Objective
To achieve long-term capital growth from a UK portfolio of medium and smaller companies with dividend at least in line with UK inflation.
Launch date
08/12/1884
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Anthony Lynch, Guy Anderson
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 (%)
1,809.58 2,372.90 237.50 270.46 -12.18 14 3.22 Feb, May, Aug, Nov 0.47 (31/01/2024)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-Dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
26/09/2024 01/11/2024 1.500 No 2025
20/06/2024 01/08/2024 1.500 No 2025
11/04/2024 16/05/2024 3.300 No 2024
21/12/2023 01/02/2024 1.450 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Mercantile Investment Trust Share price total return 19.9 2.0 16.5 124.4
UK All Companies AIC sector Share price total return 18.8 3.8 20.5 112.2
Morningstar UK * Total return 14.9 25.3 31.2 80.5
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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
761,928,613

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 762,082 33,467,294 386,861,713 1,615,999,340
Average N/A 1,593,680 1,529,100 1,280,510
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1.81 78.14 893.73 3,554.15
Average N/A 3.72 3.53 2.82
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00BF4JDH58 MRC GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/08/2024

Investment % of total assets
Bellway PLC 4.9
Intermediate Capital Group PLC 4.4
Cranswick PLC 3.5
3i Group Ord 3.4
Games Workshop Group PLC 3.0
Softcat PLC 2.9
Inchcape PLC 2.9
Rotork PLC 2.8
75M 6.125% SECURED BOND 2030 -3.6
100M 6.125% SECURED BOND 2030 -4.8

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