The Weekly World Income ETF from Han ETF is the first London listed ETF that pays dividends on a weekly basis. It is is ideal for those drawing retirement income or those wanting a more frequent income from one product.

HANETF II ICAV WEEK Stock | London Stock Exchange

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Weekly ETFs are actively managed where each fund seeks to generate weekly income from options overlay strategies through selling call options and/or call spreads. Options overlays is a widely used income strategy that relies on the sale of options to harvest income from the volatility of a stock, and buying a call to remain invested in the market. Weekly ETFs aim to generate weekly income from an options overlay on developed markets such as the S&P 500. The funds also seek to capture capital growth through exposure to the share price returns via a diversified global stock portfolio and long calls.

Detailed Holdings:-

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Ray Dalio on the US Debt Crisis, Interest Rates, AI, Risk in Europe, US vs. China

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Currently Eli Lilly is now worth $1.14 Trillion

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Today, the 15th October the insurance and asset management giant Aviva PLC pays out its dividend.

14p a share.

Aviva corporate website – Aviva plc

Formed from the merger of Norwich Union, Commercial Union and General Accident, are more recently acquiring the Direct Line business.

Total Voting Rights – 15:45:00 01 Oct 2026 – AV. News article | London Stock Exchange

The total number of voting rights in the Company was 3,001,454,347.

Thus:

3,001,454,347 x £0.14 = £420,203,608.58

That is £420 Million in cash paid to shareholders in Aviva PLC.

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Lumentum is at forefront of the AI era, designing and building optical solutions for networks that power AI and compute, data centre interconnect (DCI), cloud, metro, and long-haul applications. Lumentum also enables precision manufacturing and sensing with ultrafast and high-power lasers— shaping how the world connects, creates, and interacts.

It has key engineers at the cutting edge of this optical technology, like Peter Aukland.

Homepage | Lumentum

There are many news stories coming out, about the demand for Lumentum products:-

Lumentum: Demand for AI infrastructure exceeds capacity

Lumentum: The CPO Winner Investors Are Overlooking

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/09/companies/lumentum-ai-server-sold-out

Lumentum AI optical components sold out through 2029

12 months ago, Lumentum was trading at $149 a share:-

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Today Lumentum trades at $1103 a share

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The Saba Capital Investment Trusts UCITS ETF (UKIT)  is an actively managed ETF that seeks to achieve capital appreciation by primarily investing in UK investment trusts.

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Such investment trusts may provide exposure to public and private equities, fixed and floating rate government or corporate bonds, alternative asset classes, including private equity and venture capital, real estate through real estate investment trusts (REITs), cash and cash equivalents (such as bank deposits, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and floating rate notes) and commodities in a manner consistent with the UCITS Regulations and Central Bank requirements

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The Defiance Memory UCITS ETF (DRAM) provides investors with targeted exposure to the companies designing, manufacturing, and commercialising memory semiconductors and data storage systems, the critical hardware enabling the next wave of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and hyperscale data infrastructure.

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https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/DR4M/hanetf-ii-icav/company-page

On the 30th September 2026, TRIG plc paid out its quarterly dividend

Home – TRIG

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https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/TRIG/transaction-in-own-shares/17816539

The total number of voting rights in TRIG, excluding treasury shares is 2,297,657,715

Thus:-

2,297,657,715 x £0.018875 = £43,368,289.370625

That is £43 million paid to shareholders

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Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Or to Hollywood
But I’m taking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line
I’m in a New York state of mind

I’ve seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
But I know what I’m needing
And I don’t want to waste more time
I’m in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it’s fine with me ’cause I’ve let it slide
Don’t care if it’s Chinatown or on Riverside
I don’t have any reasons
I’ve left them all behind
I’m in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it’s fine with me ’cause I’ve let it slide
Don’t care if it’s Chinatown or on Riverside
I don’t have any reasons
I’ve left them all behind
I’m in a New York state of mind

I’m just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line

‘Cause I’m in a New York state of mind

Is This the Best Monthly Dividend ETF in the UK? (LDGG)

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Last week the UK Oil Major BP PLC paid out this September dividend.

https://www.bp.com

6.4059 pence per share = US$0.0866

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BP./total-voting-rights/17765404

The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 15,709,627,235

Thus:-

15,709,627,235 x £0.064059 = £1,006,343,011.046865

That is £1006 Million = £1.006 Billion, paid to shareholders in BP

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BP PLC BP. Stock | London Stock Exchange

The Seraphim New Space UCITS ETF (SERA) ETF provides investors with exposure to companies building the commercial infrastructure of the global space economy. The New Space ETF focuses on high-growth New Space businesses operating across communications, connectivity, Earth observation, launch, defence, intelligence and space-enabled technologies.

