BlackRock American Income Trust Plc - Portfolio Update
BLACKROCK AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC (LEI:549300WWOCXSC241W468)All information is at 31 October 2024 and unaudited.Performance at month end with net income reinvested
One
Month
Three
Months
Six
Months
One
Year
Three
Years
Five Years
Net asset value
1.9
-2.0
0.8
16.0
17.6
45.8
Share price
-2.1
-5.5
-1.8
13.8
8.3
26.5
Russell 1000 Value Index
3.2
2.9
7.7
23.6
30.0
63.1
At month end
Net asset value - capital only:
215.48p
Net asset value - cum income:
216.17p
Share price:
190.00p
Discount to cum income NAV:
12.1%
Net yield1:
4.2%
Total assets including current year revenue:
£155.0m
Net gearing:
0.4%
Ordinary shares in issue2:
71,708,970
Ongoing charges3:
1.03%
1 Based on one quarterly dividend of 2.00p per share declared on 2 November 2023 for the year ended 31 October 2023 and three quarterly dividends of 2.00p per share declared on 14 March 2024, 29 May 2024 and 1 August 2024, for the year ended 31 October 2024 and based on the share price as at close of business on 31 October 2024.
² Excluding 28,652,335 ordinary shares held in treasury.
³ The Company’s ongoing charges calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets and using the management fee and all other operating expenses excluding finance costs, direct transaction costs, custody transaction charges, VAT recovered, taxation and certain non-recurring items for the year ended 31 October 2023.
Sector Analysis
Total Assets (%)
Health Care
18.0
Information Technology
16.5
Financials
16.1
Consumer Discretionary
10.2
Communication Services
7.9
Materials
6.6
Energy
6.0
Industrials
5.9
Consumer Staples
5.8
Utilities
5.1
Real Estate
2.1
Net Current Liabilities
-0.2
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100.0
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Country Analysis
Total Assets (%)
United States
90.4
United Kingdom
3.4
France
2.2
South Korea
1.9
Ireland
1.3
Canada
1.0
Net Current Liabilities
-0.2
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100.0
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Top 10 Holdings
Country
% Total Assets
Citigroup
United States
3.5
Cardinal Health
United States
3.0
Comcast
United States
2.9
CVS Health
United States
2.8
Wells Fargo
United States
2.6
American International
United States
2.5
Willis Towers Watson
United States
2.5
First Citizens BancShares
United States
2.4
Electronic Arts
United States
2.4
Baxter International
United States
2.4
Tony DeSpirito, David Zhao and Lisa Yang, representing the Investment Manager, noted:
For the one-month period ended 31 October 2024, the Company’s NAV increased by 1.9% and the share price decreased by 2.1% (all in sterling). The Company’s reference index, the Russell 1000 Value Index, returned +3.2% for the period.
At the sector level, the largest contributor to relative performance stemmed from stock selection in communication services, with an overweight position in media boosting relative performance. Relative performance was also boosted by security selection in financials, specifically being overweight in banks. Other modest contributors during the period at the sector level included selection decisions in utilities and an underweight allocation to energy.
The largest detractor from relative performance stemmed from stock selection in health care, most notably an overweight position in health care providers and services. Selection decisions in consumer discretionary also detracted from relative performance, with an overweight position in automobile components dragging on relative performance. Other modest detractors at the sector level included selection decisions in information technology and consumer staples.
Transactions
During the month, the Company’s largest purchases included Air Products and Chemicals and Walt Disney. The Company exited its positions in Prudential and Woodside Energy Group.
Positioning
As of the period end, the Company’s largest overweight positions relative to the reference index were in the information technology, communication services and health care sectors. The Company’s largest underweight positions relative to the reference index were in the industrials, financials and real estate sectors.
Source: BlackRock.
28 November 2024
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