AV. Aviva FTSE 100 23.8p 22-May
Yesterday, the UK insurance giant, Aviva plc paid out its May 2025 dividend.
23.8p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/AV./total-voting-rights/15979333
the total number of voting rights in Aviva plc was 2,741,505,825.
thus:-
2,741,505,825 x £0.238 = £652,478,386.35
That is £652 Million
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/AV./aviva-plc/company-page
Yesterday, the UK banking giant, Lloyds Banking Group paid out its May 2025 dividend.
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com
2.11p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/LLOY/total-voting-rights/17014540
the total number of shares issued by Lloyds Banking Group plc with rights to vote is 60,142,756,773 ordinary shares
thus:-
60,142,756,773 x £0.0211 = £1,269,012,167.9103
That is £1269 Million = £1.2690121679103 billion
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/LLOY/lloyds-banking-group-plc/company-page
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On Tuesday his week, 13th May to be precise, Aberdeen (formerly Standard Life – Aberdeen) paid out its Mat 2025 dividend
https://www.aberdeeninvestments.com/en-gb
7.3p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ABDN/total-voting-rights/17016074
The total number of voting rights in the Company, as at 30 April 2025, is 1,840,743,245
thus:-
1,840,743,245 x £0.073 = £134,374,256.885
That is £134 million
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/ABDN/aberdeen-group-plc/company-page
John Clifton “Jack” Bogle (May 8, 1929 – January 16, 2019) was an American investor, business magnate and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive of The Vanguard Group and is credited with popularizing the index fund. An avid investor and money manager himself, he preached investment over speculation, long-term patience over short-term action and reducing broker fees as much as possible. An ideal investment vehicle for Bogle was a low-cost index fund representing the entire US market, held over a lifetime with dividends reinvested.
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The FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund is a Vanguard index fund that tracks global companies.
Number of stocks as at the date 31 Mar 2025 :- of the fund
7,114 Stocks
Top Ten Holdings are:-
Apple Inc 3.70% of the fund
Microsoft Corp 3.15% of the fund
NVIDIA Corp 2.87% of the fund
Amazon.com Inc 2.02% of the fund
Meta Platforms Inc 1.43% of the fund
Alphabet Inc 1.03% of the fund
Broadcom Inc 0.87% of the fund
Alphabet Inc 0.85% of the fund
Tesla Inc 0.81% of the fund
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.77% of the fund
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Today the Foreign & Colonial Investment trust pays out its May 2025 dividend
4.8p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/FCIT/total-voting-rights/16883986
The total number of voting rights that can be exercised in the Company is, 482,018,501
thus:-
482,018,501 x £0.048 = 23,136,888.048
That is £23 million paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/FCIT/f-c-investment-trust-plc/company-page
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The L&G Climate Action Global Equity Fund whose objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital growth.
The Fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in a broad range of equity securities from around the world, including Developing/Emerging Markets
The Fund will invest in companies that are not currently aligned to climate transition or companies taking steps towards climate transition alignment. Companies that are not aligned to climate transition are those that are not on track to meet net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 (“Net Zero CO2”). The Fund will also invest in companies that are already taking steps to meet Net Zero CO2, or contributing to the transition to Net Zero CO2.
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“Choosing individual stocks without any idea of what you’re looking for is like running through a dynamite factory with a burning match. You may live, but you’re still an idiot.”
The Schroder Income Growth Fund plc is a London listed invesrment trust.
The Schroder Income Growth Fund aims to achieve income growth in excess of inflation and capital growth as a result of that rising income. SCF has grown its dividend for 29 consecutive years, since it was launched in 1995.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SCF/schroder-income-growth-fund-plc/company-page
Tomorrow the UK banking giant pays out its April dividend
15.5p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/NWG/total-voting-rights/16966902
The total number of shares in NatWest plc is 8,078,039,443
Thus:-
8,078,039,443 x £0.155 = £1,252,096,113.665
that is £1.252096113.665 Billion paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/NWG/natwest-group-plc/company-page
Today the UK & global banking giant pays out its April dividend
$0.36 = 27.3198p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/HSBA/total-voting-rights/16966785
The total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is 17,750,456,690
Thus:-
17,750,456,690 x £0.273198 = £4,849,389,266.79462
that is £4.84938926679462 Billion paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/HSBA/hsbc-holdings-plc/company-page
The CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s biggest single owner of public equities, says a fund of its size needs to be widely diversified across asset classes, because tactical asset allocation would be “very, very tough.” Nicolai Tangen, who runs the $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund, also talks about his investment concerns and AI. Tangen speaks on “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.” This interview was recorded January 22 at the Bloomberg House in Davos.
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The Standard Life Active Higher Interest Pension fund aims to provide higher returns than Money Market funds. It does this by investing not only in bank and building society deposits but also in a variety of other instruments including Certificates of Deposits (CDs), Commercial Paper, Covered Bonds, Fixed and Floating Rate Medium Term Notes (MTN), Asset Backed Securities (ABS) and Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) where, when purchased, repayment is typically expected within 5 years
Top Holdings Fund (%)
SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST BANK LTD (LONDON) 8.6% of the fund
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORP INV BANK 8.5% of the fund
DZ BANK 8.5% of the fund
MUFG BANK LTD (TOKYO) 8.5% of the fund
RABOBANK INTERNATIONAL 8.5% of the fund
SMBC EUROPE LONDON 8.5% of the fund
MIZUHO BANK 8.5% of the fund
KBC BANK NV, LONDON BRANCH 5.4% of the fund
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 4.8% of the fund
BARCLAYS BANK PLC 2.5% of the fund
Total 72.3% of the fund
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Today, one of the world’s largest mining companies, Rio Tinto, pays out is April 2025 dividend.
Pays $2.25 = 175.987485p a share
Operating in 35 countries with 60,000 employees, the portfolio includes iron ore, copper, aluminium and a range of other minerals
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/RIO/total-voting-rights/16969680
The total number of voting rights in Rio Tinto plc is 1,253,972,387
Thus:-
1,253,972,387 x £1.75987485 = £2,206,834,466.47576695
That is £2206 Million = £2.2 Billion paid to shareholders in Rio Tinto.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/RIO/rio-tinto-plc/company-page
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ASML Holding N.V. (commonly shortened to ASML, originally standing for Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography) is a Dutch multinational corporation founded in 1984. ASML specializes in the development and manufacturing of photolithography machines which are used to produce computer chips.
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Yesterday, the UK pharma giant, paid out is April 2025 dividend.
16p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/GSK/total-voting-rights/16969452
The total number of voting rights in the Company is 4,127,914,542
Thus:-
4,127,914,542 x £0.16 = £660,466,326.72
That is £660 million.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/GSK/gsk-plc/company-page
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The Legal & General MSCI World Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index Fund tracks the performance of the MSCI World SRI Index.
Fund size = £564.7m
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Alliance Witan aims to be a core equity holding for investors that delivers a real return over the long term through a combination of capital growth and a rising dividend. The Company invests primarily in global equities across a wide range of industries and sectors to achieve its objective. Formed from the merger of Witan and Alliance
https://www.alliancewitan.com/investor-information
Total Assets: £5,670.0m
Shares in Issue: 400,191,982
The top 20 Holdings
Microsoft £190.1m 3.4% of the fund
Amazon £189.9m 3.3% of the fund
Visa £161.4m 2.8% of the fund
Meta Platforms £109.3m 1.9% of the fund
Alphabet £87.7m 1.5% of the fund
Diageo £87.0m 1.5% of the fund
Aon £85.2m 1.5% of the fund
Netflix £82.5m 1.5% of the fund
Eli Lilly £76.9m 1.4% of the fund
UnitedHealth Group £75.4m 1.3% of the fund
Mastercard £67.0m 1.2% of the fund
Taiwan Semiconductor £63.6m 1.1% of the fund
Safran £62.9m 1.1% of the fund
Philip Morris Intl £61.1m 1.1% of the fund
Petrobras £57.8m 1.0% of the fund
NVIDIA £57.7m 1.0% of the fund
HDFC Bank £57.1m 1.0% of the fund
Unilever £55.4m 1.0% of the fund
Mercadolibre £52.5m 0.9% of the fund
Airbus £50.3m 0.9% of the fund
Top 10 holdings 20.1%
Top 20 holdings 30.4%
It today pays 6.73p a share for its March 2025 dividend
Thus:-
400,191,982 x £0.0673 = £26,932,920.3886
That is £26 million paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/ALW/alliance-witan-plc/company-page
Yesterday, Unilever pays out its March 2025 dividend
37.75p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ULVR/total-voting-rights/16923130
there were 2,475,206,898 shares with voting rights.
thus:-
2,475,206,898 x £0.3775 = £934,390,603.995
that is £934 million paid to shareholders in Unilever
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/ULVR/unilever-plc/company-page
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Tomorrow, the UK Energy Oil Major pays out its March 2025 dividend
$0.08 = 6.1761p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BP./total-voting-rights/16881802
The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 16,055,772,413
thus:-
16,055,772,413 x £0.061761 = £991,620,559.999293
that is £991 million paid to shareholders in BP
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BP./bp-plc/company-page
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Tomorrow, the oil major Shell PLC pays out its quarterly dividend.
$0.358 a share = 27.79p
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/SHEL/voting-rights-and-capital/16920792
Shell plc’s capital as at February 28, 2025, consists of 6,047,482,616 ordinary shares of €0.07 each.
Thus:-
6,047,482,616 x £0.2779 = £1,680,595,418.9864
£1,680 Million = £1.680 Billion paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SHEL/shell-plc/company-page
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Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust PLC announces that at close of business on 28 February 2025 its investments were as follows:
| Company | % of total net assets |
| Greencoat UK Wind | 7.0% |
| Clearway Energy A Class | 6.5% |
| SSE | 6.0% |
| Northland Power | 5.5% |
| Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust | 5.3% |
| Drax Group | 5.1% |
| Bonheur | 5.1% |
| Grenergy Renovables | 5.0% |
| RWE | 4.9% |
| NextEnergy Solar Fund | 4.4% |
| National Grid | 3.9% |
| Gore Street Energy Storage Fund | 3.9% |
| Foresight Solar Fund | 3.7% |
| Cadeler | 3.6% |
| AES | 2.6% |
| SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust | 2.4% |
| Enefit Green | 2.3% |
| Aquila European Renewables Income Fund | 2.2% |
| Harmony Energy Income Trust | 2.0% |
| GCP Infrastructure Investments | 1.9% |
| Greencoat Renewable | 1.8% |
| Fastned | 1.7% |
| Corporacion Acciona Energias Renovables | 1.7% |
| Polaris Renewable Energy | 1.4% |
| Orsted | 1.2% |
| MPC Energy Solutions | 0.9% |
| 7C Solarparken | 0.9% |
| VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities | 0.8% |
| Serena Energia | 0.8% |
| Scatec Solar | 0.6% |
| Boralex | 0.5% |
| US Solar Fund | 0.4% |
| Westbridge Renewable Energy | 0.3% |
| Cloudberry Clean Energy | 0.2% |
| Cash/Net Current Assets | 3.4% |
At close of business on 28 February 2025 the total net assets of Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust PLC amounted to £35.6 million. The sector breakdown and geographical allocation were as follows:
| Sector Breakdown | % of total net assets |
| Yieldcos & investment companies | 32.2% |
| Renewable energy developers | 31.4% |
| Renewable focused utilities | 8.6% |
| Energy storage | 5.9% |
| Biomass generation and production | 5.1% |
| Electricity networks | 3.9% |
| Renewable technology and service | 3.6% |
| Renewable financing and energy efficiency | 4.2% |
| Renewable Fuels and Charging | 1.7% |
| Cash/Net Current Assets | 3.4% |
| Geographical Allocation | % of total net assets |
| United Kingdom | 30.1% |
| Europe (ex UK) | 29.8% |
| Global | 23.8% |
| North America | 9.8% |
| Latin America | 3.1% |
| Cash/Net Current Assets | 3.4% |
| 100% |
L&G Energy Transition Commodities UCITS ETF
The L&G Energy Transition Commodities UCITS ETF The L&G Energy Transition Commodities UCITS ETF aims to track the performance of the Solactive Energy Transition Commodity TR Index
This ETF is designed for investors: (1) looking to grow their money in an investment
which can form part of their existing savings portfolio; and (2) familiar with commodity
futures contracts and the particular features of the Index, including spot, roll and collateral
return.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/ETRA/legal-and-general-asset-management/company-page
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The L&G Global Equity Fixed Weights (50:50) Index Pension Fund is an investment fund with £3,184.0m assets under management.
The investment objective of the fund is to provide diversified exposure to UK and overseas equity markets. The fund will invest 50% in the UK and 50% overseas. The fund’s overseas asset distribution is
fixed with 17.5% in North America, 17.5% in Europe (ex UK), 8.75% in Japan and 6.25% in Asia Pacific (ex Japan).
Top Holdings:-
ASTRAZENECA 3.6% of the fund
SHELL 3.2% of the fund
HSBC HOLDINGS 2.6% of the fund
UNILEVER 2.5% of the fund
RELX GROUP 1.4% of the fund
BP 1.3% of the fund
GSK 1.3% of the f% of the fund
RIO TINTO 1.2% of the fund
DIAGEO 1.2% of the fund
APPLE 1.2% of the fund
Total 19.5% of the fund
BAE Systems, provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions. They employ a skilled workforce of around 107,000 people in more than 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, they develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security and people, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure
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The Legal & General Cash Trust is a fund investing in near cash securities.
This fund is designed for investors looking to preserve their money from an investment in deposits and short term instruments.
Top Ten Holdings:-
KBC Bank 4.7% of the fund
DZ Bank 4.7% of the fund
Nationwide Building Society 4.7% of the fund
Mizuho Bank 4.4% of the fund
Rabobank 4.4% of the fund
Credit Agricole 4.0% of the fund
Goldman Sachs 4.0% of the fund
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank 3.9% of the fund
National Bank of Canada 3.9% of the fund
BNP Paribas 3.7% of the fund
Fund size £3,208.9m
Distribution yield 4.6%
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October 2020
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Feb 2025
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Another month, guess what, take a lucky guess, it is the same old story, HM Government, spends more money than it receives via taxes and duties. Now we are in a post Covid 19 world. UK’s HM Government needs to fund many new demands. https://www.dmo.gov.uk
Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market in February 2025, the HM Government had to borrow money to meet the difference between tax revenues and public sector expenditure. The term for this is the PSNCR: The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. There were “only” 10 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office to raise cash for HM Treasury:-
27-Feb-2025 4 3/8% Treasury Gilt 2040 £3,092.07 Million
25-Feb-2025 1 1/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2035 £1,914.91 Million
19-Feb-2025 4 3/8% Treasury Gilt 2028 4,250.00 £4,259.70 Million
18-Feb-2025 4% Treasury Gilt 2063 £1,726.72 Million
12-Feb-2025 0 5/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2045 £874.09 Million
05-Feb-2025 1½% Green Gilt 2053 £947.37 Million
04-Feb-2025 4 3/8% Treasury Gilt 2030 £5,335.55 Million
£3,092.07 Million + £1,914.91 Million + £4,259.70 Million + £1,726.72 Million + £874.09 Million + £947.37 Million + £5,335.55 Million = £18,150.41 Million
£18,150.41 Million = £18.15041 Billion
On another way of looking at it, is in the 28 days Feb 2025, HM Government borrowed:- £648.2289286 Million each day for the 28 days.
We are fortunate, while the global banking and financial markets still has the confidence in HM Government to buy the Gilts (Lend money to the UK), the budget deficit keeps rising. What is also alarming, is the dates these bonds maturing from 2028 to 2063. All long-term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together……“
Holdings:-
| RHEINMETALL AG COMMON |
| BAE SYSTEMS PLC |
| SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK |
| THALES SA COMMON STOCK |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC |
| FORTINET INC COMMON STOCK |
| RTX CORP |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC COMMON |
| CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC |
| CHECK POINT SOFTWARE |
| CYBERARK SOFTWARE LTD |
| LEONARDO SPA COMMON STOCK |
| HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD |
| ZSCALER INC COMMON STOCK |
| SAAB AB COMMON STOCK SEK |
| LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC |
| KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA |
| OKTA INC COMMON STOCK USD |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON |
| CAE INC COMMON STOCK CAD |
| TEXTRON INC COMMON STOCK |
| DASSAULT AVIATION SA |
| ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD COMMON |
| CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP |
| BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC |
| CASH |
| CHEMRING GROUP PLC COMMON |
| QINETIQ GROUP PLC COMMON |
| BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC |
| SOFTCAT PLC COMMON STOCK |
| KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC |
| CACI INTERNATIONAL INC |
| ROCKET LAB USA INC COMMON |
| HUNTINGTON INGALLS |
| KBR INC COMMON STOCK USD |
| HENSOLDT AG COMMON STOCK |
| PARSONS CORP COMMON STOCK |
| RENK GROUP AG COMMON |
| SENTINELONE INC COMMON |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS |
| MOOG INC-CLASS A |
| QUALYS INC COMMON STOCK |
| VARONIS SYSTEMS INC |
| TENABLE HOLDINGS INC |
| AEROVIRONMENT INC COMMON |
| LIG NEX1 CO LTD COMMON |
| KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY |
| HANWHA SYSTEMS CO LTD |
| BLACKBERRY LTD COMMON |
| KOREA AEROSPACE |
| AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC |
| ASELSAN ELEKTRONIK SANAYI |
| MERCURY SYSTEMS INC |
| DUCOMMUN INC COMMON STOCK |
| LEONARDO DRS INC COMMON |
| RAPID7 INC COMMON STOCK |
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The L&G Cyber Security Innovation UCITS ETF aims to provide exposure to companies engaged in the cyber security industry.
Fund size $15.8m
Top 10 constituents (%)
IonQ 12.4% of the fund
Fortinet 3.7% of the fund
Broadcom 3.5% of the fund
CrowdStrike 3.4% of the fund
eMemory Technology 3.3% of the fund
Cloudflare 3.2% of the fund
A10 Networks 3.2% of the fund
CyberArk 2.9% of the fund
Arista Networks 2.9% of the fund
F7 2.9% of the fund
Top 10 constituents 41.6% of the fund
Rest of Index 58.4% of the fund
Number of constituents in Index 36
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John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group
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The JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC is a London listed investment trust
The Company aims to provide superior total returns and outperform the MSCI All Country World Index over the long-term by investing in companies
based around the world.
Assets of £3044.2m
Top 10 Sector % of assets
Microsoft Technology Software 6.7% of the fund
Amazon.Com Media 6.7% of the fund
Nvidia Technology – Semi & Hardware 5.1% of the fund
Meta Platforms Media 3.7% of the fund
LVMH Retail 3.5% of the fund
TSMC Technology – Semi & Hardware 3.1% of the fund
Mastercard Financial Services 2.5% of the fund
UnitedHealth Health Services & Systems 2.2% of the fund
Exxon Mobil Energy 2.1% of the fund
Otis Worldwide Industrial Cyclicals 2.1% of the fund
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/JGGI/jpmorgan-global-growth-income-plc/company-page
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The Henderson International Income Trust is a London listed investment trust.
Total assets £395.39M
Share price of 168.00p
Estimated Net Asset Vale 189.01p
Discount / Premium of -11.12%
Yield 4.43%
Top 10 holdings (%)
Microsoft 4.7% of the trust
Home Depot 3.0% of the trust
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2.9% of the trust
Sony Group 2.9% of the trust
CME Group 2.7% of the trust
nVent Electric 2.7% of the trust
Coca-Cola 2.6% of the trust
Nordea Bank 2.5% of the trust
Honeywell International 2.3% of the trust
American Tower 2.2% of the trust
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/HINT/henderson-international-income-trust-plc/company-page
Today, the UK’s 2nd telecoms group pays out its Feb dividend
€0.0225 per share = £0.0188606 per share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/VOD/total-voting-rights/16880377
the total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 25,392,110,945
thus:-
25,392,110,945 x £0.0188606 = £478,910,447.689267
That is £478 million, paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/VOD/vodafone-group-plc/analysis
Today, the UK’s premier Telecommunications giant, British Telecommunications PLC, paid out its Feb 2025 dividend.
2.4p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BT.A/total-voting-rights/16879823
The total number of voting rights in BT Group plc on that date of 31st Jan 2025 was 9,956,837,263
Thus:-
9,956,837,263 x £0.024 = £238,964,094.312
That is £238.9 Million paid to shareholders.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BT.A/bt-group-plc/company-page
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Today, the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust, paid out its Feb 2025 dividend.
3.6p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/FCIT/total-voting-rights/16833558
The total number of voting rights that can be exercised in the Company is, 482,532,548
Thus:-
482,532,548 x £0.036 = £17,371,171.728
That is £17.3 Million paid to shareholders.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/FCIT/f-c-investment-trust-plc/company-page
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This ETF holds all 500 companies that make up the S&P 500 Index:-
1 AAPL Apple Inc. 3,572.85B 237.59 -0.74% 391.04B
2 MSFT Microsoft Corporation 3,085.03B 414.99 -6.18% 261.80B
3 NVDA NVIDIA Corporation 3,059.05B 124.91 0.98% 113.27B
4 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. 2,466.82B 234.60 -1.04% 620.13B
5 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. 2,458.85B 200.87 2.79% 339.86B
6 GOOG Alphabet Inc. 2,401.81B 202.63 2.76% 339.86B
7 META Meta Platforms, Inc. 1,734.32B 687.00 1.55% 164.50B
8 TSLA Tesla, Inc. 1,284.92B 400.28 2.87% 97.69B
9 BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 1,012.35B 472.44 0.68% 369.89B
10 AVGO Broadcom Inc. 1,010.88B 215.66 4.51% 51.57B
11 WMT Walmart Inc. 792.49B 98.65 1.18% 673.82B
12 JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 750.40B 268.23 0.62% 166.88B
13 LLY Eli Lilly and Company 741.26B 823.23 2.38% 40.86B
14 V Visa Inc. 672.58B 342.97 2.11% 35.93B
15 MA Mastercard Incorporated 519.50B 566.01 3.14% 28.17B
16 UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 502.08B 545.57 1.39% 400.28B
17 XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation 481.57B 109.57 0.83% 343.82B
18 ORCL Oracle Corporation 476.55B 170.38 5.16% 54.93B
19 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 434.49B 978.81 1.53% 258.81B
20 NFLX Netflix, Inc. 416.31B 973.24 -0.50% 39.00B
21 HD The Home Depot, Inc. 411.75B 414.50 0.26% 154.60B
22 PG The Procter & Gamble Company 392.55B 167.41 0.71% 84.35B
23 JNJ Johnson & Johnson 368.05B 152.87 1.14% 88.82B
24 BAC Bank of America Corporation 355.58B 46.72 -0.06% 96.07B
25 CRM Salesforce, Inc. 328.80B 343.57 -2.95% 37.19B
26 ABBV AbbVie Inc. 310.40B 175.65 0.22% 55.53B
27 CVX Chevron Corporation 280.92B 156.32 0.40% 191.69B
28 KO The Coca-Cola Company 275.91B 64.05 1.94% 46.37B
29 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. 268.26B 234.37 -0.33% 81.40B
30 WFC Wells Fargo & Company 259.23B 78.82 0.57% 77.96B
31 MRK Merck & Co., Inc. 250.31B 98.95 0.68% 63.17B
32 CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. 240.84B 60.47 1.54% 52.98B
33 IBM International Business Machines Corporation 238.81B 258.27 12.96% 62.75B
34 ACN Accenture plc 238.15B 380.75 1.69% 66.36B
35 TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 232.08B 606.74 6.78% 42.88B
36 MS Morgan Stanley 224.88B 139.94 0.89% 61.50B
37 AXP American Express Company 223.90B 318.95 1.17% 60.76B
38 ABT Abbott Laboratories 223.42B 128.81 0.74% 41.95B
39 GE General Electric Company 220.72B 205.57 3.25% 38.70B
40 GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 218.38B 645.70 1.31% 52.16B
41 BX Blackstone Inc. 217.17B 177.78 -4.10% 12.79B
42 LIN Linde plc 212.55B 446.38 1.84% 33.03B
43 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. 210.83B 151.90 1.02% 91.92B
44 NOW ServiceNow, Inc. 208.95B 1,012.75 -11.44% 10.98B
45 MCD McDonald’s Corporation 208.05B 290.32 0.07% 25.94B
46 ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 206.65B 580.18 1.30% 8.35B
47 DIS The Walt Disney Company 205.13B 113.43 0.21% 91.36B
48 PM Philip Morris International Inc. 202.63B 130.32 0.56% 37.22B
49 ADBE Adobe Inc. 194.14B 446.00 0.98% 21.51B
50 AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 192.89B 118.86 1.29% 24.30B
51 QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated 190.05B 171.93 0.13% 38.96B
52 PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. 185.02B 81.22 1.83% 2.65B
53 CAT Caterpillar Inc. 181.04B 374.98 -4.64% 64.81B
54 T AT&T Inc. 172.37B 24.02 -0.87% 122.34B
55 RTX RTX Corporation 171.67B 128.98 3.08% 80.74B
56 INTU Intuit Inc. 169.24B 604.60 1.96% 16.59B
57 TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated 168.78B 185.27 2.77% 15.64B