Space is transitioning from a government-led endeavour into a commercial industry that underpins communications, navigation, security, climate monitoring and global connectivity. As businesses, governments and consumers become increasingly reliant on space-based infrastructure and services, the sector is emerging as one of the most compelling long-term growth opportunities in the global economy.

The New Space ETF tracks the Seraphim New Space Index, a proprietary index developed by Seraphim through a decade of specialist SpaceTech investing

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Earlier this week, on Mon 21st Sept, the UK’s largest oil company paid out September dividend.

https://www.shell.com

 US$0.3906, €0.3366 or 28.92p per ordinary share

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/SHEL/total-voting-rights/17770761

The total number of voting rights in the Company was 5,755,319,646.

Thus:-

5,755,319,646 x £0.2892 = £1,664,438,441.6232

That is £1,664 Million = £1.664 Billion paid to shareholders.

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https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SHEL/shell-plc

The Euro Stoxx 50 Covered Call UCITS ETF is a monthly income generating ETF.

Euro Stoxx 50 Covered Call UCITS ETF – Global X ETFs

The Fund seeks to generate income by replicating a buy-write index via premiums received from selling covered calls.

Fund Assets Under Management = €124,676,510.04

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The L&G GBP Corporate Bond Screened UCITS ETF is a fixed income London listed ETF.

LEGAL AND GENERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT GBPC Stock | London Stock Exchange

The L&G GBP Corporate Bond Screened UCITS ETF (the “ETF”) aims to track the performance of the J.P. Morgan GCI ESG Investment Grade GBP Custom Maturity Index (the “Index”)

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The Defiance Photonics UCITS ETF targets companies with exposure to the photonics and optical-technology companies moving the world’s data with light

Defiance Photonics ETF

The Photonics ETF aims to provide diversified exposure across the photonics value chain, spanning optical components and light sources (lasers, transceivers, fibre arrays and connectors), photonic semiconductors and interconnect chips (photonic integrated circuits, optical interposers, modulators), complete optical systems and networking, photonic foundries and manufacturing infrastructure, and the enabling materials on which photonic hardware is built, the building blocks of modern optical connectivity.

The AI build-out is constrained by how fast data can move between chips, servers, and data centres. As GPU clusters scale into the hundreds of thousands, copper interconnects hit hard limits on bandwidth, reach, and power, and the industry is turning to light. Photonics moves data at far higher bandwidth and a fraction of the energy per bit, placing the world’s optical component and photonic-chip makers at the heart of the AI supply chain.

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Today, the UK’s premier telecommunications giant, pays out is September dividend

https://www.bt.com

£0.0587 a share.

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BT.A/total-voting-rights/17761811

The total number of voting rights in BT Group plc is 9,967,639,866

Thus:-

9,967,639,866 x £0.0587 = £585,100,460.1342

That is £585 million, paid to shareholders in BT Group PLC

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The UK’s largest Pharma company, Astra Zeneca pays out its September 2026 dividend, tomorrow on 8th Sept 2026.

79.5p a share.

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Total Voting Rights – 15:00:00 03 Aug 2026 – AZN News article | London Stock Exchange

The total number of voting rights in AstraZeneca PLC is 1,551,033,389

Thus:-

£0.795 x 1,551,033,389 = £1,233,071,544.255

That is £1233 Million = £1.233 Billion

ASTRAZENECA PLC AZN Stock | London Stock Exchange

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FGEN: FTSE 250 Renewable Infrastructure Investment Trust

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The IncomeShares S&P500 Options ETP is a sophisticated investment instrument, first introduced to www.asadkarim.co.uk by a good friend

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SPYO/leverage-shares/company-page

The Investment Strategy seeks to generate monthly income by selling each day put options on
the S&P500 Index or the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust with a daily option expiry and paying a return on the cash held. The ETP Securities aim to harvest yields, while retaining upside exposure to up to the
options’ strike price. As Gary Jones will explain, this investment is classed as a complex financial instrument. These types of investments carry higher risks and can be more difficult to understand. They are intended for experienced investors who have a good understanding of how these investments work.

