Aberforth Split Level Income Trust

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Aberforth Split Level Income Trust plc
Company type Public
LSE:  ASIT
Industry Investment trust Split capital investment trust
Founded2017;9 years ago (2017)
Website Official Webpage

Aberforth Split Level Income Trust plc, formerly Aberforth Geared Income Trust, is a British investment trust managed by Aberforth Partners, focused on income and capital growth for shareholders. [1] [2]

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The fund operates as a split capital investment trust featuring two classes of shares available on the London Stock Exchange, Ordinary Shares and Zero Dividend Preference (ZDP) shares. [3]

Aberforth Partners LLP manages the fund with Angus Gordon Lennox serving as the chairman since its inception in July 2017. [4] Notably, Lennox also holds the position of chairman for the Mercantile Investment Trust, managed by JPMorgan Chase. [5] [6]

In June 2024, shareholders approved a special resolution to place Aberforth Split Level Income Trust plc into members’ voluntary liquidation, with the assets transferred to Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust plc under a scheme of arrangement. [7]

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References

  1. "Aberforth Geared Income Trust announces proposals for reconstruction and voluntary wind up". Quoted Data. Quoted Data by Marten & Co. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. "Short-term opportunity in a small-cap trust". Investors Chronicle. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. "Factsheet". Trustnet. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. "Company data - Aberforth Split Level Income". The Association of Investment Companies. AIC. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. "ASIT Company page". Institutional Voting Information Service. IVIS. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. "Director dealings". ShareCast. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. "Aberforth Split Level Income Trust provides update on wind-up". AIC. The Association of Investment Companies. Retrieved 29 January 2026.