The L&G Global Quality Dividends UCITS ETF is a London listed ETF whose investment objective of the Fund is to provide exposure to companies with higher than average dividend and quality characteristics in developed market countries
Fund size (24 Apr 2026) $152.1m
Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management
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Earlier last week, the mining giant, Rio Tinto paid out its April 2026 dividend, on April 16th.
$2.54 (a share) = 191.770479p
Total Voting Rights – 16:30:00 01 Apr 2026 – RIO News article | London Stock Exchange
The total number of voting rights in Rio Tinto plc is 1,254,956,574
Thus:
1,254,956,574 x £1.91770479 = £2,406,636,233.201789
That is £2406 Million = £2.406 Billion
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/RIO/rio-tinto-plc/company-page
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Source: Understanding the National Debt | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data
In 2025: Debt Interest for the full year was:- $1.22 Trillion
Source: Interest Expense and Interest Rates | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data
In 2026: So far, debt Interest for the current year is:- $623 Billion
Source: Interest Expense and Interest Rates | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data
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The Legal & General Mixed Investment 40-85% Fund is a fund of funds, that invests in other funds from Legal and General.
Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management
Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management
Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management
Courtesy of [A brief guide to the public finances – Office for Budget Responsibility]
Courtesy of [Guidance and methodology: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables – GOV.UK]
Salient points:-
[1]. £138bn of borrowing to bridge the gap from Tax Revenue into HM Treasury and HM Government spending is £11.5bn a month. Yes, the Government has to borrow £11.5bn a month as tax revenues are not enough.
[2]. Government spending on Welfare = £322bn and total Government spending of £1370bn means:
(£322bn/1370bn) = 23.5% of all Government spending is on Welfare payments.
The CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited is a Jersey domiciled closed ended investment company whose objective is to provide investors with a high dividend yield and the potential for capital growth by investing mainly in high-yielding fixed interest securities.
NCIM – CQS New City High Yield Fund LTD – Fund Page
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Courtesy of CyberDyne Systems
Courtesy of Norges Bank Investment Management
The Amundi UK Government Inflation-Linked Bond UCITS ETF is a UCITS compliant
exchange traded fund that aims to track the benchmark index FTSE Actuaries Govt Securities UK
Index Linked TR All Stocks.
Assets Under Management (AUM) : £79.72 ( million GBP )
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/GILI/amundi
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Courtesy of Amundi
The Foresight Solar Fund is a London listed investment trust investing in solar and battery storage assets to build income and growth
Foresight Solar’s aims to provide investors with a sustainable, progressive quarterly dividend and enhanced capital value, whilst facilitating climate change mitigation and the transition to a lower carbon economy.
Courtesy of Foresight Solar
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Courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/
The M&G India Fund is an investment fund, The fund aims to provide combined income and capital growth that is higher than that of the Indian stockmarket (as measured by the MSCI India Index), net of the ongoing charge figure, over any five-year period. At least 80% of the fund is invested in the shares and equity-related instruments of companies that are incorporated, listed, domiciled or do most of
their business in India
Top Ten Holdings:-
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Courtesy of Trustnet
Courtesy of M&G plc
The Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc is a London listed investment trust. It is an investment company focused on providing investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income returns, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of Renewable Energy Assets across Europe, the UK and Australia
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust
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