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S&P500 Options ETP | IncomeShares ETPs

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https://www.nvidia.com

In the past 6 days Nvidia has grown in value from £3.81 Trillion to £4.05 Trillion = £240 Billion growth in market capitalisation in 6 days (see below):-

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HSBC is the UK’s largest banking group

https://www.hsbc.com

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HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HSBA Stock | London Stock Exchange

Currently it is worth £262 Billion

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The UK’s largest oil and energy company is Shell PLC

https://www.shell.com

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SHELL PLC SHEL Stock | London Stock Exchange

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The iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV) is an ETF that seeks to track an index that includes U.S. Treasury bills with maturities of 0–3 months. Thus it holds investments what effectively become cash in 90 days.

Net Assets of Fund = $99,949,124,843 ($99 Billion).

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SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC SMT Stock | London Stock Exchange

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Scottish Mortgage Valuation – 31 May 2026

A few weeks ago, on Thursday 30th July, Vodafone PLC paid out its July dividend.

https://www.vodafone.com

Final dividend € 0.023625 a share = £0.0201294

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/VOD/total-voting-rights/17667472

the total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 23,027,555,926

Thus:-

23,027,555,926 x £0.0201294 = £463,530,884.2568244

That is £463million paid to shareholders in Vodafone PLC

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VODAFONE GROUP PLC VOD Analysis – Stock | London Stock Exchange

The highly regarding London listed investment trust, Foreign and Colonial investment trust PLC paid out its August dividend.

£0.0099p a share

https://www.fandc.com

Total Voting Rights – 07:00:03 01 Jul 2026 – FCIT News article | London Stock Exchange

The total number of voting rights that can be exercised in the Company 1,884,884,655

Thus:-

1,884,884,655 x £0.0099 = £18,660,358.0845

That is £18million paid to shareholders.

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The L&G Global High Yield Bond Fund has the objective to provide a combination of capital growth and income over the long term. The Fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve this objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in a broad range of fixed income securities from around the world. The Fund aims to deliver this objective while maintaining a lower weighted average carbon intensity than the Benchmark Index.

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The Legal & General Cash Trust is a fund that is designed for investors looking
to preserve their money from an investment in deposits and short term instruments.

This fund may be appropriate for investors looking to invest for a short period of time.

Fund size: £4,236.7m

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The iShares MSCI India UCITS ETF gives exposure to one of the largest and fastest growing economies in the world, with direct investment into large- and mid-cap stocks covering approximately 85% of the Indian stock market, and can be used as part of a broader equity portfolio to seek growth.

Net Assets of Share Class (Million) : $5130.72 USD

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ISHARES IIND Stock | London Stock Exchange

On the the largest telecoms group on the world is Deutsche Telekom.

https://www.telekom.com/

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2025 it had revenues of €119.081 bn = £101.354 bn

Debt capital strategy | Deutsche Telekom is the URL for its debt.

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Yes, it carries debt of €133.8 bn = £113.881 bn

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Interest Payments are €6160 million = £5242.97 million = £5.242 bn of annual interest payments on its €133.8 bn = £113.881 bn.

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The Master Investor Podcast

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Yellow Cake is a London-quoted company, providing investors with direct exposure to the uranium market through our physical holding of uranium oxide concentrate (U3O8) and by entering into transactions where beneficial commercial opportunities arise from uranium ownership. Yellow Cake’s physical uranium holdings provide an opportunity to profit from an anticipated rise in the uranium price arising from the short- and medium-term supply and demand asymmetry.

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TR-1: Notification of Major Holdings – 07:00:13 29 Jun 2026 – YCA News article | London Stock Exchange

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WISDOMTREE NRGT Stock | London Stock Exchange

WisdomTree Energy Transition Metals is a fully collateralised, UCITS eligible Exchange-Traded Commodity (ETC) designed to provide investors with a total return exposure to a basket of Thematic Metals Baskets futures contracts. The ETC provides a total return comprised of the daily performance of the WisdomTree Energy Transition Metals Commodity Index index (WTETMCTR)

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1954 HITS ARCHIVE: Bandstand Boogie – Les Elgart (‘American Bandstand’ theme)

The US Telecommunications giant Verizon, who’s roots can be traced back to the merger of the 2 “baby bells”, NYNEX and Bell Atlantic, today is giant in the global telecommunications landscape.

