Monthly Archives: April 2025

The Schroder Income Growth Fund plc

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

NatWest April 2025 Dividend

Tomorrow the UK banking giant pays out its April dividend

https://www.natwestgroup.com

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

HSBC April 2025 Dividend

Today the UK & global banking giant pays out its April dividend

https://www.hsbc.com

$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 David Rubenstein Show: Nicolai Tangen: CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management

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.

Courtesy of Bloomberg

https://www.nbim.no

Standard Life Active Higher Interest Pension Fund

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

Courtesy of Standard Life

Rio Tinto April 2025 Dividend

Today, one of the world’s largest mining companies, Rio Tinto, pays out is April 2025 dividend.

https://www.riotinto.com

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

ASML

Courtesy of Google Finance

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.

GSK April 2025 Dividend

Yesterday, the UK pharma giant, paid out is April 2025 dividend.

https://www.gsk.com

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

Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange