Clearer picture, calmer nerves for renewables?

Five trusts on a premium

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Shifting sentiment has led to a widening of discounts to net asset value across many parts of the investment companies’ industry.

One of the more unexpected deratings has occurred within the renewable energy infrastructure sector, despite two thirds of these funds generating double-digit NAV returns over the past 12 months. Not that long ago all of the 22 funds in this sector were trading on premiums to asset value and most were issuing stock on a regular basis. Now two - Aquila Energy Efficiency and Triple Point Energy Transition - languish on discounts of more than 25%. Deep Dive: Renewables key to 'plug the chasm' in energy transition Only five funds currently trade on a premium. Two of those are the...

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