58 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 166.15B 39.47 -2.01% 134.79B
59 BLK BlackRock, Inc. 165.96B 1,071.52 1.80% 20.41B
60 SPGI S&P Global Inc. 162.28B 523.54 1.22% 13.77B
61 DHR Danaher Corporation 160.42B 223.08 -0.29% 23.74B
62 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. 158.01B 4,774.33 1.11% 23.05B
63 C Citigroup Inc. 153.66B 81.86 1.53% 71.36B
64 SCHW The Charles Schwab Corporation 153.03B 83.60 1.88% 19.61B
65 AMGN Amgen Inc. 152.67B 284.02 0.83% 32.53B
66 PFE Pfizer Inc. 152.50B 26.91 1.09% 59.38B
67 BSX Boston Scientific Corporation 151.86B 103.04 0.32% 15.91B
68 UNP Union Pacific Corporation 151.52B 249.92 0.15% 24.25B
69 LOW Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 149.07B 264.00 0.87% 83.72B
70 SYK Stryker Corporation 148.84B 390.43 -0.16% 22.60B
71 KKR KKR & Co. Inc. 148.22B 166.87 0.34% 27.82B
72 AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. 147.68B 181.72 3.67% 27.18B
73 NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. 146.62B 71.30 0.58% 24.75B
74 PGR The Progressive Corporation 146.04B 249.22 1.14% 71.96B
75 HON Honeywell International Inc. 145.69B 224.06 1.36% 37.85B
76 ANET Arista Networks Inc 143.44B 113.86 5.58% 6.61B
77 TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. 141.75B 126.09 1.51% 56.42B
78 UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. 140.22B 66.59 -0.24% 41.96B
79 BA The Boeing Company 134.40B 179.39 3.30% 66.52B
80 COP ConocoPhillips 131.24B 101.46 -0.10% 56.92B
81 DE Deere & Company 130.73B 479.99 0.38% 51.53B
82 ETN Eaton Corporation plc 129.27B 327.10 2.99% 24.61B
83 CMCSA Comcast Corporation 127.23B 33.25 -11.00% 123.73B
84 SBUX Starbucks Corporation 123.82B 109.00 0.39% 36.15B
85 ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 123.40B 303.26 0.90% 19.90B
86 PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 122.99B 187.42 1.08% 8.29B
87 FI Fiserv, Inc. 122.84B 215.91 1.60% 20.12B
88 GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. 120.83B 96.95 1.42% 28.30B
89 BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 119.95B 59.14 0.15% 47.44B
90 MDT Medtronic plc 117.96B 91.99 0.63% 33.00B
91 NKE NIKE, Inc. 115.86B 78.33 2.29% 48.98B
92 PLD Prologis, Inc. 113.65B 120.65 1.24% 8.56B
93 VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 112.90B 438.40 -0.71% 10.63B
94 CB Chubb Limited 110.11B 274.78 -0.38% 56.44B
95 MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 108.45B 220.83 1.07% 24.46B
96 LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation 108.20B 459.65 1.16% 71.04B
97 GEV GE Vernova Inc. 105.56B 382.94 8.40% 34.94B
98 ADI Analog Devices, Inc. 105.41B 212.40 1.19% 9.43B
99 LRCX Lam Research Corporation 103.73B 80.73 7.43% 16.21B
100 MU Micron Technology, Inc. 103.06B 92.50 3.92% 29.09B
101 KLAC KLA Corporation 99.31B 742.43 4.13% 10.26B
102 UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. 98.05B 114.90 -14.11% 91.07B
103 CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. 97.75B 396.87 -0.05% 3.74B
104 APO Apollo Global Management, Inc. 97.18B 171.76 0.39% 31.67B
105 CEG Constellation Energy Corporation 96.53B 308.55 5.71% 23.98B
106 SO The Southern Company 93.06B 84.93 2.54% 26.43B
107 ELV Elevance Health, Inc. 92.61B 399.32 -0.24% 176.81B
108 SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company 91.75B 365.55 1.43% 23.10B
109 ICE Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 91.55B 159.44 1.41% 9.16B
110 PH Parker-Hannifin Corporation 90.61B 703.89 5.72% 19.91B
111 MCO Moody’s Corporation 90.47B 499.20 1.81% 6.90B
112 PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. 89.80B 89.57 0.91% 31.46B
113 WM Waste Management, Inc. 89.28B 222.43 6.15% 22.06B
114 EQIX Equinix, Inc. 88.97B 922.13 1.53% 8.15B
115 MO Altria Group, Inc. 87.35B 51.54 -2.13% 20.44B
116 AMT American Tower Corporation 86.83B 185.82 1.19% 11.17B
117 DUK Duke Energy Corporation 86.72B 112.26 1.48% 29.75B
118 APH Amphenol Corporation 86.39B 71.66 3.29% 15.22B
119 INTC Intel Corporation 86.30B 20.01 1.32% 54.25B
120 WELL Welltower Inc. 85.42B 137.18 1.67% 7.56B
121 CME CME Group Inc. 85.02B 235.92 1.47% 6.03B
122 HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc. 84.76B 334.61 2.13% 70.60B
123 MMM 3M Company 83.29B 154.40 1.89% 24.58B
124 TT Trane Technologies plc 82.43B 366.32 0.64% 19.84B
125 ABNB Airbnb, Inc. 82.34B 131.79 -0.60% 10.84B
126 CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 81.66B 297.76 2.72% 4.35B
127 CTAS Cintas Corporation 81.59B 202.18 1.82% 9.94B
128 SNPS Synopsys, Inc. 81.36B 526.36 2.66% 6.13B
129 MAR Marriott International, Inc. 81.29B 292.54 0.99% 6.57B
130 AON Aon plc 80.48B 372.15 1.48% 14.93B
131 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 80.44B 58.99 1.24% 10.98B
132 PNC The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 80.01B 202.07 -0.05% 20.77B
133 MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc. 78.98B 472.61 1.99% 10.66B
134 CI The Cigna Group 78.71B 282.98 -6.70% 247.12B
135 MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. 78.11B 58.41 2.24% 36.15B
136 COF Capital One Financial Corporation 78.00B 204.62 0.35% 27.40B
137 ZTS Zoetis Inc. 77.92B 172.71 1.46% 9.15B
138 FTNT Fortinet, Inc. 77.36B 100.93 1.61% 5.71B
139 ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. 76.82B 260.13 1.46% 15.95B
140 MCK McKesson Corporation 76.75B 604.60 0.24% 330.19B
141 TDG TransDigm Group Incorporated 76.49B 1,364.89 1.94% 7.94B
142 ORLY O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. 75.64B 1,310.16 1.71% 16.44B
143 USB U.S. Bancorp 74.88B 48.00 0.71% 25.10B
144 AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 74.70B 299.03 1.68% 10.67B
145 APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 74.52B 335.10 2.38% 12.10B
146 EMR Emerson Electric Co. 74.29B 130.44 1.23% 17.49B
147 CL Colgate-Palmolive Company 74.26B 90.89 1.47% 20.11B
148 RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 73.89B 274.79 2.12% 16.48B
149 DELL Dell Technologies Inc. 73.50B 105.35 2.18% 93.95B
150 REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 73.49B 683.08 -0.61% 13.85B
151 EOG EOG Resources, Inc. 72.68B 129.78 -0.35% 23.86B
152 BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company 72.06B 248.49 0.64% 20.18B
153 CVS CVS Health Corporation 71.50B 56.82 -0.14% 367.25B
154 ECL Ecolab Inc. 71.50B 252.51 2.26% 15.67B
155 NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation 70.42B 483.37 0.38% 41.03B
156 GD General Dynamics Corporation 69.35B 256.93 2.18% 47.72B
157 WDAY Workday, Inc. 69.18B 260.07 -2.01% 8.16B
158 WMB The Williams Companies, Inc. 68.98B 56.59 2.28% 10.37B
159 RSG Republic Services, Inc. 68.38B 218.36 2.85% 15.82B
160 ADSK Autodesk, Inc. 66.59B 309.95 1.90% 5.96B
161 SPG Simon Property Group, Inc. 66.00B 175.79 1.24% 5.91B
162 FDX FedEx Corporation 64.85B 269.24 -2.12% 87.39B
163 TGT Target Corporation 64.35B 140.44 0.25% 107.57B
164 CSX CSX Corporation 63.37B 32.86 -0.36% 14.54B
165 TFC Truist Financial Corporation 63.19B 48.02 1.22% 11.41B
166 HLT Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. 62.60B 256.79 1.13% 4.70B
167 KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc. 62.42B 28.10 2.91% 15.10B
168 BK The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 62.08B 86.50 0.53% 18.55B
169 ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. 61.18B 570.60 5.08% 7.04B
170 MET MetLife, Inc. 60.24B 87.00 0.42% 71.34B
171 AFL Aflac Incorporated 60.14B 108.25 0.59% 17.30B
172 VST Vistra Corp. 59.98B 176.30 13.59% 16.27B
173 CARR Carrier Global Corporation 59.19B 65.97 1.81% 24.80B
174 PCAR PACCAR Inc 59.00B 112.51 1.46% 33.66B
175 OKE ONEOK, Inc. 58.35B 99.87 -0.51% 19.93B
176 NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation 58.21B 257.20 0.18% 12.12B
177 SLB Schlumberger Limited 57.46B 41.02 0.20% 36.29B
178 TRV The Travelers Companies, Inc. 56.44B 249.09 -0.17% 46.42B
179 CPRT Copart, Inc. 56.42B 58.56 2.16% 4.36B
180 AZO AutoZone, Inc. 56.24B 3,351.01 1.12% 18.58B
181 DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 55.53B 164.23 1.55% 5.37B
182 GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. 54.84B 1,126.07 1.08% 16.93B
183 NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. 53.73B 211.39 -0.76% 12.93B
184 CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. 53.54B 336.62 -6.32% 54.87B
185 PAYX Paychex, Inc. 53.31B 148.05 0.79% 5.37B
186 SRE Sempra 52.73B 83.25 1.55% 12.92B
187 AMP Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 52.70B 547.84 -4.75% 17.45B
188 FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 52.65B 36.64 0.99% 25.46B
189 PSA Public Storage 52.34B 298.05 1.29% 4.70B
190 AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. 52.21B 98.03 -0.02% 19.60B
191 HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. 51.75B 127.37 0.80% 7.27B
192 JCI Johnson Controls International plc 51.63B 78.21 2.53% 22.95B
193 ALL The Allstate Corporation 51.33B 193.83 1.58% 62.43B
194 LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc. 51.13B 421.16 2.43% 10.18B
195 DFS Discover Financial Services 50.87B 202.48 0.72% 15.96B
196 URI United Rentals, Inc. 50.55B 774.08 2.07% 15.35B
197 ROST Ross Stores, Inc. 50.45B 152.92 1.84% 21.24B
198 COR Cencora, Inc. 50.10B 258.46 0.98% 293.96B
199 PSX Phillips 66 49.91B 120.84 -1.08% 147.74B
200 AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc. 49.83B 653.43 2.10% 1.94B
201 FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc. 49.76B 170.41 -0.26% 9.16B
202 CMI Cummins Inc. 49.34B 359.68 1.60% 34.20B
203 GM General Motors Company 49.25B 49.50 -0.56% 187.44B
204 NEM Newmont Corporation 48.56B 43.09 3.61% 16.99B
205 MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation 48.20B 149.96 -0.94% 142.67B
206 MNST Monster Beverage Corporation 48.00B 49.36 0.53% 7.41B
207 O Realty Income Corporation 47.69B 54.32 0.48% 5.01B
208 NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc. 47.29B 82.28 0.67% 7.40B
209 AIG American International Group, Inc. 47.04B 75.42 0.01% 45.30B
210 D Dominion Energy, Inc. 46.88B 55.81 1.29% 14.59B
211 MSCI MSCI Inc. 46.30B 590.73 -0.39% 2.86B
212 DHI D.R. Horton, Inc. 45.99B 145.93 2.82% 36.69B
213 OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation 45.90B 48.92 0.18% 27.14B
214 PWR Quanta Services, Inc. 45.65B 309.29 3.86% 22.90B
215 CTVA Corteva, Inc. 45.46B 66.15 1.77% 16.64B
216 FICO Fair Isaac Corporation 45.44B 1,866.42 0.33% 1.72B
217 HES Hess Corporation 44.79B 145.85 0.48% 12.66B
218 TRGP Targa Resources Corp. 44.75B 205.21 1.16% 16.22B
219 TEL TE Connectivity plc 44.70B 149.81 1.42% 15.85B
220 FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 44.19B 82.08 1.79% 10.03B
221 KR The Kroger Co. 44.17B 61.04 -0.03% 149.88B
222 BKR Baker Hughes Company 44.13B 44.60 3.55% 27.30B
223 DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. 43.96B 68.57 0.20% 61.64B
224 KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 43.73B 32.24 1.19% 15.15B
225 CBRE CBRE Group, Inc. 43.51B 144.65 2.13% 34.31B
226 KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation 43.42B 130.85 0.91% 20.06B
227 PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. 43.39B 121.88 -0.37% 72.97B
228 A Agilent Technologies, Inc. 43.23B 151.38 2.92% 6.51B
229 EW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation 43.19B 73.22 2.94% 6.31B
230 AME AMETEK, Inc. 43.02B 186.00 1.91% 6.91B
231 FAST Fastenal Company 42.99B 74.98 1.21% 7.55B
232 VLO Valero Energy Corporation 42.87B 135.42 -2.12% 129.88B
233 GLW Corning Incorporated 42.80B 49.99 0.38% 13.12B
234 IT Gartner, Inc. 42.30B 548.38 1.93% 6.14B
235 PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated 41.77B 83.83 2.61% 10.43B
236 GRMN Garmin Ltd. 41.68B 217.04 1.26% 5.96B
237 KVUE Kenvue Inc. 41.64B 21.72 1.92% 15.46B
238 CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 41.03B 82.76 1.93% 19.41B
239 GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. 40.91B 89.55 1.94% 19.56B
240 VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc. 40.68B 288.08 1.94% 2.82B
241 F Ford Motor Company 40.38B 10.16 -0.49% 182.74B
