Objective
To provide an above average level of income and income growth together with long term capital growth through a policy of investing mainly in higher yielding large UK companies.
Launch date
16/02/1889
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Richard Knight, Andrew Koch, Simon Gergel
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 (%)
805.95 954.22 543.00 573.80 -5.37 10 5.23 Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec 0.55 (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
06/02/2025 19/03/2025 7.300 No 2025
10/10/2024 15/11/2024 7.300 No 2025
11/07/2024 22/08/2024 7.200 No 2025
18/04/2024 22/05/2024 7.100 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Merchants Trust Share price total return 9.9 8.3 32.4 91.3
UK Equity Income AIC sector Share price total return 18.6 18.0 31.7 83.4
Morningstar UK * Total return 21.1 25.4 35.4 82.9
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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
148,424,887

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 392,777 6,134,799 58,091,581 283,132,324
Average N/A 266,730 228,707 224,352
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 2.13 33.53 325.42 1,457.58
Average N/A 1.46 1.28 1.15
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB0005800072 MRCH GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/12/2024

Investment % of total assets
GSK PLC 5.2
British American Tobacco PLC 5.2
Shell PLC 4.0
Barclays PLC 3.7
WPP PLC 3.5
Lloyds Banking Group PLC 3.5
Rio Tinto PLC Registered Shares 3.3
Inchcape PLC 3.3
DCC PLC 3.3
BP PLC 3.2

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