Scottish Mort Inv Tst

Scottish Mortgage will appoint Heather Manners as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2026, subject to shareholder approval at the 2026 annual general meeting. Manners brings 34 years of investment experience in Asian markets, was co-founder and long-time CEO/CIO of Prusik Investment Management, and is currently chair of Fidelity Emerging Markets Limited as well as a non-executive director at Montanaro and Collidr. The trust, managed by Baillie Gifford, says her expertise in emerging markets and growth-oriented companies will provide valuable perspectives to the board. » Altro su de.investing.com

The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust recorded NAV growth of 22.9% in the six months to 30 September, outperforming the FTSE All-World (15.4%); total share return rose 20.9%. Drivers included AI infrastructure names such as ASML, TSMC and NVIDIA and digital platforms like Roblox, Meta and Spotify. The trust initiated new positions in Figma, AppLovin, Xiaohongshu, CATL and Anthropic and reduced holdings in Amazon, Roblox, Spotify, Meta, Netflix, Tempus AI, MercadoLibre and Shopify. Scottish Mortgage bought 75.2m shares for £765.4m as part of an ongoing £2.6bn buyback programme; the interim dividend remains 1.60p and will be paid on 12 December. » Altro su de.investing.com