https://www.verizon.com

It carries debt as part of its financing operation of the overall business

https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/Verizon-IR-Debt-Portfolio-033126.pdf

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Total Debt that Verizon carries is $177 Billion dollars

The 2025 Annual Report has some salient information:-

https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2025-Annual-Report-on-Form-10k.pdf

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Now the annual report is up to Dec 2025. Debt was stated at $147 Bn, (see below) and then 3 months later, the debt has increased to $177 Bn. In a quarter, the debt has grown by $30 Bn in just 3 months

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You can see above, Debt Interest = Financing Costs are $6.694 Billion

From the Income statement we see:-

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Verizon has revenues of $106 Bn (income) and while the income stream is huge, it still needs $6.694 Bn to simply pay interest on its debt to its Bond Holders (the creditor)

AT&T, the name that “rings a bell” in the world of Telecommunications.

Its annual revenue is:- $125 Billion

Debt Details | AT&T $138 Billion of Debt (see below)

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The interest costs are $6.386 Billion

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Watch CNBC’s full interview with Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffett

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The L&G Emerging Markets Quality Dividends Equal Weight UCITS ETF contains stocks that have positive dividend growth, a relatively higher forward dividend yield and enhanced quality exposure.

https://fundcentres.landg.com/en/uk/adviser-wealth/fund-centre/ETF/Emerging-Markets-Quality-Dividends-Equal-Weight/#index

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Across developed markets, bond markets are staging a slow-motion car wreck. As Opinion columnist and senior markets editor John Authers puts it, the phenomenon is truly global. Authers and Robin J. Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former chief economist at the Institute of International Finance, join host Stephanie Flanders to explain why investors have turned sharply against government bonds across the world’s major developed economies — and how the fallout could affect us all.

The Columbia Threadneedle Healthcare Trust PLC, has the investment objective of the Company is to provide shareholders with capital growth and income over the long term, through investment in listed or quoted global healthcare companies.

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CT Healthcare Trust AGM 2026

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[1] Ishares Ii PLC ISHRS GLOBAL C ENERGY TRA ETF USD (DIST) (INRG)

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[2] The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG)

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[3] Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Limited (FGEN)

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[4] Legal & General Ucits Etf Public Limited Company L&G CLEAN ENERGY ETF (RENG)

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[5] Greencoat UK Wind PLC (UKW)

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[6] Gresham House Energy Storage Fund PLC (GRID)

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Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç Shares His Turnaround Playbook

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The Wisdom Tree Megatrends UCITS ETF seeks to track the price and yield
performance, before fees and expenses, of the Wisdom Tree Global Megatrends Equity Index.

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WISDOMTREE WMGG Stock | London Stock Exchange

[1] Legal & General Ucits Etf Public Limited Company LG ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ETF (AIAG)

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[2] Legal & General Ucits Etf Public Limited Company ROBO GLOBAL ROB&AUTO GO UCITS ETF (GBP) (ROBG)

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[3] Legal & General Ucits Etf Public Limited Company L&G ISE CYBER SECURITY GO UCITS ETF (ISPY)

On Thursday 4th June, the UK’s largest money manager, Legal and General PLC paid out its June 2026 dividend.

https://www.legalandgeneralgroup.com

15.67p a share.

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/LGEN/total-voting-rights/17618085

The total number of voting rights in the Company, is 5,555,160,658, thus:-

5,555,160,658 x £0.1567 = £870,493,675.1086

That is £870 Million paid to shareholders in Legal and General PLC

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LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC LGEN Stock | London Stock Exchange

Today, Rolls Royce PLC pays out its June 2026 dividend.

https://www.rolls-royce.com

5p a share

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/RR./total-voting-rights/17617809

the total number of voting rights in the Company is 8,365,139,456

Thus:-

8,365,139,456 x £0.05 = £418,256,972.80

That is £418million paid to shareholders.

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ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC RR. Stock | London Stock Exchange

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The L&G GBP Corporate Bond 0-5 Year Screened UCITS ETF (the “ETF”) aims to track
the performance of the J.P. Morgan GCI ESG Investment Grade GBP Short-Term Custom
Maturity Index. It provides expo sure to the short-term Pound Sterling-denominated investment grade corporate bond market.

