Edinburgh US Tracker Trust
The only investment trust that tracks the US stockmarket
With a low total expense ratio Only 0.4%*
*The TER rate has been maintained at 0.4% from August 2009 to August 2011. The TER rate is subject to change.
Read brochureRisk Warning
The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the amount invested. The tax benefits relating to ISA investments may not be maintained. Please refer to the Key Facts documents contained in the ISA/Share Plan Brochure & Application form for general and specific investment risks attaching to the individual trusts.
Read the detailed Risk WarningPast Performance
Past performance is no guide to future performance.
See latest monthly factsheet below for performance history.
Daily Data
At close 21-Feb-2012
Ord| Price | 681.50p |
| NAV | 718.85p |
| Prem/-Disc | -5.20% |
| Net Dividend Yield | 1.34% |
Source: Morningstar
NAV = Net Asset Value
Edinburgh US Tracker Trust plc
Objective
The objective of Edinburgh US Tracker Trust plc is to invest in a portfolio designed to track closely the S&P Composite Index, both in terms of capital and income.
Manager's Monthly Report
February 2012
Performance
The capital NAV of the Trust rose by 2.7% in January which was broadly in line with the return from the S&P 500 Index. Sterling strengthened against the US dollar rising from $1.55 to $1.58. US equity markets registered further gains in January as generally positive US economic reports outweighed on-going concerns regarding the eurozone sovereign debt crisis. The US economy continues to show modest momentum with GDP growth of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of last year. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% in December and now has declined 0.5 percentage points over the past two months. While the level of unemployment is still high, it is moving in the right direction. The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee released an inflation target of 2% and intimated that interest rates would stay at historically low levels until the end of 2014
Activity
The changes to the constituents of the Index in January were WPX Energy replacing Compuware which was removed on the grounds of its small market capitalisation. WPX Energy was a spin-off from The Williams Companies.
Strategy
The portfolio replicates in full the constituents and weightings of the S&P 500 Composite Index.
Source: Monthly Factsheet Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
Literature
- Monthly Factsheet
- Annual Report & Accounts
- Half-Yearly Report & Accounts
- Notice of Annual General Meeting
Trust Details
Edinburgh US Tracker Trust PLC
Registered Office:
7th Floor
40 Princes Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2BY
Registered in Scotland as an Investment Company Number 005218