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BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust Plc

BRLA:LSE

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust Plc

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  • Price (GBX)347.00
  • Today's Change-2.00 / -0.57%
  • Shares traded41.52k
  • 1 Year change-2.53%
  • Beta1.0541
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About the company

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust company. The Company’s objective is to secure long-term capital growth and an attractive total return primarily through investing in quoted securities in Latin America. The Company’s investment policy is that up to 10% of the gross assets of the portfolio may be invested in unquoted securities. The Company invests in economies and markets which may be less developed. It invests in various sectors, including financials, materials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials, healthcare, real estate, energy, information technology, utilities and communication services. The Company's investment manager is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited (BIM (UK)). The Company's alternative investment fund manager is BlackRock Fund Managers Limited.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)-46.24m
  • Net income in GBP-48.57m
  • Incorporated1990
  • Employees0.00
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Profile

Management group(s)BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
AIC sectorLatin America
ISINGB0005058408
Launch date12 Jul 1990
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

To secure long term capital growth and an attractive total return primarily through investing in quoted securities in Latin America. The investment portfolio will be chosen from a spread of companies which are listed in, or whose main activities are in, Latin America. We will selectively employ gearing with the aim of enhancing returns.

Managed by

Sam Vecht, Gordon Fraser

Management & contract fees

Management fee is 0.80% p.a. of the NAV of Company. The Company does not have any performance fee arrangements in place. The management contract is terminable by either party on six months notice.

Peer analysis

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JPMorgan Emng Erp Mdl Est&Afrc Scrts PLC3.75m2.74m91.18m0.0033.234.05--24.310.06790.06790.09280.55640.1744--9.09--12.76-29.1312.93-29.1995.25--73.15------0.00--443.47-48.7831,737.50-51.01---57.25
Us Solar Fund PLC-23.04m-25.84m91.43m0.00--0.6358-----0.1129-0.1129-0.09760.6307-0.1369-------15.35-3.43-15.42-3.47-----------2,905.830.00--13.49--18.98----9.80
Global Opportunities Trust PLC5.29m4.35m92.34m0.0021.250.8449--17.460.14870.14870.1813.740.0486--13.47--3.994.054.034.0797.1691.7782.1779.24----0.0044.7291.80-10.64151.45-10.64--10.76
Agronomics Ltd-14.68m-17.11m92.87m0.00--0.6162-----0.017-0.017-0.01460.1493-0.0921-------10.734.13-10.744.18------53.80---18.060.00---128.09---149.12------
Foresight Ventures VCT PLC-4.46m-7.54m98.48m0.00--2.17-----0.0427-0.0427-0.02520.4208-0.0557-------9.42-5.26-9.52-5.29------------0.00--60.90--42.75-----15.93
Crystal Amber Fund Limited48.93m48.08m99.55m0.002.430.8592--2.030.62850.62850.65871.780.4522--768.53--44.43-5.9044.58-6.0298.47--98.26------0.00--2,852.3528.941,127.4044.09----
Blackrock Latin Amercn Invstmnt Trst PLC-46.24m-48.57m103.34m0.00--1.20-----1.65-1.65-1.572.92-0.394-------41.39-6.77-42.89-7.23------------0.0552---210.08---222.76-----7.59
Rights and Issues Investment Trust PLC13.13m11.80m104.46m0.009.810.8591--7.962.232.232.5025.430.1029--25.92--9.252.799.272.8094.88--89.9179.10----0.0053.22168.45-1.76228.38-2.69--6.41
Ramsdens Holdings PLC103.44m9.88m107.58m827.0010.931.957.621.040.30420.30423.191.711.351.606.45125,083.4012.88--16.58--54.19--9.55--1.8114.510.1819--14.08--6.98------
Premier Miton Group PLC64.98m2.35m109.40m153.0045.770.944713.201.680.01460.01460.40410.70930.2496--0.4763424,719.000.90192.931.895.6549.7890.053.618.73----0.018161.29-14.103.93-48.75-29.76-7.92-10.59
Blackrock American Income Trust PLC-6.04m-8.04m111.17m0.00--0.9762-----0.1163-0.1163-0.08392.02-0.0422-------5.617.23-5.697.40--91.08--83.97---1,531.600.0055.86441.2614.90338.7116.83--0.00
Shires Income plc11.76m9.55m112.92m0.0012.191.06--9.600.23140.23140.28552.650.0935--7.29--7.596.757.917.4985.9087.4681.1981.44----0.15167.411,782.08--748.78----2.31
Peel Hunt Ltd91.31m-2.73m113.60m287.00--1.29133.801.24-0.0243-0.02430.74790.71650.1386--0.1679318,142.80-0.54344.36-3.2626.03-----3.9224.93---2.250.2254--6.38-0.903314.78--0.2092--
Molten Ventures VCT PLC-4.39m-7.51m115.00m0.00--0.9193-----0.0277-0.0277-0.01610.4297-0.0372-------6.370.8141-6.380.8157--38.98--23.72----0.00711.1612.29--6.78-----6.45
Octopus AIM VCT plc-3.35m-6.08m115.72m0.00--0.9788-----0.0272-0.0272-0.0160.5057-0.0267-------4.85-3.44-4.97-3.51------------0.00--77.43--65.72-----1.89
UIL Ltd-11.17m-18.61m116.05m0.00--0.7143-----0.2294-0.2294-0.12991.75-0.0421-------7.02-6.75-8.23-8.20------------0.3108--52.32--43.72----1.30
Data as of Jul 14 2025. Currency figures normalised to BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust Plc's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

47.89%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd.as of 16 Jun 20256.19m21.01%
Lazard Asset Management LLCas of 26 Mar 20252.54m8.64%
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)as of 02 Jun 20251.69m5.75%
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 02 Jun 20251.30m4.41%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 25 Mar 2024955.48k3.25%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.as of 02 Jun 2025418.23k1.42%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 02 Jun 2025371.00k1.26%
Nomura Asset Management USA, Inc.as of 02 Jun 2025244.00k0.83%
abrdn Investments Ltd.as of 02 Jun 2025206.00k0.70%
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 02 Jun 2025187.00k0.64%
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