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abrdn Future Raw Materials UCITS ETF is a London listed ETF, its investment aim is to generate growth over the long-term (5 years or more) by investing primarily in companies with alignment to the Future Raw Materials Theme.

The Investment Manager actively identifies a short list of key minerals (which may include, but are
not limited to, copper, nickel, lithium, aluminium and rare earth minerals)

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The ETF has grown by 83% in the past 12months

ISHARES INRG Stock | London Stock Exchange

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The WisdomTree Copper ETF is a fully collateralised, UCITS eligible Exchange Traded Commodity (ETC)
designed to provide investors with a total return exposure to Copper futures contracts

https://www.wisdomtree.eu/en-gb/products/ucits-etfs-unleveraged-etps/commodities/wisdomtree-copper

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A few days ago, on Wednesday 20th May, Standard Life (formerly Phoenix Group PLC) paid out its May 2026 dividend.

https://www.standardlife.com

28.05p a share.

https://www.standardlifeplc.com/investors/announcements?news=total-voting-rights%E2%80%932053793

the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,006,635,476

Thus:-

1,006,635,476 x £0.2805 = £282,361,251.018

That is £282 million paid to shareholders

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SDLF/standard-life-plc/company-page

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The Lithium & Battery Tech ETF from Global X invests in the full lithium cycle, from mining and refining the metal, through battery production. The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global Lithium Index.

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GLOBAL X ETFS ICAV LITG Stock | London Stock Exchange

The Kotak Indo-Pacific Defence UCITS ETF  (QUAD) aims to provide exposure to Indo-Pacific defence spending, ex-China. China’s military expansion has kick-started the most significant rearmament drive in the Indo-Pacific since the Cold War. In response, countries from India to Japan are not only increasing defence budgets but also accelerating efforts to localise arms production. This shift – from imports to domestic sourcing – presents a growing opportunity for Indo-Pacific defence companies.

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HANETF ADEF Stock | London Stock Exchange

Yesterday, the UK Asset Manager and Composite Insurer, Aviva PLC paid out this May 2026 dividend

https://www.aviva.com

£0.262 pence per share

Total Voting Rights – 16:00:00 01 May 2026 – AV. News article | London Stock Exchange

the total number of voting rights in Aviva plc was 3,020,347,812

Thus:-

3,020,347,812 x £0.262 = £791,331,126.744

That is £791 million paid to the shareholders

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/AV./aviva-plc/company-page

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The Legal & General Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund has the objective to provide income in excess of the income generated by the FTSE Asia Pacific ex-Japan TR Net Index, the “Benchmark Index”, measured before the deduction of any charges and over rolling five year periods, whilst aiming for capital growth over the long term (at least five years)

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On Tuesday 5th May, NatWest Bank PLC paid out its May 2026 dividend.

https://www.natwest.com

23p a share.

Total Voting Rights – 15:48:02 30 Apr 2026 – NWG News article | London Stock Exchange

31,891,990,016 are the total voting rights, thus:-

7,972,514,364 x £0.23 = £1,833,678,303.72

That is £1833 Million = £1.833 Billion paid to shareholders in NatWest PLC

NATWEST GROUP PLC NWG Stock | London Stock Exchange

The David Rubenstein Show: Charlie Scharf

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The Invesco Wind Energy UCITS ETF Acc is London listed ETF that aims to track the
net total return performance of the WilderHill Wind Energy Net Return Index, less fees.

