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.
Latest Documents
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Access the latest SAINTS interactive Annual Report & Financial Statements (including the Notice of Annual General Meeting)
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Download the latest SAINTS Half-Yearly Report |
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Download the latest Scottish American Investment Company monthly factsheet |
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Download the latest results press release |
Fund Manager Interviews
Key Facts
| Trust Aim |
SAINTS 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 Sector |
Investment 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 Manager - Patrick Edwardson |
Patrick graduated BSc in Banking and International Finance from City University, London in 1993. He joined Baillie Gifford the same year and is Head of the Diversified Growth Team. Patrick became a Partner in 2005 and is a member of the Investment Advisory Group. |
| Deputy Manager - Dominic Neary |
Dominic graduated BA in Mathematics in 1990 and an MSc in Statistics in 1991 both from Oxford University. He also completed a PhD in Statistics at Reading University in 1995. He subsequently spent three years as a post-doctoral research fellow in quantitative genetics before moving to fund management, initially with Stewart Ivory and latterly with Insight Investment where he was responsible for the development, launch and management of the Absolute Insight International Equity Market Neutral funds. Dominic joined Baillie Gifford in early 2009 as an Investment Manager in the Diversified Growth Team. |
Trust Prices
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.
