PR Newswire
LONDON, United Kingdom, March 30
The information contained in this release was correct as at 28 February 2026.
Information on the Company’s up to date net asset values can be found on the
London Stock Exchange Website at:
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news
-home.html.
BLACKROCK THROGMORTON TRUST PLC (LEI: 5493003B7ETS1JEDPF59)
All information is at 28 February 2026 and unaudited.
Performance at month end is calculated on a cum income basis
One Three One Three Five
Month months year years years
% % % % %
Net asset value 0.0 7.6 17.0 18.9 3.4
Share price -2.1 5.1 16.6 8.3 -7.8
Benchmark* 0.8 7.2 21.5 21.5 14.0
Sources: BlackRock and Deutsche Numis
*With effect from 15 January 2024 the Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM
(excluding Investment Companies) Index changed to the Deutsche Numis Smaller
Companies plus AIM (excluding Investment Companies).
At month end
Net asset value capital only: 702.33p
Net asset value incl. income: 719.58p
Share price 643.00p
Discount to cum income NAV 10.6%
Net yield1: 3.8%
Total Gross assets2: £539.9.0m
Net market exposure as a % of net asset value3: 100.5%
Ordinary shares in issue4: 75,033,364
2025 ongoing charges (excluding performance fees)5,6: 0.63%
2025 ongoing charges ratio (including performance 0.51%
fees)5,6,7:
1. Calculated using the Final Dividend declared on 02 March 2026 payable on 02
April 2026, the Pre-Liquidation Dividend declared on 02 March 2026 payable on 02
April 2026, together with the Interim Dividend declared on 01 August 2025 paid
on 05 September 2025.
2. Includes current year revenue and excludes gross exposure through contracts
for difference.
3. Long exposure less short exposure as a percentage of net asset value.
4. Excluding 28,176,500 shares held in treasury.
5. The Company’s ongoing charges are calculated as a percentage of average daily
net assets and using the management fee and all other operating expenses,
excluding performance fees, finance costs, direct transaction charges, VAT
recovered, taxation and certain other non-recurring items for the year ended 30
November 2025.
6. With effect from 1 August 2017 the base management fee was reduced from 0.70%
to 0.35% of gross assets per annum. The Company’s ongoing charges are calculated
as a percentage of average daily net assets and using the management fee and all
other operating expenses, including performance fees, but excluding finance
costs, direct transaction charges, VAT recovered, taxation and certain other non
-recurring items for the year ended 30 November 2025.
7. Effective 1st December 2017 the annual performance fee is calculated using
performance data on an annualised rolling two-year basis (previously, one year)
and the maximum annual performance fee payable is effectively reduced to 0.90%
of two year rolling average month end gross assets (from 1% of average annual
gross assets over one year). Additionally, the Company now accrues this fee at a
rate of 15% of outperformance (previously 10%). The maximum annual total
management fees (comprising the base management fee of 0.35% and a potential
performance fee of 0.90%) are therefore 1.25% of average month end gross assets
on a two-year rolling basis (from 1.70% of average annual gross assets).
Sector Weightings % of Total Assets
Industrials 30.9
Financials 26.8
Basic Materials 9.5
Consumer Staples 5.6
Technology 5.2
Consumer Discretionary 4.9
Real Estate 2.7
Health Care 2.1
Telecommunications 1.8
Energy 1.8
Communication Services 0.7
Net Current Assets 8.0
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Total 100.0
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Country Weightings % of Total Assets
United Kingdom 89.0
United States 10.5
France 0.5
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Total 100.0
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Market Exposure (Quarterly)
31.05.25 31.08.25 30.11.25 28.02.26
% % % %
Long 108.4 113.2 113.0 105.5
Short 2.8 6.1 6.1 5.0
Gross exposure 111.1 119.3 119.1 110.5
Net exposure 105.6 107.1 106.9 100.5
Ten Largest Investments
Company % of Total Gross Assets
Serco Group 3.0
Morgan Sindall 3.0
XPS Pensions Group 2.9
Rosebank Industries 2.7
GPE 2.6
Boku 2.5
Tatton Asset Management 2.4
Plus500 Ltd 2.3
Goodwin 2.2
Ig Group Holdings 2.2
Commenting on the markets, Dan Whitestone, representing the Investment Manager
noted:
The Company return was flat (0.0%) in February, while its benchmark, the
Deutsche Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM (excluding Investment Companies)
Index, returned 0.8%.
Equity markets moved higher over the month, although leadership broadened as
investors rotated away from crowded AI and software names towards more cyclical
and value oriented areas. This shift reflected a more balanced assessment of
risk rather than a deterioration in overall sentiment. The macro backdrop was
shaped by ongoing debate around the payback from elevated AI investment,
increased policy uncertainty in the US following a Supreme Court ruling on trade
tariffs, and a late month rise in geopolitical risk as tensions between the US
and Iran escalated. Bond yields moved lower as investors leaned back into a
gradual disinflation narrative. Within the UK, the FTSE 100 Index outperformed
small & mid-caps given the value and defensive nature of the large cap market,
The largest detractor in the month was Boku. The shares fell in the month on no
specific news but may have been caught up in the AI induced weakness afflicting
broader payment companies. As for AI risk, we think Boku is well insulated,
considering it is a regulated network operating across multi jurisdictions, with
multiple licenses with a deep and broad pool of connections across myriad
companies and merchants that is an incredible barrier to entry and hard to
replicate. Indeed, Boku reported an extremely set of FY25 results in early
March, confirming +30% year-on-year revenue growth, and reiterating their
comfort with their medium term revenue guidance of c20% cagr (compound annual
growth rate). At the sector level, financials were a detractor, given macro
volatility and increased concerns around credit risk. Our holdings in XPS
Pensions, IntegraFin and Tatton Asset Management all detracted despite no stock
specific news flow.
Turning to positives, the largest contributors were all companies within the
resources sectors. The largest stock contributor was US listed, Advanced Energy
Industries, which reported Q4 2025 earnings with revenues and EPS (earnings per
share) ahead of expectations. Revenue for 2025 grew by 21%, driven by
semiconductor market demand, while data centre revenue grew by 107%, further
supporting the company’s positive outlook. Pan African Resources rallied after
reporting a substantial increase in revenues for the six months to December
2025, driven by a 51.5% rise in gold production and a 61.6% rise in the average
price received for gold. Hochshild Mining shares continued to perform strongly
in February on the back of the strength in the gold price. We have been trimming
into strength to keep the position size at our target weight of around 150bps.
We remain of the view that there is compelling value on offer in the UK small
and mid-cap complex but concede there are limited positive catalysts in the near
term to stem the sector outflows. M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) activity is
likely to continue at pace as Private Equity and Corporates take advantage of
this backdrop, whilst the broader de-equitisation from company share buyback
programmes continues.
In recent weeks we have continued to reduce the net to around 103% and the gross
to c.108% reflecting the increased market volatility.
We thank shareholders for your ongoing support.
1Source: BlackRock as at 28 February 2026
30 March 2026
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