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Total Holdings:-

LS ELECTRIC CO LTD KRW5000 KR7010120004 2.6796%
Taihan Cable & Solution Co Ltd KRW 1000 KR7001440007 2.3363%
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD NPV JP3827200001 2.2577%
SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG NPV DE000A0DJ6J9 2.0197%
CS WIND CORP KRW500 KR7112610001 1.9346%
NORDEX SE NPV DE000A0D6554 1.8689%
FUJIKURA LTD NPV JP3811000003 1.8424%
RENOVA INC JPY NPV JP3981200003 1.7961%
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD ILs 0.0100 IL0007200111 1.7151%
BORALEX INC -A NPV CA09950M3003 1.7039%
OSAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD NPV JP3187600006 1.6793%
HD HYUNDAI ELECTRIC & Energy System Co Ltd KRW5000 KR7267260008 1.6453%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG NPV DE0006231004 1.6274%
ACCIONA SA EUR1 ES0125220311 1.5958%
ALFEN BEHEER B.V. EUR0.1 NL0012817175 1.5607%
SINBON ELECTRONICS CO LTD TWD10 TW0003023008 1.5348%
PRYSMIAN SPA EUR0.1 IT0004176001 1.5253%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEM DKK 0.20 DK0061539921 1.5227%
MERSEN EUR2 FR0000039620 1.511%
LITTELFUSE INC USD0.01 US5370081045 1.4822%
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC USD0.01 US95082P1057 1.4608%
GRENERGY RENOVABLES NPV ES0105079000 1.4429%
VAISALA OYJ- A SHS NPV FI0009900682 1.4178%
LG ENERGY SOLUTION KRW 500.0000 KR7373220003 1.4134%
ORSTED A/S DKK10 DK0060094928 1.4063%
ATKORE INC. USD 0.01 US0476491081 1.3963%
ENERGIX-RENEWABLE ENERGIES NPV IL0011233553 1.3911%
NKT A/S DKK20 DK0010287663 1.385%
NEXANS SA EUR1 FR0000044448 1.3821%
IMCD NV EUR0.16 NL0010801007 1.3747%
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES NPV JP3407400005 1.3712%
TKH GROUP NV-DUTCH CERT EUR0.25 NL0000852523 1.3632%
DAIHEN CORP NPV JP3497800007 1.3588%
VALMONT INDUSTRIES USD1 US9202531011 1.3545%
CADELER A/S NOK 1.0000 DK0061412772 1.349%
TOCALO CO LTD NPV JP3552290003 1.3441%
ENERGIEKONTOR AG NPV DE0005313506 1.333%
ELIA GROUP NPV BE0003822393 1.3317%
WASION GROUP HOLDINGS LTD HKD0.01 KYG9463P1081 1.3131%
ARCADIS NV EUR0.02 NL0006237562 1.3094%
HYDRO ONE LTD NPV CA4488112083 1.3031%
SCATEC ASA NOK0.025 NO0010715139 1.298%
EDP RENOVAVEIS SA EUR5 ES0127797019 1.2876%
CORP ACCIONA ENERGIAS RENOVA EUR NPV ES0105563003 1.2819%
ERG SPA EUR0.1 IT0001157020 1.2809%
DEME GROUPEUR NPV BE0974413453 1.2786%
SSAB AB-A SHARES SEK8.8 SE0000171100 1.2762%
TERNA SPA EUR0.22 IT0003242622 1.2561%
HUBBELL INC USD0.01 US4435106079 1.2467%
TIMKEN CO NPV US8873891043 1.2435%
TOYO TANSO CO LTD NPV JP3616000000 1.2425%
LANDIS+GYR GROUP AG CHF10 CH0371153492 1.2396%
ALLIS ELECTRIC CO LTD TWD10 TW0001514008 1.2266%
SPIE SA EUR0.47 FR0012757854 1.2222%
MERIDIAN ENERGY LTD NPV NZMELE0002S7 1.2124%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE EUR4 FR0000121972 1.2038%
SHIHLIN ELECTRIC & ENGINEER TWD10 TW0001503001 1.1856%
FORTUNE ELECTRIC CO LTD TWD10 TW0001519007 1.1756%
REXEL SA EUR5 FR0010451203 1.1691%
QUANTUMSCAPE CORP USD 0.0001 US74767V1098 1.1546%
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC NPV JP3621000003 1.117%
LEM HOLDING SA-REG CHF0.5 CH0022427626 1.1071%
VOLTRONIC POWER TECHNOLOGY TWD10 TW0006409006 1.086%
JL MAG RARE-EARTH CO LTD -H HKD 1.0000 CNE1000055Y4 1.0855%
TECO ELECTRIC & MACHINERY TWD10 TW0001504009 1.0711%
TA YA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE TWD10 TW0001609006 1.0581%
SKF AB-B SHARES SEK2.5 SE0000108227 1.0569%
CHINA DATANG CORP RENEWABL-H HKD 1.0000 CNE100000X69 0.9743%
BELDEN INC USD0.01 US0774541066 0.9259%
FLUENCE ENERGY INC USD 0.0100 US34379V1035 0.8817%
WILLDAN GROUP INC USD 0.0100 US96924N1000 0.8062%
EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC USD 0.0001 US29415C1018 0.7373%
Cash and/or Derivatives -0.0287%