242 LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 40.22B 212.06 0.05% 21.33B
243 EXC Exelon Corporation 40.21B 40.02 1.14% 22.92B
244 ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. 39.88B 186.78 0.51% 5.92B
245 CCI Crown Castle Inc. 38.69B 89.03 1.30% 6.59B
246 XEL Xcel Energy Inc. 38.39B 66.86 1.20% 13.76B
247 OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation 38.09B 95.36 0.75% 14.26B
248 IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. 37.89B 94.01 3.08% 7.16B
249 RMD ResMed Inc. 37.84B 257.65 1.89% 4.81B
250 CCL Carnival Corporation & plc 37.36B 28.49 2.08% 25.02B
251 IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc. 36.62B 201.78 1.87% 15.32B
252 KHC The Kraft Heinz Company 36.60B 30.27 2.06% 26.13B
253 VMC Vulcan Materials Company 36.50B 276.36 1.53% 7.40B
254 YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. 36.48B 130.73 1.21% 7.22B
255 WAB Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 36.07B 209.86 1.47% 10.33B
256 UAL United Airlines Holdings, Inc. 35.98B 109.40 1.05% 57.06B
257 LEN Lennar Corporation 35.91B 135.26 2.29% 35.44B
258 SYY Sysco Corporation 35.88B 73.34 1.97% 80.57B
259 HUM Humana Inc. 35.75B 296.91 0.91% 115.01B
260 ACGL Arch Capital Group Ltd. 35.44B 94.58 0.81% 16.87B
261 LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp. 34.97B 48.24 11.08% 11.30B
262 RJF Raymond James Financial, Inc. 34.91B 170.65 -0.80% 13.32B
263 ETR Entergy Corporation 34.81B 81.18 2.45% 11.86B
264 IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. 34.72B 423.99 1.25% 3.84B
265 EFX Equifax Inc. 34.50B 278.34 2.64% 5.59B
266 PCG PG&E Corporation 34.30B 15.69 -0.63% 24.83B
267 DXCM DexCom, Inc. 34.22B 87.62 1.38% 3.95B
268 EXR Extra Space Storage Inc. 34.02B 154.71 1.10% 3.31B
269 DECK Deckers Outdoor Corporation 33.90B 223.11 1.92% 4.66B
270 TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 33.59B 191.23 0.60% 5.46B
271 GIS General Mills, Inc. 33.49B 60.65 1.25% 19.90B
272 MTB M&T Bank Corporation 33.43B 201.98 0.81% 8.67B
273 MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 33.39B 546.33 1.20% 6.51B
274 STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. 33.31B 184.32 1.15% 10.18B
275 WTW Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company 33.22B 329.83 1.63% 9.81B
276 LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 33.22B 144.06 1.12% 23.32B
277 HIG The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 33.12B 114.26 0.67% 26.08B
278 CNC Centene Corporation 32.62B 64.62 1.11% 146.20B
279 ED Consolidated Edison, Inc. 32.52B 93.86 1.39% 15.03B
280 EBAY eBay Inc. 32.34B 67.52 2.30% 10.27B
281 DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 32.04B 76.66 0.24% 12.19B
282 ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. 31.54B 279.00 0.04% 8.26B
283 WEC WEC Energy Group, Inc. 31.46B 99.45 1.45% 8.53B
284 VICI VICI Properties Inc. 31.46B 29.84 0.67% 3.81B
285 CSGP CoStar Group, Inc. 31.37B 76.52 1.15% 2.67B
286 AVB AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 31.23B 219.88 2.29% 2.93B
287 EA Electronic Arts Inc. 31.13B 118.68 1.35% 7.41B
288 MPWR Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 31.06B 636.78 2.91% 2.04B
289 CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. 31.04B 128.26 0.39% 222.28B
290 EQT EQT Corporation 30.82B 51.65 2.03% 4.62B
291 HSY The Hershey Company 30.79B 152.14 1.95% 10.97B
292 HPQ HP Inc. 30.76B 32.80 0.58% 53.56B
293 ANSS ANSYS, Inc. 30.74B 351.57 1.52% 2.47B
294 EL The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. 30.69B 85.48 3.89% 15.45B
295 NUE Nucor Corporation 30.22B 128.68 1.43% 30.73B
296 BRO Brown & Brown, Inc. 30.16B 105.46 2.22% 4.71B
297 GDDY GoDaddy Inc. 29.98B 213.53 -0.18% 4.48B
298 IRM Iron Mountain Incorporated 29.93B 102.00 1.38% 5.99B
299 FITB Fifth Third Bancorp 29.80B 44.49 0.72% 7.95B
300 TPL Texas Pacific Land Corporation 29.74B 1,294.39 1.76% 686.70M
301 MCHP Microchip Technology Incorporated 29.62B 55.16 -1.55% 5.50B
302 XYL Xylem Inc. 29.59B 121.79 0.45% 8.42B
303 KEYS Keysight Technologies, Inc. 29.53B 170.52 1.30% 4.98B
304 STT State Street Corporation 29.52B 102.23 1.37% 12.93B
305 TSCO Tractor Supply Company 29.00B 54.29 -5.02% 14.88B
306 MTD Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 28.79B 1,364.50 2.17% 3.76B
307 GPN Global Payments Inc. 28.74B 112.91 2.35% 10.02B
308 PPG PPG Industries, Inc. 28.44B 122.75 0.30% 18.03B
309 FTV Fortive Corporation 28.32B 81.63 1.22% 6.20B
310 K Kellanova 28.24B 81.94 0.21% 12.80B
311 DOV Dover Corporation 28.18B 205.42 4.08% 7.75B
312 BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 27.95B 239.12 1.51% 6.50B
313 HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 27.87B 21.19 -2.17% 30.13B
314 SW Smurfit Westrock Plc 27.61B 53.26 -0.56% 16.43B
315 EQR Equity Residential 27.26B 69.74 1.84% 2.94B
316 DOW Dow Inc. 27.08B 38.55 -6.09% 42.96B
317 CPAY Corpay, Inc. 27.01B 387.47 1.64% 3.88B
318 SYF Synchrony Financial 26.98B 69.47 1.02% 9.39B
319 CDW CDW Corporation 26.35B 197.76 1.14% 20.83B
320 CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 26.24B 107.12 0.33% 6.05B
321 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. 26.05B 10.62 1.82% 39.58B
322 TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. 25.75B 115.89 1.38% 6.91B
323 VLTO Veralto Corporation 25.68B 103.85 0.97% 5.14B
324 TYL Tyler Technologies, Inc. 25.63B 598.89 -1.40% 2.08B
325 VTR Ventas, Inc. 25.44B 60.16 0.94% 4.80B
326 HBAN Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 25.28B 17.39 1.28% 6.97B
327 AEE Ameren Corporation 25.12B 94.11 1.42% 7.06B
328 WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 24.91B 343.91 1.28% 2.88B
329 NTAP NetApp, Inc. 24.89B 122.44 1.80% 6.47B
330 WAT Waters Corporation 24.78B 417.28 3.24% 2.91B
331 ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 24.73B 51.67 0.02% 87.01B
332 DTE DTE Energy Company 24.71B 119.33 1.47% 12.42B
333 PPL PPL Corporation 24.70B 33.47 2.26% 8.28B
334 LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. 24.69B 76.12 -2.23% 40.73B
335 NVR NVR, Inc. 24.52B 8,140.57 2.20% 10.69B
336 PHM PulteGroup, Inc. 24.30B 118.51 4.89% 17.95B
337 TDY Teledyne Technologies Incorporated 24.18B 518.84 1.98% 5.67B
338 AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. 24.10B 123.66 -0.47% 4.52B
339 ROL Rollins, Inc. 24.08B 49.72 1.99% 3.31B
340 HAL Halliburton Company 23.32B 26.54 0.64% 22.94B
341 FOXA Fox Corporation 23.30B 51.02 1.17% 14.34B
342 PTC PTC Inc. 23.11B 192.01 1.55% 2.30B
343 DVN Devon Energy Corporation 23.02B 35.05 -0.06% 14.53B
344 DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. 22.98B 196.19 1.23% 11.58B
345 HUBB Hubbell Incorporated 22.89B 426.57 2.12% 5.64B
346 FE FirstEnergy Corp. 22.89B 39.72 0.13% 13.26B
347 WDC Western Digital Corporation 22.74B 65.78 4.75% 15.60B
348 ON ON Semiconductor Corporation 22.68B 53.27 -0.93% 7.38B
349 WRB W. R. Berkley Corporation 22.53B 59.29 1.06% 13.64B
350 RF Regions Financial Corporation 22.51B 24.77 0.77% 6.60B
351 WY Weyerhaeuser Company 22.49B 30.96 1.38% 7.19B
352 IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 22.43B 87.72 2.00% 11.42B
353 FOX Fox Corporation 22.43B 48.37 1.09% 14.34B
354 ATO Atmos Energy Corporation 22.18B 142.71 1.19% 4.17B
355 NTRS Northern Trust Corporation 22.09B 112.74 0.12% 8.29B
356 EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. 22.07B 171.95 0.40% 13.39B
357 ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 22.02B 110.62 -0.39% 7.60B
358 STE STERIS plc 21.88B 221.70 0.64% 5.33B
359 CINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation 21.73B 139.04 0.56% 12.16B
360 LII Lennox International Inc. 21.61B 606.54 0.37% 5.34B
361 CBOE Cboe Global Markets, Inc. 21.57B 206.09 1.01% 3.96B
362 CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 21.43B 32.88 1.80% 8.56B
363 SBAC SBA Communications Corporation 21.41B 199.14 0.53% 2.66B
364 BIIB Biogen Inc. 21.31B 146.23 1.26% 9.61B
365 CFG Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 21.30B 48.36 1.55% 7.12B
366 NRG NRG Energy, Inc. 21.27B 105.00 4.40% 28.12B
367 ES Eversource Energy 21.04B 57.42 0.24% 11.62B
368 LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. 21.04B 251.54 2.16% 12.71B
369 EIX Edison International 20.93B 54.06 -3.12% 17.32B
370 CTRA Coterra Energy Inc. 20.91B 28.39 0.53% 5.50B
371 ERIE Erie Indemnity Company 20.87B 399.15 1.33% 3.69B
372 MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated 20.86B 77.78 1.10% 6.72B
373 STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc 20.81B 98.28 -1.11% 8.04B
374 VRSN VeriSign, Inc. 20.57B 214.01 0.11% 1.54B
375 ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation 20.36B 394.70 -1.22% 4.66B
376 TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. 20.22B 56.76 0.28% 53.31B
377 KEY KeyCorp 19.96B 18.03 2.04% 4.24B
378 STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. 19.90B 130.71 1.19% 17.54B
379 BLDR Builders FirstSource, Inc. 19.88B 172.71 2.43% 16.73B
380 CLX The Clorox Company 19.86B 160.45 1.67% 7.47B
381 IP International Paper Company 19.82B 57.05 -1.60% 18.62B
382 CMS CMS Energy Corporation 19.78B 66.20 0.65% 7.48B
383 PODD Insulet Corporation 19.64B 280.03 1.05% 1.98B
384 COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. 19.58B 98.10 0.10% 3.90B
385 ULTA Ulta Beauty, Inc. 19.41B 418.53 1.92% 11.36B
386 PKG Packaging Corporation of America 19.10B 214.24 -0.41% 8.38B
387 PFG Principal Financial Group, Inc. 19.10B 83.51 0.16% 14.07B
388 INVH Invitation Homes Inc. 19.05B 30.99 1.04% 2.55B
389 LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. 18.97B 142.19 1.37% 16.28B
390 SNA Snap-on Incorporated 18.82B 358.62 1.58% 5.10B
391 L Loews Corporation 18.77B 86.18 0.19% 17.22B
392 LUV Southwest Airlines Co. 18.75B 31.26 -1.23% 27.48B
393 TER Teradyne, Inc. 18.74B 115.08 -5.71% 2.82B
394 ESS Essex Property Trust, Inc. 18.73B 281.16 1.64% 1.75B
395 BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. 18.57B 86.86 2.08% 42.23B
396 TRMB Trimble Inc. 18.53B 75.38 0.82% 3.63B
397 DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 18.32B 164.17 5.62% 9.87B
398 MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. 18.21B 151.84 2.21% 2.18B
399 FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. 17.95B 472.12 1.61% 2.23B
400 FSLR First Solar, Inc. 17.92B 167.39 0.83% 3.85B
401 MOH Molina Healthcare, Inc. 17.90B 312.89 2.83% 37.54B
402 JBL Jabil Inc. 17.81B 162.64 1.03% 27.49B
403 NI NiSource Inc. 17.61B 37.72 2.95% 5.29B
404 MAS Masco Corporation 17.50B 81.10 1.77% 7.88B
405 FFIV F5, Inc. 17.49B 301.48 0.34% 2.89B
406 JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. 17.43B 173.36 0.83% 12.09B
407 TPR Tapestry, Inc. 17.40B 75.91 2.04% 6.67B
408 J Jacobs Solutions Inc. 17.34B 139.82 1.87% 11.50B
409 GEN Gen Digital Inc. 17.19B 27.89 0.94% 3.86B
410 PNR Pentair plc 17.09B 103.46 1.78% 4.09B
411 OMC Omnicom Group Inc. 16.99B 86.52 -0.33% 15.43B
412 IEX IDEX Corporation 16.97B 224.11 2.39% 3.19B
413 BAX Baxter International Inc. 16.90B 33.10 0.98% 15.06B
414 ALGN Align Technology, Inc. 16.82B 225.36 0.41% 3.96B
415 SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. 16.77B 28.64 3.02% 14.94B
416 BALL Ball Corporation 16.72B 56.04 1.28% 13.79B
417 HRL Hormel Foods Corporation 16.71B 30.43 0.83% 11.92B
418 NWS News Corporation 16.67B 31.60 -0.28% 10.16B
419 ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 16.59B 95.85 0.06% 3.12B
420 GPC Genuine Parts Company 16.43B 118.16 1.56% 23.30B
421 HOLX Hologic, Inc. 16.29B 72.17 1.06% 4.03B
422 RL Ralph Lauren Corporation 16.05B 258.50 0.66% 6.74B
423 CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 16.04B 92.20 -0.35% 5.98B
424 DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. 16.02B 74.50 0.40% 31.22B
425 NWSA News Corporation 15.94B 28.08 -0.43% 10.16B
426 EXPD Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 15.92B 113.74 -0.49% 9.92B
427 DG Dollar General Corporation 15.87B 72.15 0.15% 40.17B
428 MRNA Moderna, Inc. 15.79B 41.04 0.79% 5.08B
429 BF.B Brown-Forman Corporation 15.69B 33.20 1.78% 4.08B
430 DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. 15.57B 450.80 5.38% 4.67B
