BlackRock Income & Growth sees portfolio grow in volatile June.


London-listed BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust has reiterated its constructive long-term view of the UK market in face of ongoing macro volatility, as it reported an improvement in its portfolio value over the past month.

  • Blackrock Income And Growth Investment Trust
  • 14 July 2026 16:54:24

Source: Sharecast

The trust, which mainly invests in UK-listed shares, reported a net asset value return of 1.5% for the month of June, resulting in a 4.5% improvement over the April-June period and a 13.8% increase over one year.

The portfolio was valued at £53.3m by 30 June, equating to a net asset value of 254.25p per share.

At the end of June, the top sectors it was invested in were banks (15.2% of total assets), pharma and biotech (10.8%), oil and gas producers and general retailers (both 5.9%).

AstraZeneca was the trust's largest holding, at 8.5% of the fund, followed by HSBC (5.9%) and British American Tobacco (5.1%).

Bright highlighted two stocks that helpd to drive its returns growth during the period, Next (3.0% of assets) and Lloyds (4.7%), while defence contractor Babcock detracted from relative returns due to political uncertainty and uncertainty surrounding the UK's Defence Investment.

BRIG shares were up 0.8% at 228.7p by 1600 BST.


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