Full name ISIN Weight
LS ELECTRIC CO LTD KRW5000 KR7010120004 2.6796%
Taihan Cable & Solution Co Ltd KRW 1000 KR7001440007 2.3363%
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD NPV JP3827200001 2.2577%
SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG NPV DE000A0DJ6J9 2.0197%
CS WIND CORP KRW500 KR7112610001 1.9346%
NORDEX SE NPV DE000A0D6554 1.8689%
FUJIKURA LTD NPV JP3811000003 1.8424%
RENOVA INC JPY NPV JP3981200003 1.7961%
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD ILs 0.0100 IL0007200111 1.7151%
BORALEX INC -A NPV CA09950M3003 1.7039%
OSAKI ELECTRIC CO LTD NPV JP3187600006 1.6793%
HD HYUNDAI ELECTRIC & Energy System Co Ltd KRW5000 KR7267260008 1.6453%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG NPV DE0006231004 1.6274%
ACCIONA SA EUR1 ES0125220311 1.5958%
ALFEN BEHEER B.V. EUR0.1 NL0012817175 1.5607%
SINBON ELECTRONICS CO LTD TWD10 TW0003023008 1.5348%
PRYSMIAN SPA EUR0.1 IT0004176001 1.5253%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEM DKK 0.20 DK0061539921 1.5227%
MERSEN EUR2 FR0000039620 1.511%
LITTELFUSE INC USD0.01 US5370081045 1.4822%
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC USD0.01 US95082P1057 1.4608%
GRENERGY RENOVABLES NPV ES0105079000 1.4429%
VAISALA OYJ- A SHS NPV FI0009900682 1.4178%
LG ENERGY SOLUTION KRW 500.0000 KR7373220003 1.4134%
ORSTED A/S DKK10 DK0060094928 1.4063%
ATKORE INC. USD 0.01 US0476491081 1.3963%
ENERGIX-RENEWABLE ENERGIES NPV IL0011233553 1.3911%
NKT A/S DKK20 DK0010287663 1.385%
NEXANS SA EUR1 FR0000044448 1.3821%
IMCD NV EUR0.16 NL0010801007 1.3747%
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES NPV JP3407400005 1.3712%
TKH GROUP NV-DUTCH CERT EUR0.25 NL0000852523 1.3632%
DAIHEN CORP NPV JP3497800007 1.3588%
VALMONT INDUSTRIES USD1 US9202531011 1.3545%
CADELER A/S NOK 1.0000 DK0061412772 1.349%
TOCALO CO LTD NPV JP3552290003 1.3441%
ENERGIEKONTOR AG NPV DE0005313506 1.333%
ELIA GROUP NPV BE0003822393 1.3317%
WASION GROUP HOLDINGS LTD HKD0.01 KYG9463P1081 1.3131%
ARCADIS NV EUR0.02 NL0006237562 1.3094%
HYDRO ONE LTD NPV CA4488112083 1.3031%
SCATEC ASA NOK0.025 NO0010715139 1.298%
EDP RENOVAVEIS SA EUR5 ES0127797019 1.2876%
CORP ACCIONA ENERGIAS RENOVA EUR NPV ES0105563003 1.2819%
ERG SPA EUR0.1 IT0001157020 1.2809%
DEME GROUPEUR NPV BE0974413453 1.2786%
SSAB AB-A SHARES SEK8.8 SE0000171100 1.2762%
TERNA SPA EUR0.22 IT0003242622 1.2561%
HUBBELL INC USD0.01 US4435106079 1.2467%
TIMKEN CO NPV US8873891043 1.2435%
TOYO TANSO CO LTD NPV JP3616000000 1.2425%
LANDIS+GYR GROUP AG CHF10 CH0371153492 1.2396%
ALLIS ELECTRIC CO LTD TWD10 TW0001514008 1.2266%
SPIE SA EUR0.47 FR0012757854 1.2222%
MERIDIAN ENERGY LTD NPV NZMELE0002S7 1.2124%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE EUR4 FR0000121972 1.2038%
SHIHLIN ELECTRIC & ENGINEER TWD10 TW0001503001 1.1856%
FORTUNE ELECTRIC CO LTD TWD10 TW0001519007 1.1756%
REXEL SA EUR5 FR0010451203 1.1691%
QUANTUMSCAPE CORP USD 0.0001 US74767V1098 1.1546%
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC NPV JP3621000003 1.117%
LEM HOLDING SA-REG CHF0.5 CH0022427626 1.1071%
VOLTRONIC POWER TECHNOLOGY TWD10 TW0006409006 1.086%
JL MAG RARE-EARTH CO LTD -H HKD 1.0000 CNE1000055Y4 1.0855%
TECO ELECTRIC & MACHINERY TWD10 TW0001504009 1.0711%
TA YA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE TWD10 TW0001609006 1.0581%
SKF AB-B SHARES SEK2.5 SE0000108227 1.0569%
CHINA DATANG CORP RENEWABL-H HKD 1.0000 CNE100000X69 0.9743%
BELDEN INC USD0.01 US0774541066 0.9259%
FLUENCE ENERGY INC USD 0.0100 US34379V1035 0.8817%
WILLDAN GROUP INC USD 0.0100 US96924N1000 0.8062%
EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC USD 0.0001 US29415C1018 0.7373%
Cash and/or Derivatives -0.0287%

