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Asia Dragon Trust plc

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Asia Dragon Trust plc

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  • Price (GBX)415.00
  • Today's Change1.00 / 0.24%
  • Shares traded154.12k
  • 1 Year change+10.67%
  • Beta0.5994
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About the company

Asia Dragon Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company’s objective is to achieve long-term capital growth through investment in Asia, with the exception of Japan and Australasia. The Company’s investments are made primarily in stock markets in the region, with the exception of Japan and Australasia, principally in large companies. It invests in various sectors, including semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, technology hardware storage and peripherals, interactive media and services, insurance, banks, beverages, Internet and direct marketing retail, electronic equipment, instruments and components, electric utilities, life sciences tools and services, real estate management and development, food products, construction materials, hotels, information technology (IT) services, restaurants and leisure. The Company's alternative investment fund manager is abrdn Fund Managers Limited.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)-36.25m
  • Net income in GBP-46.86m
  • Incorporated1987
  • Employees0.00
  • Location
    Asia Dragon Trust plcInvestment House, 1 George StreetEDINBURGH EH2 2LLUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 131 528 4000
  • Fax+44 131 528 4400
  • Websitehttps://www.asiadragontrust.co.uk/
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Profile

Management group(s)abrdn Fund Managers Limited
AIC sectorAsia Pacific
ISINGB0002945029
Launch date07 Sep 1987
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

To achieve long-term capital growth principally through investment in companies in the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan.

Managed by

James Thom, Pruksa Iamthongthong

Management & contract fees

Management fee is calculated at a rate of 0.85% of NAV up to GBP 350m and 0.5% of NAV exceeding GBP 350m. The Agreement is terminable by the Company on 3 months notice or in the event of a change of control in the ownership of the Manager. The notice period required to be given by the Manager is 6 months.

Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
DGN:LSE since
announced
Transaction
value
abrdn New Dawn Investment Trust PLCDeal completed21 Jul 202321 Jul 2023Deal completed14.33%219.89m
Data delayed at least 20 minutes, as of Jul 05 2024 16:35 BST.

Peer analysis

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Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Ltd99.86m80.30m590.10m0.007.370.6409--5.910.10440.10440.12961.200.1008--6.29--8.11--8.94--91.60--80.41----9.470.1462--27.95---1.09------
JLEN Environmental Assets Group Ltd-3.83m-13.94m594.72m0.00--0.7917-----0.0211-0.0211-0.00581.14-0.0049-------1.778.18-1.788.21--88.58--86.60----0.0080.84-103.53---114.18----3.07
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC26.82m20.74m599.86m0.0029.791.04--22.360.0680.0680.08791.940.043--24.12--3.32--3.57--87.57--77.34----11.380.00--96.84--95.17------
Blackrock Greater Eurp Invstmnt Trst PLC125.54m116.35m623.57m0.005.420.9495--4.971.151.151.246.580.1926--35.65--17.856.7319.117.0094.8388.8092.6786.02----0.077318.34151.2520.81145.4921.37--3.26
Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC-107.95m-121.04m639.91m0.00--0.9649-----0.221-0.221-0.19671.44-0.1137-------12.752.86-14.503.10--78.16--68.93---33.260.0455116.21-290.64---192.19----8.41
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd932.00k13.14m642.13m0.0049.580.7841--688.980.02150.02150.00151.360.0011--3.97--1.5411.241.5411.25-10.41-7.301,410.098,112.35----0.0044.368.635.14-73.206.10--3.01
XPS Pensions Group PLC199.43m54.17m647.54m1.57k12.653.489.663.250.24670.24670.90810.89550.7052--4.21--19.157.0222.627.97----27.1612.73--8.030.14976.3219.7112.66242.0339.1823.215.92
Jpmorgan European Discovery Trust PLC51.79m39.58m650.57m0.0016.550.8805--12.560.2770.2770.3345.210.0593--4.52--4.535.774.876.1080.9685.9376.4282.40----0.086325.92323.89--216.92----9.40
Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trst PLC-54.04m-60.89m650.87m0.00--1.07-----0.8152-0.8152-0.72348.16-0.0732-------8.25-0.4607-8.71-0.4891---151.85---184.25----0.1288--38.26--36.67----4.36
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC26.92m18.32m651.27m0.0035.300.8771--24.190.20820.20820.29188.380.0296--9.71--2.02-0.64132.21-0.663877.15-114.0768.06-187.66----0.0952--76.47--72.19----75.54
Asia Dragon Trust PLC-36.25m-46.86m652.16m0.00--0.9847-----0.4243-0.4243-0.27864.20-0.0533-------6.890.5553-7.440.5826--63.44--32.25---17.660.0806187.65-77.24---71.42----10.53
Partners Group Private Equity Ltd39.17m15.61m670.95m1.95k42.980.8086--17.130.26640.26640.668514.160.0436--10.8623,694.521.748.341.858.87----39.8563.43----0.01946.15-5.66-12.05205.67-18.21--5.45
Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd21.08m10.70m681.68m0.0061.701.05--32.330.04550.04550.08332.670.029--6.71--1.474.031.564.3165.7682.5250.7374.32----0.0094.94-159.50---250.76----3.64
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc-25.37m-32.70m686.72m0.00--1.01-----0.6686-0.6686-0.524414.50-0.0316-------4.072.28-4.132.32--73.75--70.80----0.101487.5880.87--76.76----6.13
GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd36.08m15.07m701.19m0.0046.730.7508--19.440.01730.01730.04131.080.0331--226.18--1.385.301.575.3776.5088.2241.7877.43--2.570.0919109.08-67.17-9.98-77.98-15.89---1.63
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust PLC-44.70m-56.30m708.78m0.00--0.7218-----0.0506-0.0506-0.0410.9046-0.0423-------5.331.30-5.341.30--62.55--55.17----0.00497.53-473.08---202.69------
Data as of Jul 05 2024. Currency figures normalised to Asia Dragon Trust plc's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

73.59%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd.as of 25 Mar 202448.11m30.38%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 27 Mar 202419.95m12.60%
Lazard Asset Management LLCas of 31 Aug 202313.20m8.34%
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)as of 01 Jun 202410.63m6.71%
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 07 Dec 20238.22m5.19%
abrdn Investments Ltd.as of 31 Aug 20234.22m2.67%
Close Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Jun 20243.63m2.29%
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 31 Aug 20233.43m2.17%
Quilter Cheviot Ltd.as of 01 Jun 20242.93m1.85%
1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 01 Jun 20242.20m1.39%
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