FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Investment trusts / 17 October 2026
Investment trusts: sector news on Saturday 17 October 2026
Average tone +4.7 (positive) across 3 companies with relevant coverage, from 6 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Witan | +4.0 | 3 | Coverage focused on a QuotedData piece about where AI disruption may emerge, which was largely neutral, and on the trust extending its dividend run, which leans positive. |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust | +2.5 | 2 | Coverage of the trust was limited to an investor analysis piece, published twice, titled 'the dragon's in the detail'. |
| F & C Investment Trust | +7.5 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a Kalkine Media piece saying F&C Investment Trust's shares are chasing another rise. |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +7.7 FTSE 100 Alliance Witan (LSE:ALW) Extends Its Dividend Run
Extended dividend run reflects consistent shareholder returns. - +7.5 F&C Investment Trust (LSE:FCIT) Chases Another Rise
Share price reported as rising again, positive momentum. - +2.5 Scottish Mortgage: the dragon’s in the detail - Oct 2026 | Investor
Investor analysis piece focused on the trust; tone appears neutral to mildly positive. - +2.5 Scottish Mortgage: the dragon’s in the detail
Same analysis piece focused on the trust; neutral to mildly positive. - +1.3 Alliance Witan: The Big Question: AI – Where will disruption emerge?
Duplicate of the same QuotedData AI disruption piece; neutral. - +1.3 Alliance Witan: The Big Question: AI – Where will disruption emerge?
Company-focused commentary on AI disruption; broadly neutral, mildly positive attention.
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