Investment Trusts

Mercantile Investment Trust

MRC:LSE

Mercantile Investment Trust

  • Price (GBX)266.00
  • Today's Change2.00 / 0.76%
  • Shares traded1.06m
  • 1 Year change8.57%
  • Beta1.6436
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About the company

The Mercantile Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's objective is to achieve long term capital growth from a portfolio of UK medium and smaller sized companies. The Company's investment policy includes to emphasize capital growth from medium and smaller sized companies, to achieve long term dividend growth at least in line with inflation and to use long term gearing to increase potential returns to shareholders. The Company's investment includes sectors, such as industrials, financials, technology, telecommunications, health care, basic materials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, real estate, and utilities. The Company's alternative investment fund manager is JPMorgan Funds Limited.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)41.24m
  • Net income in GBP17.57m
  • Incorporated1884
  • Employees0.00
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Profile

Management group(s)JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd
AIC sectorUK All Companies
ISINGB00BF4JDH58
Launch date08 Dec 1884
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

To achieve long-term capital growth from a portfolio of UK medium and smaller companies by invests in medium and smaller companies which are listed mainly on the London Stock Exchange and to provide long-term dividend growth at least in line with inflation.

Managed by

Anthony Lynch, Guy Anderson

Management & contract fees

The management fee is 0.45% p.a. of the market capitalisation of Company. The contract terminable on six months notice, without penalty.

Peer analysis

CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesMarket Cap /
Employees
Law Debenture Corporation plc252.53m169.96m1.55bn301.001.55bn301.00
Smithson Investment Trust PLC106.55m83.49m1.56bn0.001.56bn0.00
Pantheon International PLC45.41m-6.71m1.57bn0.001.57bn0.00
Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd-210.10m-213.20m1.68bn0.001.68bn0.00
BlackRock World Mining Trust Plc2.39m-19.19m1.68bn0.001.68bn0.00
Personal Assets Trust PLC168.57m152.91m1.72bn0.001.72bn0.00
Ashmore Group plc152.20m81.20m1.80bn272.001.80bn272.00
Mercantile Investment Trust PLC41.24m17.57m1.81bn0.001.81bn0.00
AJ Bell PLC317.85m105.12m1.83bn1.55k1.83bn1.55k
Allianz Technology Trust PLC152.78m141.51m1.85bn0.001.85bn0.00
TP ICAP Group PLC2.33bn175.00m1.86bn5.21k1.86bn5.21k
Caledonia Investments plc220.30m185.30m1.87bn76.001.87bn76.00
JPMorgan American Investment Trust PLC92.47m79.62m1.89bn0.001.89bn0.00
HgCapital Trust plc89.66m78.28m1.96bn0.001.96bn0.00
Rathbones Group PLC1.01bn64.40m1.99bn3.52k1.99bn3.52k
Murray International Trust plc154.68m134.39m2.10bn0.002.10bn0.00
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to Mercantile Investment Trust's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

52.81%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 22 Jan 2026115.17m16.75%
Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 31 Jan 202569.63m10.13%
Quilter Cheviot Ltd.as of 31 Jan 202446.55m6.77%
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 21 Oct 202534.95m5.08%
J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 01 Dec 202533.48m4.87%
Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 17 Jul 202420.63m3.00%
TrinityBridge Ltd.as of 01 Dec 202513.24m1.93%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Dec 202511.36m1.65%
Vanguard Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20259.31m1.35%
Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.as of 01 Dec 20258.77m1.28%
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