK High Income Trust Share price total return 16.8 69.1 57.8 114.9
CT UK High Income Trust (B share) Share price total return 8.8 57.0 40.8 97.1
UK Equity Income AIC sector Share price total return 16.0 49.0 56.9 128.3
Morningstar UK * Total return 20.7 54.5 77.2 123.8
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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
90,872,653

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 36,153 1,281,653 26,592,378 97,299,869
Average N/A 58,257 105,108 77,100
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0.04 1.45 29.22 92.01
Average N/A 0.07 0.12 0.07
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Trading details

ISIN Ticker Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00B1N4G299 CHI GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
GB00B1N4H594 CHIB GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/05/2026

Investment % of total assets
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GSK PLC 3.8
BP PLC 3.8
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 3.8
Glencore PLC 3.0
Rio Tinto PLC Ordinary Shares 3.0
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 2.8

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