Investment trusts: sector news on Friday 13 November 2026
Average tone +0.7 (neutral) across 3 companies with relevant coverage, from 7 stories.
How to read a score. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Capital Technology Trust | −6.3 | 3 | Coverage was dominated by a sharp fall in the trust's top holding after its chief executive quit, which weighs on it. |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust | +7.7 | 3 | Coverage centred on the trust's strong half-year performance and its possible exposure to Anthropic's IPO. |
| Alliance Witan | +0.8 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a single general outlook piece on the trust, with no concrete results or deals reported. |
| F & C Investment Trust | — | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 Coverage of strong half-year performance and what drove the gains.
- −9.2 Its largest holding fell sharply after a chief executive exit.
- +5.8 Trust named among vehicles offering exposure to a high-profile AI listing.}
- +2.0 Its fund manager's view is quoted, though the theme concerns other assets.
- +0.8 Generic outlook piece focused on the trust's near-term direction, little concrete news.}
- 0.0 Routine dealing update with no bearing on prospects.
- 0.0 Simple share price quote in euros, no new information.
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