431 UDR UDR, Inc. 15.44B 41.43 1.57% 1.68B
432 RVTY Revvity, Inc. 15.44B 126.84 2.69% 2.72B
433 KIM Kimco Realty Corporation 15.31B 22.68 1.14% 1.96B
434 AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. 15.25B 101.48 1.07% 3.97B
435 LNT Alliant Energy Corporation 15.23B 59.34 1.28% 3.97B
436 EG Everest Group, Ltd. 15.13B 352.09 0.17% 16.44B
437 APTV Aptiv PLC 14.79B 62.91 0.37% 19.73B
438 EVRG Evergy, Inc. 14.78B 64.25 1.95% 5.78B
439 AVY Avery Dennison Corporation 14.66B 182.49 -5.40% 8.76B
440 DOC Healthpeak Properties, Inc. 14.63B 20.51 1.48% 2.56B
441 DVA DaVita Inc. 14.47B 176.50 1.57% 12.67B
442 SWKS Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 14.30B 89.40 -0.84% 4.18B
443 TXT Textron Inc. 14.23B 76.69 0.62% 13.70B
444 EPAM EPAM Systems, Inc. 14.22B 250.63 -0.48% 4.64B
445 INCY Incyte Corporation 14.21B 73.77 0.07% 4.08B
446 AMCR Amcor plc 14.08B 9.75 – 13.55B
447 SWK Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 13.86B 89.92 1.73% 15.38B
448 VTRS Viatris Inc. 13.63B 11.42 0.79% 15.05B
449 KMX CarMax, Inc. 13.47B 87.59 2.21% 27.80B
450 POOL Pool Corporation 13.27B 348.62 1.14% 5.33B
451 REG Regency Centers Corporation 13.11B 71.96 0.88% 1.49B
452 SOLV Solventum Corporation 13.01B 75.30 1.07% 8.22B
453 NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. 12.78B 29.07 2.14% 9.36B
454 BXP BXP, Inc. 12.76B 72.40 5.17% 3.05B
455 JKHY Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 12.72B 174.34 0.83% 2.25B
456 NDSN Nordson Corporation 12.60B 220.63 1.22% 2.69B
457 CAG Conagra Brands, Inc. 12.55B 26.29 1.51% 11.93B
458 UHS Universal Health Services, Inc. 12.49B 189.29 1.13% 15.42B
459 CPT Camden Property Trust 12.26B 113.20 2.37% 1.56B
460 CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 11.87B 100.44 -6.94% 17.72B
461 CPB The Campbell’s Company 11.81B 39.62 2.46% 9.89B
462 HST Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 11.63B 16.64 0.30% 5.59B
463 ALLE Allegion plc 11.61B 133.52 1.92% 3.72B
464 TECH Bio-Techne Corporation 11.56B 72.76 1.29% 1.17B
465 PAYC Paycom Software, Inc. 11.47B 205.26 -0.59% 1.82B
466 SJM The J. M. Smucker Company 11.47B 107.78 1.78% 8.83B
467 JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. 11.38B 34.38 -2.19% 5.03B
468 TAP Molson Coors Beverage Company 11.38B 55.23 0.51% 11.68B
469 AIZ Assurant, Inc. 11.22B 218.67 0.81% 11.76B
470 DAY Dayforce Inc. 11.13B 70.57 -1.16% 1.69B
471 BG Bunge Global SA 10.84B 77.65 -0.73% 54.50B
472 EMN Eastman Chemical Company 10.74B 92.67 -0.03% 9.34B
473 IPG The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 10.69B 28.71 -0.24% 9.34B
474 BEN Franklin Resources, Inc. 10.55B 20.15 0.50% 8.48B
475 MGM MGM Resorts International 10.29B 34.55 1.59% 17.22B
476 GL Globe Life Inc. 10.27B 122.30 0.29% 5.73B
477 ALB Albemarle Corporation 10.07B 85.65 -0.73% 6.50B
478 HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. 9.98B 80.03 0.20% 12.50B
479 LKQ LKQ Corporation 9.94B 38.24 1.06% 14.50B
480 PNW Pinnacle West Capital Corporation 9.91B 87.13 1.43% 5.02B
481 WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 9.90B 11.46 1.87% 150.41B
482 AOS A. O. Smith Corporation 9.76B 67.31 -2.76% 3.82B
483 WYNN Wynn Resorts, Limited 9.75B 89.60 6.53% 7.13B
484 FRT Federal Realty Investment Trust 9.27B 108.29 1.04% 1.19B
485 MOS The Mosaic Company 9.08B 28.58 -0.35% 11.46B
486 GNRC Generac Holdings Inc. 9.06B 152.25 2.79% 4.12B
487 MTCH Match Group, Inc. 8.84B 35.21 0.09% 3.49B
488 LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 8.79B 61.63 0.20% 6.33B
489 IVZ Invesco Ltd. 8.61B 19.22 1.16% 6.07B
490 APA APA Corporation 8.51B 22.99 -0.82% 8.96B
491 TFX Teleflex Incorporated 8.49B 182.84 1.25% 3.03B
492 CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 8.47B 165.57 2.43% 4.06B
493 ENPH Enphase Energy, Inc. 8.38B 62.05 1.94% 1.25B
494 HAS Hasbro, Inc. 8.31B 59.56 1.73% 4.32B
495 MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 8.21B 217.77 -0.56% 811.94M
496 AES The AES Corporation 8.01B 11.27 1.08% 12.28B
497 MHK Mohawk Industries, Inc. 7.98B 126.49 0.44% 10.81B
498 CE Celanese Corporation 7.89B 72.17 1.73% 10.48B
499 CZR Caesars Entertainment, Inc. 7.70B 36.23 1.83% 11.27B
500 HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 7.65B 195.50 1.35% 11.71B
501 PARA Paramount Global 7.32B 10.98 -0.99% 28.87B
502 BWA BorgWarner Inc. 7.18B 32.85 1.17% 14.17B
503 FMC FMC Corporation 7.04B 56.38 0.09% 4.17B
USDV is an ETF that holds high quality US stocks that pay healthy dividends
Top Ten holdings:-
1 CHEVRON CORP ORD 2.24% of the fund
2 REALTY INCOME CORP ORD 2.21% of the fund
3 XCEL ENERGY INC ORD 1.83% of the fund
4 EDISON INTERNATIONAL ORD 1.75% of the fund
5 WEC ENERGY GROUP INC ORD 1.73% of the fund
6 KENVUE INC ORD 1.73% of the fund
7 KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP ORD 1.72% of the fund
8 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP ORD 1.60% of the fund
9 ABBVIE INC ORD 1.54% of the fund
10 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO ORD 1.54% of the fund
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/USDV/street-global-advisors/company-page
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Eli Lilly is prospering
Courtesy of Google Finance.
The drive in the ascent of the share price in Eli Lilly is its development of anti-obesity medicines.
Mounjaro is the product that is receiving huge press coverage for weight loss
Courtesy of Leonhard Euler
The FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (VHYG) is a Vanguard ETF owning shares in high dividend companies.
Number of stocks 2,135
Total assets $815.1 Million
This ETF tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
Top ten holdings:-
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.28% of the fund
Exxon Mobil Corp 1.68% of the fund
Home Depot Inc/The 1.35% of the fund
Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.35% of the fund
Johnson & Johnson 1.19% of the fund
AbbVie Inc 1.03% of the fund
Bank of America Corp 1.02% of the fund
Chevron Corp 0.89% of the fund
Wells Fargo & Co 0.85% of the fund
Merck & Co Inc 0.82% of the fund
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/VHYL/vanguard/company-page
Courtesy of Vanguard / The London Stock Exchange
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/ISPY/legal-and-general-asset-management/company-page
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
Courtesy of Leonard Euler
The M&G Managed Growth Fund is a fund of funds, that invests in other M&G Funds.
At least 70% of the fund is invested in other funds to give exposure to a range of assets from anywhere in the world. The fund may also invest directly in these assets and use derivatives. In aggregate, at least 70% of the fund’s assets will be invested in company shares, either directly or via other funds.
Courtesy of M&G
Tomorrow, the mighty high street retailer, Marks and Spencer pays out its January 2025 dividend.
https://www.marksandspencer.com
1p per share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/MKS/total-voting-rights/16790521
The Company’s capital consists of 2,051,278,567 ordinary shares with voting rights
Thus:-
2,051,278,567 x £0.01 = £20,512,785.67
£20million paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/MKS/marks-and-spencer-group-plc/company-page
The M&G Global AI Themes Fund is a relatively new fund that seeks to identify opportunities where artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a potential driver to long-term revenue growth or profit margin expansion. They look for innovations through provision or adoption of Al, which they expect will cause changes in the way existing markets or businesses operate. At least 80% of the fund is invested in the shares of companies in the following three categories: AI Enablers (providing key underlying AI technology), AI Providers (supplying AI services to end users) and AI Beneficiaries (companies that meaningfully benefit from using AI).
Fund size (millions) £29.29
Courtesy of M&G
Today, 31st December, the UK’s premier renewables energy company, The Renewables Infrastructure Group paid out its December 2024 Dividend.
1.8675p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/TRIG/total-voting-rights/16691238
The total issued share capital with voting rights is 2,478,868,326
Thus:-
2,478,868,326 x £0.018675 = £46,292,865.98805
That is £46.292 Million paid to shareholders of TRIG plc.
On Friday 20th Dec, BP plc paid out its December 2024 Dividend.
$0.08 a share which is 6.2959p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BP./total-voting-rights-and-share-capital/16821041
The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 16,188,970,873
Thus:-
16,188,970,873 x £0.062959 = £1,019,241,417.193207
That is £1,019241417193207 Million paid to shareholders of BP, £1.019 Billion
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BP./bp-plc/company-page
On Thursday 19th Dec, Shell plc paid out its December 2024 Dividend.
$0.344 which is 27.03p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/SHEL/voting-rights-and-capital/16789162
Shell plc’s capital as at November 29, 2024, consists of 6,154,483,817 ordinary shares of €0.07 each. Shell plc holds no shares in Treasury.
Thus:-
6,154,483,817 x £0.2703 = £1,663,556,975.7351
That is £1.663556 Million paid to shareholders of Hello, £1.663 Billion
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SHEL/shell-plc/company-page
On Thursday 19th Dec, HSBC Holdings plc paid out its December 2024 Dividend.
$0.1 a share which is 7.8285p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/HSBA/total-voting-rights/16789140
The total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is 18,014,625,163
Thus:-
18,014,625,163 x £0.078285 = £1,410,274,930.885455
That is £1410.274 Million paid to shareholders of HSBC, £1.41 Billion
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/HSBA/hsbc-holdings-plc/company-page
On the 6th December, Unilever PLC paid out its December 2024 dividend.
36.63p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ULVR/total-voting-rights/16791512
The voting rights attaching to the Unilever Group Shares are not exercisable. Accordingly, as at 29 November 2024, there were 2,475,572,871 shares with voting rights.
Thus:-
2,475,572,871 x £0.3663 = £906,802,342.6473
That is £906 million paid to shareholders in Unilever PLC.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/ULVR/unilever-plc/company-page
Broadcom, the technology vendor, is now also in the $1 Trillion dollar valuation club.
Courtesy of Google Finance.
Now trading at $250 a share, it has broken the $Trillion dollar valuation, and has a market capitalisation fo $1.17 Trillion US dollars.
Seat of the Karim family
Suddenly, something has happened to me
As I was having my cup of tea
Suddenly, I was feeling depressed
I was utterly and totally stressed
Do you know you made me cry? (Woah-oh)
Do you know you made me die?
And the thing that gets to me (thing that gets to me)
Is you’ll never really see (never really see)
And the thing that freaks me out (thing that freaks me out)
Is I’ll always be in doubt (always be in)
It is the lovely thing that we have
It is the lovely thing that we
It is the lovely thing
The animal, the animal instinct
So take my hands and come with me
We will change reality
So take my hands and we will pray
They won’t take you away
They will never make me cry, no-oh
They will never make me die
And the thing that gets to me (thing that gets to me)
Is you’ll never really see (never really see)
And the thing that freaks me out (thing that freaks me out)
Is I’ll always be in doubt (always be in)
The animal, the animal
The animal instinct in me
It’s the animal, the animal
The animal instinct in me
It’s the animal, it’s the animal
It’s the animal instinct in me
It’s the animal, it’s the animal
It’s the animal instinct in me
Courtesy of YouTube
“That Terminator is out there. It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, EVER, until you are DEAD.” ~ Sergeant Kyle Reese, 1984
Yesterday, Monday 2nd Dec the UK defence contractor giant, paid out its December dividend.
