BLACKROCK SUSTAINABLE AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC
BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST plc (LEI: 549300WWOCXSC241W468)
All information is at 30 April 2017 and unaudited.
Performance at month end with net income reinvested
One Three Six One Three Since
Month Months Months Year Years Launch*
Net asset value -2.8% 0.7% 6.5% 32.3% 64.7% 96.2%
Share price -0.9% -2.5% 2.9% 32.5% 60.2% 83.8%
Russell 1000 Value Index -3.5% -0.5% 5.4% 32.0% 65.6% 120.0%
Source: BlackRock
*Launched on 24 October 2012.
At month end
Net asset value - capital only: 165.25p
Net asset value - cum income: 166.57p
Share price: 158.00p
Discount to cum income NAV: 5.1%
Net yield*: 3.0%
Total assets including current year revenue: £114.8m
Gearing: Nil
Options overwrite: 17.18%
Ordinary shares in issue**: 68,949,044
Ongoing charges***: 1.04%
* Based on dividends of 1.20p per share declared on 4 May 2016, 3 August 2016,
3 November 2016 and 21 February 2017.
** Excluding 31,412,261 ordinary shares held in treasury.
*** Ongoing charges represent the management fee and all other operating
expenses excluding interest as a % of average shareholders' funds for the year
ended 31 October 2016.
Benchmark
Sector Analysis Total Assets (%)
Financials 26.8
Health Care 14.5
Industrials 10.9
Energy 10.6
Information Technology 9.9
Consumer Staples 6.3
Consumer Discretionary 5.6
Utilities 4.9
Materials 3.7
Telecommunication Services 2.1
Net current assets 4.7
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Country Analysis Total Assets (%)
USA 84.1
United Kingdom 2.8
Canada 2.4
France 2.2
Netherlands 2.2
Ireland 0.7
South Korea 0.5
China 0.4
Net current assets 4.7
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Ten Largest Investments
Company Country of Risk Total Assets (%)
JPMorgan Chase USA 4.1
Bank of America USA 3.7
Pfizer USA 3.5
Citigroup USA 3.2
Dow Chemical USA 2.9
Wells Fargo USA 2.7
Oracle USA 2.4
General Electric USA 2.4
Microsoft USA 2.3
Anthem USA 2.3
Bob Shearer and Tony DeSpirito, representing the Investment Manager, noted:
Performance
For the one month period ended 30 April 2017 the Company's NAV decreased by
2.8% and the share price fell by 0.9%, whilst the Company's benchmark, the
Russell 1000 Value Index, fell by 3.5% (all performance figures are in sterling
terms).
The largest contributor to relative performance during the month was stock
selection in the energy sector. Notably, the portfolio's quality orientation
and exposure to less commodity sensitive operators within the sector proved to
be beneficial as crude oil prices declined during the month. Stock selection
in consumer discretionary also added to relative returns, led by portfolio
holdings within the media and specialty retail industries. Lastly, stock
selection in the health care, information technology and consumer staples
sectors added to relative returns during the month.
The largest detractor from relative performance was stock selection in the
utilities sector. Other modest detractors included an underweight to real
estate and stock selection in telecommunication services during the period.
Transactions/Options
Transactions: Notable portfolio transactions during the month included exiting
our position in E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and utilizing the proceeds
to increase our position in The Dow Chemical Company. We also initiated a new
position in Cardinal Health, Inc.
Options: As of April 30, 2017, the Company's options exposure was 17.18% and
the delta of the options was 87.21.
Positioning
As of the period end, our largest overweight positions relative to the
benchmark were in the health care, consumer discretionary, materials and
industrials sectors. The Company was approximately equal-weight in the
financials sector, and was underweight to the real estate, consumer staples,
utilities, telecommunication services, energy and information technology
sectors.
18 May 2017
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BlackRock North American Income : Trust Plc - Portfolio Update
May 18, 2017 at 11:57 am EDT
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