After increasing by 66% in the past five years, it may seem odd to describe Scottish Mortgage (LSE: SMT) as disappointing. But partly that depends upon what timeframe one looks at. If I had bought the shares at their November 2021 high, for example, I would have seen the Scottish Mortgage share price ...
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If I didn’t have any savings beyond a bit of cash in the bank, I’d start trawling the FTSE 100 for top blue-chip stocks. Investing directly in equities isn’t for everybody. But for those who understand the risks – and crucially the rewards – it’s a terrific way of building long-term wealth from dividend ...
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In January this year, I bought 319 Scottish Mortgage (LSE: SMT) shares for my SIPP. At the time, the investment trust was really out of favour, and my view was that, over the medium to long term, it had the potential to outperform. So, how have these shares performed as we approach the half-way mark ...
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AI chipmaker Nvidia just became the world’s largest company, with a market cap of over $3.3trn. Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) holds Nvidia shares. In fact, after this year’s surge, it’s become the trust’s biggest holding. ASML is one of its holdings too, and it develops the techie tools ...
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The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE:SMT) share price currently trade at an 8% discount to the net asset value of the fund. Although the discount has narrowed over the past year or so, it wasn’t that long ago (see chart below) that the shares changed hands at a premium. Source: Baillie Gifford ...
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Investors holding Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) shares have been put through the wringer over the past few years. The share price doubled between early 2020 and 2021, before falling heavily when Covid struck. Then it surged 50% to reach an all-time high of 1,528p in November 2021. This ...
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The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE:SMT) share price has recovered from its post-pandemic lows. In fact, up 30.5%, it’s among the top-performing stocks on the FTSE 100 over the past 12 months. So why has it performed so well and where might it go next? Two supportive trends It’s always important ...
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Nvidia‘s (NASDAQ: NVDA) performance over recent years has been incredible. Since the start of 2024, the chipmaker has soared 167%. Over five years, the gain has been an astonishing 3,450%. That is good news for shareholders in one Edinburgh-based investment trust. Nvidia is the single biggest holding ...
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With analysts confident that we’ll (finally) get the first of several interest rates cuts this summer, I don’t think it’s any coincidence that the FTSE 100 recently set a new all-time high. I also reckon it could be just the start as investors become increasingly willing to back previously-shunned growth ...
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) shares are currently 41.5% cheaper than their all-time high. That looks like an absolute steal, and I plan to capitalise on it. The trust rose to prominence in 2020 when stock markets across the globe nosedived. Not Scottish Mortgage though. It bucked the ...
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I’ve got an empty Stocks and Shares ISA and I’m desperate to fill it. But I’m not making short-term decisions here. I only want to buy stocks that I reckon are worth holding for years and with luck, decades. This will give the share price and my reinvested dividends plenty of time to compound and grow. ...
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Like many UK-listed stocks, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) shares have had an awesome start to the year. During 2024, its share price has shot up 11% as investors begin to regain confidence in the market after an incredibly dire couple of years. That now means the Baillie Gifford flagship ...
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) shares have found their groove again in recent months. They’re now up around 30% in 12 months. And in 2024 alone, they’ve advanced 10% to 890p (that’s better than the FTSE 100 year to date). Clearly, Nvidia‘s staggering performance has helped, as has strong ...
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Typically, we’d look to earn a second income by investing in dividend-paying stocks. And despite the recent surge from the FTSE 100, UK stocks represent an attractive market for dividend-focused investors. However, if I had £50,000 in savings, I’d struggle to generate a life-changing second income in ...
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Over in the US, Nvidia has enjoyed a big rerating since the beginning of 2023 and the share price has soared. Meanwhile, my investment in Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) has benefitted from the stock’s move. I drip-fed money into the trust’s shares over the past few bearish years. It’s ...
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Most of the holdings in my self-invested personal pension (SIPP) are FTSE 100 stocks, but I also hold Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) shares and another hugely popular investment fund, Fundsmith Equity. Fundsmith seemed like a no-brainer buy when I invested a large lump sum on 16 June last ...
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) shares were marching higher today (23 May) after the FTSE 100 growth fund reported its annual results. As I write, the stock is up 2.7% to 893p, which puts it within touching distance of a fresh 52-week high. The Edinburgh-based trust possesses probably the ...
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After a dreadful period between late 2021 and early 2023, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) shares have been steadily recovering. They’re up 44% in the past 12 months and 13.8% year to date. Zooming out over five years, the FTSE 100 stock’s risen 71.5%. Admittedly, that’s less than the S&P ...
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It has been an up-and-down five years for Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) shares. The stock hit incredible form in 2020, rising over 100% in a year where trillions were wiped off the stock market. Yet since going on to reach an all-time high in November 2021, it seemed like the Baillie ...
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The FTSE 100 index hit a record 8,433 last week and has now notched up 11 all-time highs over the last month. It’s now got seven trading days to match and beat a record set in 1984 of 12 all-time highs within a rolling four-week period! Whatever happens next though, I’d buy these two FTSE 100 shares ...
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