12.4p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BA./total-voting-rights/16788820
BAE Systems has total voting rights of 3,018,852,441
Thus:-
3,018,852,441 x £0.124 = £374,337,702.684
That is £374 million paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BA./bae-systems-plc/company-page
Today, Friday 29th November, the FTSE-250 green energy producer, UK Greencoat Wind pays out its November 2024 dividend
https://www.greencoat-ukwind.com
2.5p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/UKW/total-voting-rights/16743491
the total voting rights figure in Greencoat UK wind is 2,264,106,755
Thus:-
2,264,106,755 x £0.025 = £56,602,668.875
That is £56.6 Million paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/UKW/greencoat-uk-wind-plc/company-page
The Sprott Uranium Miners UCITS ETF is an ETF investing in uranium miners.
The Uranium Miners ETF (URNM) seeks to provide investors with a way to invest in the growth of nuclear power through exposure to uranium miners. This comprises companies involved in the uranium industry, spanning the mining, exploration, development and production of uranium. The uranium miners ETF is also permitted to invest in entities that hold physical uranium, uranium royalties or other non-mining assets.
Top Ten holdings:-
CAMECO CORP COMMON STOCK 17.57% of the fund
NAC KAZATOMPROM JSC GDR 15.15% of the fund
SPROTT PHYSICAL URANIUM 11.82% of the fund
URANIUM ENERGY CORP 6.05% of the fund
DENISON MINES CORP COMMON 5.62% of the fund
NEXGEN ENERGY LTD COMMON 5.35% of the fund
CGN MINING CO LTD COMMON 5.33% of the fund
ENERGY FUELS INC/CANADA 4.33% of the fund
YELLOW CAKE PLC COMMON 3.88% of the fund
PALADIN ENERGY LTD COMMON 3.36% of the fund
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/URNP/hanetf/company-page
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
The Pacific Horizon Investment Trust is a London listed investment trust managed by Baille Gifford of Scotland.
https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/uk/individual-investors/funds/pacific-horizon-investment-trust
Share Price = 567.00p
NAV at Fair = 660.60p
Premium / Discount (+/-) at Fair -14.2%
Thus buying 660p for 567p
Top Ten assets:-
1 TSMC 9.6% of the fund
2 Samsung Electronics 6.5% of the fund
3 Tencent 4.8% of the fund
4 Bytedance Ltd. 3.2% of the fund
5 Zijin Mining 3.1% of the fund
6 Daily Hunt 3.0% of the fund
7 PDD Holdings 2.6% of the fund
8 Sea Limited 2.6% of the fund
9 Delhivery 2.6% of the fund
10 Equinox India Developments Ltd 2.6% of the fund
Top 10 assets make up 40.5% of the fund
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
Tomorrow, Tesco PLC, the UK’s largest supermarket group pays out its November dividend.
4.25p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/TSCO/total-voting-rights/16745211
The Company’s share capital as at 31 October 2024 consisted of 6,800,930,757 ordinary shares
Thus:-
6,800,930,757 x £0.045 = £289,039,557.1725
That is £289 Million paid to shareholders of Tesco PLC.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/TSCO/tesco-plc/company-page
Courtesy of www.comicagile.net
Courtesy of the US Federal Government
Courtesy of the US Federal Government
Total UK Government Debt is over £2.7 Trillion
Courtesy of Statistica
UK Government Debt Interest on the cumulative national debt for 2024-25 will be £89 Billion, money that can NOT be used for public services such as the NHS, our brave armed forces, our brave police, fire services, ambulance crews, teachers, courts, etc etc
Courtesy of The Treasury and The Office of Budget Responsibility
In 2024-25, HM Government faces a short fall of £127 billion so will borrow it.
Courtesy of The Treasury and The Office of Budget Responsibility
Another month, guess what, take a lucky guess, it is the same old story, HM Government, spends more money than it receives via taxes and duties. Now we are in a post Covid 19 world. UK’s HM Government needs to fund many new demands. https://www.dmo.gov.uk
Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market in October 2024, the HM Government had to borrow money to meet the difference between tax revenues and public sector expenditure. The term for this is the PSNCR: The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. There were “only” 10 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office to raise cash for HM Treasury:-
31-Oct-2024 1½% Green Gilt 2053 £2,250.0000 Million
29-Oct-2024 4 1/8% Treasury Gilt 2029 £4,000.0000 Million
23-Oct-2024 3¾% Treasury Gilt 2027 £4,787.2730 Million
22-Oct-2024 0 5/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2045 £1,084.8490 Million
16-Oct-2024 4% Treasury Gilt 2031 £4,374.9990 Million
15-Oct-2024 4 3/8% Treasury Gilt 2054 £2,812.4990 Million
09-Oct-2024 4¼% Treasury Gilt 2034 £3,768.7500 Million
08-Oct-2024 0 1/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2039 £1,151.6210 Million
02-Oct-2024 4 1/8% Treasury Gilt 2029 £4,020.0000 Million
01-Oct-2024 4¾% Treasury Gilt 2043 £2,812.4980 Million
£2,250.0000 Million + £4,000.0000 Million + £4,787.2730 Million + £1,084.8490 Million + £4,374.9990 Million + £2,812.4990 Million + £3,768.7500 Million + £1,151.6210 Million + £4,020.0000 Million + £2,812.4980 Million = £31,062.49 Million
£31,062.49 Million = £31.062 Billion
On another way of looking at it, is in the 31 days October 2024, HM Government borrowed:- £1002.015774 Million (£1.002 Billion) each day for the 31 days.
We are fortunate, while the global banking and financial markets still has the confidence in HM Government to buy the Gilts (Lend money to the UK), the budget deficit keeps rising. What is also alarming, is the dates these bonds maturing from 2027 to 2054. All long-term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together……“
Earlier in the month, The Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust paid out its November 2024 dividend.
3.6p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/FCIT/total-voting-rights/16743097
The total number of voting rights in the Company is 484,863,066
Thus:-
484,863,066 x £0.036 = £17,455,070.376
That is £17 million paid to shareholders.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/FCIT/f-c-investment-trust-plc/company-page
March 2020:- Shell PLC trading at 1062p a share
Courtesy of the London Stock Exchange
November 2024:- Shell PLC trading at 2599p a share
Courtesy of the London Stock Exchange
The numbers are vast:-
Courtesy of the US Federal Government
U.S. debt could drive the next financial crisis, says former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair
Courtesy of CNBC
Michael Gitlin is President and CEO of Capital Group, the investment behemoth that manages $2.7 trillion and is one of the oldest and largest money managers in the USA.
HSBC is one of the largest global banking groups
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
“The idea that a bell rings to signal when to get into or out of the stock market is simply not credible. After nearly fifty years in this business, I don’t know anybody who has done it successfully and consistently. I don’t even know anybody who knows anybody who has.“
‘Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
I’ll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved
Everything up to that point had been left unresolved
Try imagining a place where it’s always safe and warm
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail
Poisoned in the bushes an’ blown out on the trail
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
Suddenly I turned around and she was standin’ there
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
Now there’s a wall between us, somethin’ there’s been lost
I took too much for granted, I got my signals crossed
Just to think that it all began on an uneventful morn
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much, it’s doom alone that counts
And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
I’ve heard newborn babies wailin’ like a mournin’ dove
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love
Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
I bargained for salvation and she gave me a lethal dose
I offered up my innocence I got repaid with scorn
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
Well, I’m livin’ in a foreign country but I’m bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor’s edge, someday I’ll make it mine
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
Come in, she said
I’ll give ya shelter from the storm
iShares S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETF GBP Hedged (Acc) is a fund that invests equally in the S&P500 Index.
The fund aims to achieve a return on investment, through capital and income returns on its assets, which reflects the return of the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index
It gives investors:-
Provides exposure to 500 stocks from top US companies in leading industries of the US economy
The Index measures the performance of securities within the S&P 500 Index (Parent Index) with each security being equally weighted within the Index at the rebalance date
Exposure to companies in the S&P 500 with a greater weighting in the smaller market capitalization companies
Courtesy of Investors Chronicle
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
The “Magnificent Seven” is a term coined by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett to describe seven industry-leading tech-focused companies: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).
What this actually means is that these seven companies are now so valuable that they make up a combined 35.5% of the S&P 500.
Thus the index of 500 companies is 35.5% dominated by the 7 technology titans.
Thus, the risk is that The Magnificent Seven are so valuable that they can single-handedly spark a so-called correction in the S&P 500. A correction is a fall of 10% to 20% in a major market index, so an average decline of 28% in the Magnificent Seven could put the S&P 500 in correction territory
Another month, guess what, take a lucky guess, it is the same old story, HM Government, spends more money than it receives via taxes and duties. Now we are in a post Covid 19 world. UK’s HM Government needs to fund many new demands. https://www.dmo.gov.uk
Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market in August 2024, the HM Government had to borrow money to meet the difference between tax revenues and public sector expenditure. The term for this is the PSNCR: The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. There were “only” 7 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office to raise cash for HM Treasury:-
25-Sep-2024 4% Treasury Gilt 2031 3,750.00 £3,750.0000 Million
24-Sep-2024 0¾% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2033 £1,500.00 Million
18-Sep-2024 0 7/8% Green Gilt 2033 £2,750.00 Million
17-Sep-2024 4 3/8% Treasury Gilt 2054 £2,250.00 Million
11-Sep-2024 4¼% Treasury Gilt 2034 £3,750.00 Million
10-Sep-2024 0 5/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2045 £900.00 Million
05-Sep-2024 4 1/8% Treasury Gilt 2029 £4,000.00 Million
3,750.0000 Million + 1,500.00 Million + 2,750.0000 Million + 3,750.00 Million + 900.00 Million + 4,000 Million = £18,900 Million
£18,900 Million = £18.9 Billion
On another way of looking at it, is in the 30 days Sept 2024, HM Government borrowed:- £630 Million each day for the 30 days.
We are fortunate, while the global banking and financial markets still has the confidence in HM Government to buy the Gilts (Lend money to the UK), the budget deficit keeps rising. What is also alarming, is the dates these bonds maturing from 2029 to 2054. All long-term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together……“
Courtesy of Bloomberg
Today, Thursday 17th Oct 2024, Aviva PLC one of the UK largest casualty and life insurers and money managers (Aviva Investors) pays out its October 2024 dividend.
11.9p a share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/AV./total-voting-rights/16693420
The total number of voting rights in Aviva plc was 2,677,089,316.
Thus:-
2,677,089,316 x £0.119 = £318,573,628.604
That is £318.573 Million paid to shareholders in Aviva plc
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/AV./aviva-plc/company-page
The L&G Energy Transition Commodities UCITS ETF aims to track the performance of the Solactive Energy Transition Commodity TR Index
Its objective is to give investors:-
Transition metals exposure
Futures on transition metals, which are used in clean energy generation, storage and distribution equipment.
Transition energy exposure
Futures on transition energy, which emits less carbon than most other fossil fuels and can help overcome peak energy demand and the challenge of ‘hard to abate’ sectors.
Carbon exposure
Allocation to an exchange listed certificate (the “Certificate”) which provides exposure to an index of global carbon futures. Carbon pricing makes polluting less profitable and incentivises the switch to low- and no-carbon activities.
Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
The aim of the abrdn Sustainable Index World Equity Fund is to generate growth over the long term (5 years or more) by tracking the return of the MSCI World Select ESG Climate Solutions Target Index.
Underlying Fund Launch Date 12/11/2020
Underlying Fund Size (28/06/2024) £2,667.6m
Top 10 Holdings
MICROSOFT CORP 5.5% of the fund
NVIDIA CORP 5.3% of the fund
APPLE INC 4.2% of the fund
ALPHABET INC 2.8% of the fund
AMAZON.COM INC 2.5% of the fund
ELI LILLY & CO 1.3% of the fund
COCA-COLA CO/THE 1.2% of the fund
META PLATFORMS INC 1.0% of the fund
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 1.0% of the fund
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.9% of the fund
Total 25.7% of the fund
Courtesy of Standard Life
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/AIAG/legal-and-general-asset-management/company-page
Top ETF holdings, as of 31 July 2024
1 SAMSARA INC ORD 2.57% of the fund
2 PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC ORD 2.41% of the fund
3 CLOUDFLARE INC ORD 2.35% of the fund
4 SERVICENOW INC ORD 2.34% of the fund
5 AUTODESK INC ORD 2.33% of the fund
6 MICROSOFT CORP ORD 2.25% of the fund
7 ARISTA NETWORKS INC ORD 2.24% of the fund
8 NVIDIA CORP ORD 2.21% of the fund
9 RAPID7 INC ORD 2.15% of the fund
10 COGNEX CORP ORD 2.14% of the fund
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
The Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve an increase in value and, consistent with a gradually changing asset allocation, hold investments that will pay out money for investors planning to retire in or within approximately five years after 2035. The Fund’s asset allocation will become more conservative as 2035 is approached and passed, moving from higher risk (such as shares) to mainly lower risk (such as bonds) investments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing more than 90% of its assets in passive funds that track an index
It is a fund of funds:-
Vanguard Global Bond Index Fund GBP Hedged Acc 19.3% of the fund
Vanguard FTSE Developed World ex-U.K. Equity Index Fund GBP Acc 19.0% of the fund
Vanguard U.S. Equity Index Fund GBP Acc 14.9% of the fund
Vanguard FTSE U.K. All Share Index Unit Trust GBP Acc 12.8% of the fund
Vanguard U.K. Government Bond Index Fund GBP Acc 6.6% of the fund
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund GBP Acc 4.9% of the fund
Vanguard FTSE North America UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating 4.4% of the fund
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF GBP Hedged Accumulating 4.4% of the fund
Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (GBP) Accumulating 3.8% of the fund
Vanguard U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Fund GBP Acc 3.6% of the fund
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex-U.K. Equity Index Fund GBP Acc 3.5% of the fund
Vanguard Japan Stock Index Fund GBP Acc 1.8% of the fund
Vanguard Pacific ex-Japan Stock Index Fund GBP Acc 0.8% of the fund
Total 100%
Courtesy of Vanguard
One of the USA’s largest telecommunications group is Verizon.
