Investment Trusts
The Scottish American Investment Company, commonly known as SAINTS, is a global equity-income investment trust managed by Baillie Gifford. It aims to deliver a growing dividend together with long-term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of high-quality companies.
Global equity investment, selective property and bond exposure, income generation, portfolio management, share buybacks and quarterly dividend distributions.
Global developed and emerging equity markets, with holdings selected for durable growth and dividend potential rather than by geographic benchmark weight.
Dividend growth from portfolio companies, long-term earnings growth, equity-market valuations, stock selection, foreign exchange and the trust's discount to NAV.
Equity-market falls, growth-stock valuation risk, currency movements, stock-selection errors, dividend cuts by holdings and widening of the share-price discount.
2026 results have continued the trust's emphasis on dependable income growth, after the annual dividend rose materially in 2025 and earnings per share reached 15.65p. The shares still trade at a discount to NAV, making portfolio performance and discount control relevant alongside continued dividend progression into 2027.
SAINTS pays quarterly and has a long record of dividend growth. The 2025 total dividend was 15.92p per share; the latest 2026 quarterly payment is 3.98p, ex-dividend 13 August 2026 and payable 17 September.
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