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Patrick Edwardson
 


Patrick Edwardson - Trust Manager

"SAINTS offers a diversified portfolio that aims to balance income with capital growth, combined with a progressive dividend policy. The Trust invests in a broad range of UK and international assets. You can invest in SAINTS directly, and through our Share Plan, ISA and the Children's Savings Plan." 



 

Key Documents

Download the latest Scottish American Investment Company Annual and Half-Yearly Reports. Download the latest Scottish American Investment Company Annual and Half-Yearly Reports.

Monthly Factsheet

SAINTS monthly factsheet Download the Scottish American Investment Company monthly factsheet.

Key Facts

Trust ObjectiveSAINTS aims to be a core investment for private investors seeking income. Its objective is to achieve capital and income growth in order to grow the dividend at a faster rate than inflation. The focus of the portfolio is on listed equities, both UK and overseas, but investments are also made in bonds, property and other asset types.
AIC Investment SectorInvestment trusts are grouped by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) into sectors. The classification of each is based on a combination of the regional or industries focus of the portfolio combined with the trusts investment objectives.

The AIC Investment Sector for this trust is Global Growth and Income. The objective of Investment Trust Companies in this sector is to produce a total return to shareholders from capital and dividend income growth and which have a portfolio yield around 150% of its benchmark index. They will also have less than 80% of their assets in any one geographical area with at least 20% in UK-registered companies.
Trust ManagerPatrick Edwardson is the Manager of SAINTS. He graduated BSc in Banking and International Finance from the City University, London in 1993, and joined Baillie Gifford the same year. He is currently the head of the Diversified Growth Department and became a Partner in 2005.

 

Trust Prices 

Share Price 145p
NAV per share at Book155.80p
NAV per share at Fair149.43p
Discount at Book6.93%
Discount at Fair2.96%
Source : Fundamental Data Ltd, closing mid share price, estimated NAV.
Total assets* £300,754,306
Shareholders' funds £212,616,918
*before deductions of borrowings

Please bear in mind that past performance is not a guide to future performance. The value of your investment may go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount you invested. Also, as the Trust invests in overseas securities changes in the rates of exchange may also cause the value of your investment (and any income it may pay) to go down or up.

SAINTS is registered in Scotland. Registered number: 489B. Registered office: Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN.

The Company is an investment company within the meaning of section 833 of the Companies Act 2006.