Created from the merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX.
It carries a large level of debt:-
https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/Debt-Schedule-063024.pdf
COUPON MATURITY COMPANY: RATE DATE TOTAL TOTALS ($billion)
DEBT MATURING WITHIN ONE YEAR:-
Commercial Paper $605 $605
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,161 3.500% 1-Nov-2024
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,340 3.376% 15-Feb-2025
Verizon Communications Inc. $889 LIBOR+1.10% 15-May-2025
Verizon Communications Inc. € 747 0.875% 2-Apr-2025 $4,207
Private Placements $17,697 $17,697
TOTAL DEBT MATURING WITHIN ONE YEAR: $ 22,509bn
LONG TERM DEBT:
Verizon Pennsylvania LLC $44 6.000% 1-Dec-2028
Verizon Pennsylvania LLC $31 8.350% 15-Dec-2030
Verizon Pennsylvania LLC $35 8.750% 15-Aug-2031 $110
Verizon Maryland LLC $20 8.000% 15-Oct-2029
Verizon Maryland LLC $21 8.300% 1-Aug-2031
Verizon Maryland LLC $139 5.125% 15-Jun-2033 $180
Verizon Virginia LLC $9 8.375% 1-Oct-2029 $9
Verizon Delaware LLC $2 8.625% 15-Oct-2031 $2
Verizon New Jersey Inc. $45 7.850% 15-Nov-2029 $45
Verizon New England Inc. $133 7.875% 15-Nov-2029 $133
Verizon New York Inc. $35 6.500% 15-Apr-2028
Verizon New York Inc. $99 7.375% 1-Apr-2032 $134
Alltel Corporation $38 6.800% 1-May-2029
Alltel Corporation $56 7.875% 1-Jul-2032 $94
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,404 0.850% 20-Nov-2025
Verizon Communications Inc. € 843 3.250% 17-Feb-2026
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,916 1.450% 20-Mar-2026
Verizon Communications Inc. $526 SOFR + 0.79% 20-Mar-2026
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 1.100% 15-Jun-2026
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 1.050% 15-Jun-2026
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,869 2.625% 15-Aug-2026
Verizon Communications Inc. € 746 1.375% 27-Oct-2026
Verizon Communications Inc. $3,250 4.125% 16-Mar-2027
Verizon Communications Inc. $750 3.000% 22-Mar-2027
Verizon Communications Inc. € 623 0.875% 8-Apr-2027
Verizon Communications Inc. CHF 400 1.000% 30-Nov-2027
Verizon Communications Inc. $2,830 2.100% 22-Mar-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. CAD 1,000 2.375% 22-Mar-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. CHF 375 0.193% 24-Mar-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. $250 6.940% 15-Apr-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. $4,200 4.329% 21-Sep-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. € 750 1.375% 2-Nov-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. € 60 1.375% 2-Nov-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. € 250 1.375% 2-Nov-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. € 600 1.125% 3-Nov-2028
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,000 3.875% 8-Feb-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,000 0.375% 22-Mar-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 3.500% 15-Apr-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $105 6.800% 1-May-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.000% 15-May-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 4.150% 15-May-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 3.900% 15-May-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.100% 15-May-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.000% 15-May-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.000% 15-May-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 3.950% 15-Jun-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 3.800% 15-Jun-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 3.850% 15-Jun-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 4.300% 15-Jun-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.000% 15-Jun-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 5.000% 15-Jun-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.000% 15-Jun-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 3.800% 15-Aug-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.000% 15-Aug-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 3.900% 15-Aug-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.100% 15-Sep-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 4.500% 15-Sep-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.500% 15-Sep-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.800% 15-Sep-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. € 750 1.875% 26-Oct-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.550% 15-Nov-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 5.600% 15-Nov-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 5.150% 15-Nov-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $4,000 4.016% 3-Dec-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 5.000% 15-Dec-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 4.700% 15-Dec-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.700% 15-Dec-2029
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.800% 15-Feb-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.050% 15-Mar-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.150% 15-Mar-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.150% 15-Mar-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,500 3.150% 22-Mar-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,250 1.250% 8-Apr-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 1.900% 15-May-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.050% 15-May-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.650% 15-May-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 4.700% 15-May-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.700% 15-May-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. CAD 1,000 2.500% 16-May-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 1.850% 15-Jun-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.000% 15-Jun-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.050% 15-Jun-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.000% 15-Jul-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.250% 15-Aug-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.300% 15-Aug-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.150% 15-Aug-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.400% 15-Aug-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.400% 15-Sep-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.450% 15-Sep-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.500% 15-Sep-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,000 1.500% 18-Sep-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. £550 1.875% 19-Sep-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 5.600% 15-Oct-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,147 1.680% 30-Oct-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,250 4.250% 31-Oct-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 1.650% 15-Nov-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 5.900% 15-Nov-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.550% 15-Nov-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 5.650% 15-Nov-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $563 7.750% 1-Dec-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 1.600% 15-Dec-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 5.300% 15-Dec-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.000% 15-Dec-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 5.100% 15-Dec-2030
Verizon Communications Inc. $2,243 1.750% 20-Jan-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 4.900% 15-Mar-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 4.900% 15-Mar-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 4.800% 15-Mar-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $3,707 2.550% 21-Mar-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. CHF 325 0.555% 24-Mar-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 2.350% 15-May-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. £500 2.500% 8-Apr-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 2.350% 15-Jun-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 2.200% 15-Jun-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.650% 15-Aug-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.000% 15-Aug-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.150% 15-Sep-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,000 2.625% 1-Dec-2031
Verizon Communications Inc. $4,639 2.355% 15-Mar-2032
Verizon Communications Inc. € 800 0.875% 19-Mar-2032
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,000 0.750% 22-Mar-2032
Verizon Communications Inc. $107 7.750% 15-Jun-2032
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,000 3.500% 28-Jun-2032
Verizon Communications Inc. $101 7.875% 1-Jul-2032
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,000 5.050% 9-May-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $7 2.550% 15-May-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,350 1.300% 18-May-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.550% 15-Jun-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.550% 15-Jun-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.300% 15-Jul-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.100% 15-Jun-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $2,137 4.500% 10-Aug-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 2.200% 15-Aug-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.200% 15-Aug-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $354 6.400% 15-Sep-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.200% 15-Sep-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 2.250% 15-Sep-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.450% 15-Nov-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.350% 15-Nov-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.450% 15-Nov-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.550% 15-Dec-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.400% 15-Dec-2033
Verizon Communications Inc. £457 4.750% 17-Feb-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $151 5.050% 15-Mar-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.000% 15-Mar-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.950% 15-Apr-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 4.300% 15-May-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.550% 15-May-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.300% 15-May-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.150% 15-May-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 5.150% 15-May-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.100% 15-Jun-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.150% 15-Jun-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.150% 15-Jun-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,250 4.750% 31-Oct-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,888 4.400% 1-Nov-2034
Verizon Communications Inc. $278 5.850% 15-Sep-2035
Verizon Communications Inc. $142 5.850% 15-Sep-2035
Verizon Communications Inc. € 750 1.125% 19-Sep-2035
Verizon Communications Inc. £450 3.125% 2-Nov-2035
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,290 4.272% 15-Jan-2036
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,000 3.750% 28-Feb-2036
Verizon Communications Inc. £1,000 3.375% 27-Oct-2036
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,095 5.250% 16-Mar-2037
Verizon Communications Inc. $241 6.250% 1-Apr-2037
Verizon Communications Inc. € 1,500 2.875% 15-Jan-2038
Verizon Communications Inc. $172 6.400% 15-Feb-2038
Verizon Communications Inc. $152 6.900% 15-Apr-2038
Verizon Communications Inc. £600 1.875% 3-Nov-2038
Verizon Communications Inc. $107 8.950% 1-Mar-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,136 4.812% 15-Mar-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. $6 4.250% 15-Mar-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. $112 7.350% 1-Apr-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 4.050% 15-Apr-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. $6 4.000% 15-May-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 4.000% 15-May-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 4.000% 15-May-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. € 500 1.500% 19-Sep-2039
Verizon Communications Inc. € 800 1.850% 18-May-2040
Verizon Communications Inc. $2,847 2.650% 20-Nov-2040
Verizon Communications Inc. $3,442 3.400% 22-Mar-2041
Verizon Communications Inc. $122 6.000% 1-Apr-2041
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,000 2.850% 3-Sep-2041
Verizon Communications Inc. $488 4.750% 1-Nov-2041
Verizon Communications Inc. $708 3.850% 1-Nov-2042
Verizon Communications Inc. $803 6.550% 15-Sep-2043
Verizon Communications Inc. $920 4.125% 15-Aug-2046
Verizon Communications Inc. $2,360 4.862% 21-Aug-2046
Verizon Communications Inc. $457 5.500% 16-Mar-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $179 4.900% 15-May-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $26 4.750% 15-Jun-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $27 4.700% 15-Jun-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $13 4.550% 15-Jul-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $43 4.800% 15-Aug-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $20 4.800% 15-Aug-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $34 4.900% 15-Aug-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $26 4.850% 15-Aug-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $15 4.750% 15-Sep-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $14 4.750% 15-Sep-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $28 4.700% 15-Sep-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $37 4.700% 15-Nov-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $33 4.700% 15-Nov-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $14 4.650% 15-Nov-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $19 4.650% 15-Nov-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $16 4.550% 15-Dec-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $13 4.500% 15-Dec-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $21 4.500% 15-Dec-2047
Verizon Communications Inc. $12 4.550% 15-Feb-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 4.450% 15-Feb-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 4.550% 15-Feb-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $12 4.750% 15-Feb-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $8 4.750% 15-Mar-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $7 4.750% 15-Mar-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $7 4.750% 15-Mar-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $8 4.800% 15-Mar-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $15 4.850% 15-Apr-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 4.850% 15-May-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $7 4.850% 15-May-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $9 4.900% 15-May-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 4.850% 15-May-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $48 5.000% 15-Jun-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $9 4.950% 15-Jun-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $10 4.900% 15-Jun-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $36 5.050% 15-Jul-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 4.800% 15-Aug-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 4.700% 15-Aug-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 4.650% 15-Aug-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 4.800% 15-Aug-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 4.650% 15-Aug-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,247 4.522% 15-Sep-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 4.850% 15-Sep-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 4.700% 15-Sep-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 4.700% 15-Sep-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 4.750% 15-Oct-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $7 5.000% 15-Nov-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $6 5.000% 15-Nov-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.900% 15-Nov-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $6 5.000% 15-Dec-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.900% 15-Dec-2048
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 4.850% 15-Jan-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 4.550% 15-Feb-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 4.500% 15-Mar-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 4.550% 15-Mar-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 4.500% 15-Mar-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $697 5.012% 15-Apr-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 4.050% 15-May-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 4.100% 15-Jun-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 4.050% 15-Jun-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 3.500% 15-Aug-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 3.500% 15-Aug-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 3.300% 15-Sep-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $6 3.550% 15-Sep-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $7 3.550% 15-Oct-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $8 3.550% 15-Oct-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 3.500% 15-Nov-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 3.550% 15-Nov-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 3.500% 15-Nov-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 3.450% 15-Dec-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 3.450% 15-Dec-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 3.400% 15-Dec-2049
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 3.000% 15-Mar-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,175 4.000% 22-Mar-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 2.750% 15-May-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.950% 15-May-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.950% 15-May-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. CAD 300 3.625% 16-May-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 2.800% 15-Jun-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $950 5.150% 15-Sep-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 2.750% 15-Nov-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $2,365 2.875% 20-Nov-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.650% 15-Dec-2050
Verizon Communications Inc. $510 5.000% 15-Mar-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $4,022 3.550% 22-Mar-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. CAD 500 4.050% 22-Mar-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 3.350% 15-May-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 3.400% 15-May-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 3.350% 15-Jun-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 3.400% 15-Jun-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 3.350% 15-Jun-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 3.250% 15-Jun-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 3.050% 15-Jul-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 2.950% 15-Aug-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 3.000% 15-Aug-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 3.000% 15-Aug-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 3.000% 15-Sep-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $4 3.050% 15-Sep-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.950% 15-Sep-2051
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 2.900% 15-Sep-2051
Verizon Communications $4 3.100% 15-Nov-2051
Verizon Communications $2 3.000% 15-Nov-2051
Verizon Communications $2 3.050% 15-Nov-2051
Verizon Communications $1 3.050% 15-Dec-2051
Verizon Communications $2 3.050% 15-Dec-2051
Verizon Communications $0 2.900% 15-Dec-2051
Verizon Communications $1 3.050% 15-Dec-2051
Verizon Communications $1,000 3.875% 1-Mar-2052
Verizon Communications $1 4.000% 15-Apr-2052
Verizon Communications $0 4.550% 15-May-2052
Verizon Communications $1 4.800% 15-May-2052
Verizon Communications $0 4.650% 15-May-2052
Verizon Communications $0 4.650% 15-Jun-2052
Verizon Communications $0 4.450% 15-Jun-2052
Verizon Communications $0 4.450% 15-Jun-2052
Verizon Communications $1 4.600% 15-Aug-2052
Verizon Communications $0 4.650% 15-Aug-2052
Verizon Communications $0 4.650% 15-Aug-2052
Verizon Communications $0 4.850% 15-Sep-2052
Verizon Communications Inc. $730 5.320% 2-May-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.450% 15-Jun-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $2 5.400% 15-Jul-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.500% 15-Aug-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.800% 15-Aug-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.800% 15-Aug-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.900% 15-Aug-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.750% 15-Sep-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.800% 15-Sep-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.900% 15-Sep-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.950% 15-Oct-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $3 6.400% 15-Nov-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 6.100% 15-Nov-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 6.050% 15-Nov-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.750% 15-Dec-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.450% 15-Dec-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.400% 15-Dec-2053
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,000 5.500% 23-Feb-2054
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.300% 15-Mar-2054
Verizon Communications Inc. $5 5.400% 15-Mar-2054
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.300% 15-Mar-2054
Verizon Communications Inc. $1 5.300% 15-Mar-2054
Verizon Communications Inc. $0 5.250% 15-Apr-2054
Verizon Communications Inc. $794 5.012% 21-Aug-2054
Verizon Communications Inc. $655 4.100% 4-Mar-2055
Verizon Communications Inc. $723 4.672% 15-Mar-2055
Verizon Communications Inc. $3,651 2.987% 30-Oct-2056
Verizon Communications Inc. $2,385 3.600% 24-Feb-2060
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,123 3.000% 29-Sep-2060
Verizon Communications Inc. $1,939 3.000% 20-Nov-2060
Verizon Communications Inc. $3,086 3.700% 22-Mar-2061 $119,022
Private Placements $15,277 $15,277
TOTAL LONG TERM DEBT: $ 135,007bnb
TOTAL DEBT AS OF June 30, 2024 $ 157.515bn
From the 2023 annual report:-
Courtesy of the Verizon 2023 Annual Report
Interest payments on the $151bn (as reported in 2023) were costing $7.342 Billion a year
The US phone and telecommunications giant, AT&T carries debt.
