Trusts with exposure to Japan and commodities were the top performers in NAV terms last month, led by Baillie Gifford's Shin Nippon trust, up by 10.5%.
In its latest monthly roundup, investment trust analyst QuotedData has revealed the best performing closed-end funds for September were those with exposure to Japan and commodities. At the top of the table was Baillie Gifford's £240m Shin Nippon trust which was up by 10.5%. It was joined by Fidelity Japanese Values trust and JPMorgan Japanese, up 8% and 7.7% respectively. The Japan funds set to benefit from BoJ's 'imaginative' measures Also among the top performers for the month were commodity trusts BlackRock World Mining (+9%), Golden Prospect Precious Metals (+7%) and BlackRock ...
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