Miton Global Opportunities
Termination of coverage
18 April 2018
Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on Miton Global Opportunities (MIGO). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates for this company. All forecasts should now be considered redundant. MORE »
Termination of coverage
18 April 2018
Edison Investment Research is terminating coverage on Miton Global Opportunities (MIGO). Please note you should no longer rely on any previous research or estimates for this company. All forecasts should now be considered redundant. MORE »
Exploiting pricing inefficiencies
5 February 2018
Miton Global Opportunities (MIGO) seeks to achieve capital growth, primarily through exploiting the pricing inefficiencies of investment trusts. The manager, Nick Greenwood, has over two decades of experience in identifying funds trading at deep discounts to embedded value. The unconstrained mandate also focuses on portfolio diversification across a broad range of asset classes and countries. Share price performance over the past two years has been strong in absolute terms and relative to global indices. Added to successful board initiatives to improve liquidity and promote the trust, MIGO has attracted significant interest from investors, and its shareholder base has rebalanced towards self-directed retail investors. The shares currently trade at a 1.4% discount to NAV, a significant narrowing from the five-year average discount of 7.9%. The board is currently seeking shareholder approval for a further issue of up to 10% of share capital. MORE »
Still finding pockets of value after a strong year
14 July 2017
Miton Global Opportunities (MIGO) seeks to provide absolute returns in excess of those on cash by investing predominantly in other closed-end funds that are under-researched, out of favour or trading on unwarranted discounts. The multi-asset portfolio, managed by Nick Greenwood, has performed strongly over the past 12 months, beating the total return from both UK and world equities and most of its multi-asset and absolute return peers. The introduction of a three-yearly redemption option may have helped to narrow the discount from its long-term average of c 9-10%. Meanwhile, the appointment of Numis as corporate broker and investment company marketing specialist Frostrow Capital has led to a significant increase in liquidity, as well as rebalancing the share register towards retail execution-only platforms as the discount has narrowed over the past 12 months. MORE »
Seeking real returns with more specialist focus
7 September 2016
Miton Global Opportunities (MIGO) seeks to provide returns in excess of those on cash by exploiting opportunities from pricing inefficiency among under-researched investment companies. With manager Nick Greenwood unconvinced by the near-term prospects for mainstream equity markets, the portfolio is developing more of a focus on specialist strategies and alternative asset classes. Recent performance has been strong and the trust has beaten its absolute benchmark (sterling three-month Libor +2%) over the last four discrete years (see below) and on a cumulative basis over all periods of five years and less (see page 6). Measures to raise MIGO’s profile and improve liquidity in its shares, including the engagement of Numis as broker and Frostrow Capital for administration, distribution and marketing, may be reflected in a narrowing discount. MORE »
Seeking misvaluation in a niche
9 March 2016
Miton Global Opportunities (MIGO) aims to produce returns ahead of an absolute benchmark by exploiting inefficiencies in the pricing of closed-ended funds. This niche strategy differentiates it from peers in the flexible investment sector, while its wide spread of exposures, including Berlin residential property, forestry, second-hand life policies and an Indian equity fund, suggests its performance may also be differentiated from conventional equity funds. MORE »
