Hi Chris,
Last week’s answer can be read here, even after the ongoing weakness we have no interest in the LIC.
Our preference in the LIC space is Perpetual Credit Income Trust (PCI), a LIT not a LIC, which invests in credit and fixed income assets (bonds, RMBS, ABS, loans), targeting RBA Cash Rate + 3.25% p.a. net of fees, listed May 2019, ~$437m AUM.
For record the LIC/LIT distinction:
- LIC — structured as a company, investors hold shares, income is distributed as franked dividends
- LIT — structured as a trust, investors hold units, income is distributed as trust distributions (generally unfranked, since it’s not company profit)
Functionally they trade almost identically on the ASX — both closed-ended, both can trade at a premium/discount to NTA/NAV, both report NTA to the market regularly. The difference mostly matters for tax treatment (franking credits on LIC dividends vs. pass-through trust distributions on a LIT) and technically for governance structure (company board vs. responsible entity/trustee).
- MM owns PCI in its Income Portfolio.