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BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc

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BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc

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  • Price (GBX)594.07
  • Today's Change1.07 / 0.18%
  • Shares traded119.09k
  • 1 Year change-3.72%
  • Beta1.1644
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About the company

BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust company. The Company's principal activity is portfolio investment. The Company’s objective is the achievement of capital growth, primarily through investment in a focused portfolio constructed from a combination of the securities of large, mid and small capitalization European companies, together with some investment in the developing markets of Europe. The Company also has the flexibility to invest in any country included in the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE) World Europe, excluding United Kingdom (UK) index, as well as the freedom to invest in developing countries not included in the index. The Company invests approximately 25% of its portfolio in companies in developing Europe. It also invests approximately 5% of its portfolio in unquoted investments. The Company's investment manager is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)-32.63m
  • Net income in GBP-40.20m
  • Incorporated2004
  • Employees0.00
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Management group(s)BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
AIC sectorEurope
ISINGB00B01RDH75
Launch date20 Sep 2004
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

The objective is the achievement of capital growth, primarily through investment in a focused portfolio constructed from a combination of the securities of large, mid and small capitalisation European companies, together with some investment in the developing markets of Europe. The Company also has the flexibility to invest in any country included in the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index, as well as the freedom to invest in developing countries not included in the Index but considered by the Manager and the Directors as part of greater Europe.

Managed by

Brian Hall, Stefan Gries

Management & contract fees

The manager receives an annual fee of 0.65per cent p.a. of NAV on assets up to GBP 400 m, 0.60per cent p.a. of net assets in excess of GBP 400 m up to and including GBP 1 b and 0.525per cent p.a. of net asset value on net assets thereafter on the last day of each month. Where the Company invests in other investment or cash funds managed by BlackRock, any underlying fee charged is rebated.

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JPMorgan Emerging Markets Dvdnd Incm PLC61.44m53.70m506.02m0.0010.041.15--8.240.19180.19180.21871.670.129--29.97--11.278.0711.878.4091.3988.9987.4182.27----0.0041.3376.64--111.21----1.89
Octopus Apollo VCT PLC49.35m28.42m510.53m0.0015.440.9257--10.350.030.030.05050.50020.1013--50.18--5.837.075.917.4066.2367.9257.5960.35--88.980.0093.86284.3033.165,642.5342.22--0.00
IP Group Plc70.00m-140.10m512.39m69.00--0.5943--7.32-0.1426-0.14260.07190.9760.0595--9.401,014,493.00-11.91-1.21-11.97-1.23-----200.14-11.25--0.29730.1405--1,512.25---18.69------
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC61.55m49.55m516.63m0.0010.771.02--8.390.27020.27020.33182.850.1157--28.07--9.328.869.749.0988.2686.1480.5180.51----0.040235.77-108.16---128.81----3.79
SDCL Efficiency Income Trust PLC48.20m36.70m532.40m0.0014.320.5599--11.050.03430.03430.04980.87610.0495--241.00--3.772.373.802.3775.9375.0576.1469.13----0.00275.46281.6641.14224.5143.27--4.97
Fidelity Emerging Markets Ltd119.52m93.60m536.36m0.008.831.40--4.491.411.411.728.840.2048--36.41--16.044.9216.655.0397.3491.0878.3164.50----0.0031.143.87--0.7306----8.87
Pollen Street Group Ltd127.94m53.95m536.42m91.0010.180.86179.464.190.880.882.0910.400.1629--6.671,487,721.006.874.547.315.11----42.1742.05--5.200.2651--14.8213.5624.189.71----
Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trst PLC11.81m5.50m536.47m0.0078.650.9742--45.430.11790.11790.17299.520.0164--7.34--0.76183.120.80273.3253.6381.3446.5679.22----0.130469.99-137.99---148.20----3.57
Pantheon Infrastructure PLC71.07m60.52m536.58m0.008.870.9335--7.550.12910.12910.15161.230.1273--94.19--10.84--10.90--89.47--85.16----364.320.00--45.58--45.46------
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc-83.39m-90.59m547.82m0.00--0.9757-----1.92-1.92-1.8714.10-0.1097-------11.910.0851-12.110.087--17.60--8.19---2,010.840.10612,471.05114.83-48.2086.95----6.25
Blackrock Greater Eurp Invstmnt Trst PLC-32.63m-40.20m548.17m0.00--0.9916-----0.4185-0.4185-0.33625.98-0.0515-------6.344.66-6.654.90--83.38--78.04----0.002624.01-131.97---143.88----3.06
Hansa Investment Company Ltd30.07m23.01m552.31m0.0014.380.6809--18.370.19190.19190.25194.050.0631--7.09--4.8210.464.8310.5088.3093.3076.5090.16----0.009.42-83.82---88.76----0.00
Schroder Asian Totl Retrn Invstmt Co PLC10.03m-1.07m563.02m0.00--1.24--56.14-0.0128-0.01280.10664.840.0204--7.20---0.21726.82-0.237.3823.5785.84-10.6581.86----0.0028.5552.714.5857.223.66--12.09
Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC98.07m89.94m565.09m0.006.981.05--5.760.57570.57570.62123.820.1607--20.57--14.7410.8015.8211.1094.4492.6791.7184.74----0.103917.4476.72--140.95----17.26
Partners Group Private Equity Ltd38.19m8.33m576.36m1.80k70.390.7035--15.090.13780.13780.632113.790.0413--2.2324,322.760.90087.150.94017.57----21.8060.63--24.050.020554.29233.59-5.06491.28-6.83--4.13
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd-21.22m-35.07m596.48m0.00--0.9039-----0.2642-0.2642-0.14775.26-0.0273-------4.517.31-4.557.41--77.62--72.71---136.120.0028.27-128.83---165.26----5.68
Data as of Feb 18 2026. Currency figures normalised to BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

25.77%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Craigs Investment Partners Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 01 Dec 20258.36m9.00%
1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 01 Dec 20254.45m4.79%
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Dec 20253.03m3.26%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 01 Dec 20251.67m1.80%
Vanguard Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20251.23m1.32%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Dec 20251.17m1.26%
Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.as of 01 Dec 20251.07m1.15%
J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 01 Dec 20251.06m1.14%
TrinityBridge Ltd.as of 01 Dec 20251.03m1.11%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.as of 01 Dec 2025867.00k0.93%
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