https://investors.att.com/financial-reports/debt/debt-information
TOTAL DEBT: $130,603,734,134
That is $130Bn dollars.
Now, the stock info is interesting:-
https://investors.att.com/stock-information/stock-quote-and-chart
Market Capitalisation (value of the company) $147.53 Billion
So interesting to see, the debt burden on AT&T’s shoulders, $130bn
The annual reports that:
Cash Provided by or Used in Financing Activities from Continuing Operations
In 2023, cash used in financing activities totaled $15,614 Million and was comprised of debt issuances and repayments, payments of
dividends, issuances and repurchase of preferred interests in subsidiaries and vendor financing payments….
Yes that is $15.614 billion used as interest payments, dividends and other financings costs….
These are huge numbers.
The UK Office of National Statistics, has some sobering numbers:-
UK general government gross debt was £2,720.8 billion at the end of Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2023, equivalent to 101.3% of gross domestic product (GDP). UK general government gross debt is mainly made up of medium and long-term bonds (Gilts), issued by HM Treasury.
Courtesy of the UK Office for National Statistics
The £2720.8 Billion is made up of Bills & Short Term loads, Loans, Currency & Deposits and then the bulk is Medium and Long Term Bonds (Gilts)
in 2023-24, the UK Government paid out £104.7 Billion in Interest Payments on the national debt. Money that is simply paid to the UK Government lenders (creditors), cash that can not be used for public services such as Schools, Universities, Armed Forces, Police, Fire Service, The National Health Service, it is pure financing costs.
Courtesy of HM Treasury & The Office of Budget Responsibility.
In 2024-25 UK Government is forecast to pay out £89 Billion in interest payments to the lenders to the UK Government debt. This is purely the interest on the £2000 Billion of national debt, again cash that can not be used for public services such as Schools, Universities, Armed Forces, Police, Fire Service, The National Health Service, it is pure financing costs.
Courtesy of HM Treasury & The Office of Budget Responsibility.
Today, Mon 23rd Sept, Shell, the Anglo-Dutch Oil Major, pays out its quarterly dividend
Shell announced that the interim dividend for the second quarter of 2024 would be $0.344 per ordinary share
$0.344 (26.15p)
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/SHEL/voting-rights-and-capital/16643376
Shell plc’s capital as at August 30, 2024, consists of 6,261,518,191 ordinary shares of €0.07 each. Shell plc holds no shares in Treasury.
Thus:-
6,261,518,191 x £0.2615= £1,637,387,006.9465
That is £1637 million paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SHEL/shell-plc/company-page
Tomorrow, Friday 20th Sept, BP the UK Oil Major, pays out its quarterly dividend
BP p.l.c. announced that the interim dividend for the second quarter of 2024 would be US$0.08 per ordinary share
That is 6.0498 pence per share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BP./total-voting-rights/16645446
The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 16,388,509,553
Thus:-
16,388,509,553 x £0.060498 = £991,472,050.937394
That is £991 million paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BP./bp-plc/company-page
Another month, guess what, take a lucky guess, it is the same old story, HM Government, spends more money than it receives via taxes and duties. Now we are in a post Covid 19 world. UK’s HM Government needs to fund many new demands. https://www.dmo.gov.uk
Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market in August 2024, the HM Government had to borrow money to meet the difference between tax revenues and public sector expenditure. The term for this is the PSNCR: The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. There were “only” 5 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office to raise cash for HM Treasury:-
28-Aug-2024 0¾% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2033 3 months 1,547.3750 Million
21-Aug-2024 3¾% Treasury Gilt 2027 4,000.9820 Million
13-Aug-2024 3¾% Treasury Gilt 2038 3,749.9970 Million
07-Aug-2024 4 1/8% Treasury Gilt 2029 4,020.2500 Million
06-Aug-2024 4¾% Treasury Gilt 2043 2,499.9990 Million
£1,547.3750 Million + £4,000.9820 Million + £3,749.9970 Million + £4,020.2500 Million + £2,499.9990 Million = £15,818.603 Million
£15,818.603 Million = £15.818603 Billion
On another way of looking at it, is in the 31 days in August 2024, HM Government borrowed:- £510.27751612903225806451612903226 Million each day for the 31 days.
We are fortunate, while the global banking and financial markets still has the confidence in HM Government to buy the Gilts (Lend money to the UK), the budget deficit keeps rising. What is also alarming, is the dates these bonds maturing from 2027 to 2043. All long-term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together……“
On Wed 11th Sept, this week, the UK’s premier telecommunications group, British Telecommunications PLC will pay out its September 2024 dividend.
5.69p a share
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BT.A/total-voting-rights/16643066
The total number of voting rights in BT Group plc on the 30th August 2024 was 9,954,313,741, thus:-
9,954,313,741 x £0.0569 = £566,400,451.8629
That is £566 million paid to shareholders in BT Group PLC.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BT.A/bt-group-plc/company-page
The objective of the Fund is to track the performance of high dividend yielding equities from the Asia Pacific region.
Top ETF holdings as of 31 July 2024
1 PETROCHINA CO LTD ORD 6.36% of the fund
2 CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO LTD ORD 4.46% of the fund
3 PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO OF CHINA LTD ORD 4.40% of the fund
4 CK INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LTD ORD 3.53% of the fund
5 HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS CO LTD ORD 3.38% of the fund
6 CHINA RESOURCES LAND LTD ORD 3.28% of the fund
7 BOSIDENG INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD ORD 3.16% of the fund
8 APA GROUP 3.02% of the fund
9 SWIRE PROPERTIES LTD ORD 2.79% of the fund
10 ENN ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD ORD 2.76% of the fund
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/PADV/street-global-advisors/company-page
The SL abrdn Sustainable Index World Equity Pension Fund id a £2667m fund.
Its investment strategy is to generate growth over the long term (5 years or more) by tracking the return of the MSCI World Select ESG Climate Solutions Target Index
Top Holdings of the fund (%)
MICROSOFT CORP 5.5% of the fund
NVIDIA CORP 5.3% of the fund
APPLE INC 4.2% of the fund
ALPHABET INC 2.8% of the fund
AMAZON.COM INC 2.5% of the fund
ELI LILLY & CO 1.3% of the fund
COCA-COLA CO/THE 1.2% of the fund
META PLATFORMS INC 1.0% of the fund
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 1.0% of the fund
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.9% of the fund
Total 25.7% of the fund
Courtesy of Standard Life
The JPM Natural Resources Fund is a fund that invests primarily in the shares of, companies throughout the world engaged in the production and marketing of commodities. The Fund aims to provide capital growth over the long term.
Underlying Fund Launch Date 01/06/1965
Underlying Fund Size (28/03/2024) £901.9m
Top Ten Holdings:-
EXXON MOBIL 8.7% of the fund
RIO TINTO 7.1% of the fund
SHELL 6.0% of the fund
FREEPORT-MCMORAN 5.6% of the fund
BHP 5.3% of the fund
TOTALENERGIES 4.7% of the fund
EOG RESOURCES 3.2% of the fund
MARATHON PETROLEUM 3.0% of the fund
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES 2.8% of the fund
VALERO ENERGY 2.6% of the fund
Total 49.0% of the fund
Courtesy of Standard Life
Courtesy of Standard Life
Berkshire Hathaway has surpassed $1 Trillion stock valuation, on Wed 28th August 2024, the investment company of Warren Buffett broke the $1 Trillion mark.
https://www.berkshirehathaway.com
Berkshire Hathaway has now joined six other companies, mainly from the technology sector, above $1trn: Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google’s parent Alphabet, Amazon.com & Facebook’s parent Meta
https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:BRK.A
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
ASHOKA INDIA EQUITY INVESTMENT TRUST PLC AIE Stock | London Stock Exchange
Courtesy of The Royal Society
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC RR. Stock | London Stock Exchange
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange
Courtesy of The Royal Society
The Vanguard Global Small-Cap Index Fund is an index fund from Vanguard.
www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk
https://www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk/investments/vanguard-global-small-cap-index-fund-gbp-acc/overview
Key facts:-
Number of assets: 4,265 holdings
Courtesy of Vanguard
Courtesy of Vanguard
Courtesy of Vanguard
Another month, guess what, take a lucky guess, it is the same old story, HM Government, spends more money than it receives via taxes and duties. Now we are in a post Covid 19 world. UK’s HM Government needs to fund many new demands. https://www.dmo.gov.uk
https://dmo.gov.uk/data/pdfdatareport?reportCode=D2.1PROF7
Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market in July 2024, the HM Government had to borrow money to meet the difference between tax revenues and public sector expenditure. The term for this is the PSNCR: The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. There were “only” 7 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office to raise cash for HM Treasury:-
30-Jul-2024 4¼% Treasury Gilt 2034 £4,254.8850 Million
24-Jul-2024 4 3/8% Treasury Gilt 2054 £2,575.2490 Million
23-Jul-2024 0 1/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2039 3 months £1,239.3250 Million
17-Jul-2024 4 1/8% Treasury Gilt 2029 £4,000.0000 Million
16-Jul-2024 4¾% Treasury Gilt 2043 £2,812.4990 Million
11-Jul-2024 4% Treasury Gilt 2031 £3,750.0000 Million
02-Jul-2024 3¾% Treasury Gilt 2027 £4,110.0000 Million
£4,254.8850 Million + £2,575.2490 Million + £1,239.3250 Million + £4,000.0000 Million + £2,812.4990 Million + £3,750.0000 Million + £4,110.0000 Million = £22,741.958 Million
£22,741.958 Million = £22.741958 Billion
On another way of looking at it, is in the 31 days in July 2024, HM Government borrowed:- £733.61154838709677419354838709677 Million each day for the 31 days.
We are fortunate, while the global banking and financial markets still has the confidence in HM Government to buy the Gilts (Lend money to the UK), the budget deficit keeps rising. What is also alarming, is the dates these bonds maturing from 2027 to 2054. All long-term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together……“
The SL abrdn MyFolio Market V Pension Fund is a £618.6m investment fund, that is a fund of funds.
The fund invests at least 60% in passively managed funds, including those managed by abrdn, to obtain broad exposure to a range of diversified investments. Typically at least 80% is invested in assets traditionally viewed as being higher risk such as company shares, emerging market bonds (loans to an emerging market government) and commercial property. The rest of the fund is invested in a selection of other assets
such as money market instruments including cash, government bonds (loans to a government) and investment grade corporate bonds (loans to a company).
