What Are The Different Investment Trust Share Classes?
Understandng the different Investment trust share classes is probably the most comlex aspect of the UK investment trust market. To show why this is a complex area, consider that there are: ordinary shares preference shares split capital shares – which include income shares, capital shares and zero dividend preference shares ‘C’ shares warrants The private investor is well advised to read carefully about the charachteristics of these different holdings as it can make a huge difference to understanding the potential risks and rewards of investing. Regrettably, there has been much controversy about the way that split capital investments were described and sold which lead to investors losing lots of money – as these scandals always seem to to. Click Here To Visit Our Finance And Investment Blog Ordinary Shares are the main investment trust share class and have rights to both income and capital growth produced by the assets they own. Preference shares work in an almost identical manner to a