INVESCO WNDE Stock | London Stock Exchange

The The Invesco GBP Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (distribution) aims to provide the total return performance of the Bloomberg Sterling Liquid Corporate Bond Index.

£317,607,777 = £317 million size fund.

Courtesy of Invesco

Courtesy of Invesco

Courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

Yesterday, the UK banking giant, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation paid out its April 2026 dividend.

US$ 0.45 a share = £0.333016 a share

https://www.hsbc.com

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/HSBA/total-voting-rights/17526486

The total number of voting rights in HSBC Holdings plc is 17,183,546,359, thus:-

17,183,546,359 x £0.333016 = £5,722,395,874.288744

That is £5722 Million = £5.722 Billion paid to shareholders.

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HSBA Stock | London Stock Exchange

The L&G Global Quality Dividends UCITS ETF is a London listed ETF whose investment objective of the Fund is to provide exposure to companies with higher than average dividend and quality characteristics in developed market countries

Fund size (24 Apr 2026) $152.1m

Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management

Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

Earlier last week, the mining giant, Rio Tinto paid out its April 2026 dividend, on April 16th.

https://www.riotinto.com

$2.54 (a share) = 191.770479p

Total Voting Rights – 16:30:00 01 Apr 2026 – RIO News article | London Stock Exchange

The total number of voting rights in Rio Tinto plc is 1,254,956,574

Thus:

1,254,956,574 x £1.91770479 = £2,406,636,233.201789

That is £2406 Million = £2.406 Billion

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/RIO/rio-tinto-plc/company-page

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

Courtesy of [A brief guide to the public finances – Office for Budget Responsibility]

Courtesy of [A brief guide to the public finances – Office for Budget Responsibility]

Source: Understanding the National Debt | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data

In 2025: Debt Interest for the full year was:- $1.22 Trillion

Source: Interest Expense and Interest Rates | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data

In 2026: So far, debt Interest for the current year is:- $623 Billion

Source: Interest Expense and Interest Rates | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data

Courtesy of Bloomberg

The Legal & General Mixed Investment 40-85% Fund is a fund of funds, that invests in other funds from Legal and General.

Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management

Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management

Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management

Courtesy of [A brief guide to the public finances – Office for Budget Responsibility]

Courtesy of [Guidance and methodology: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables – GOV.UK]

Salient points:-

[1]. £138bn of borrowing to bridge the gap from Tax Revenue into HM Treasury and HM Government spending is £11.5bn a month. Yes, the Government has to borrow £11.5bn a month as tax revenues are not enough.

[2]. Government spending on Welfare = £322bn and total Government spending of £1370bn means:

(£322bn/1370bn) = 23.5% of all Government spending is on Welfare payments.

The CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited is a Jersey domiciled closed ended investment company whose objective is to provide investors with a high dividend yield and the potential for capital growth by investing mainly in high-yielding fixed interest securities.

NCIM – CQS New City High Yield Fund LTD – Fund Page

Courtesy of New City Investment Managers

Courtesy of New City Investment Managers

Courtesy of New City Investment Managers

Courtesy of CyberDyne Systems

Courtesy of Norges Bank Investment Management

The Amundi UK Government Inflation-Linked Bond UCITS ETF is a UCITS compliant
exchange traded fund that aims to track the benchmark index FTSE Actuaries Govt Securities UK
Index Linked TR All Stocks.

Assets Under Management (AUM) : £79.72 ( million GBP )

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/GILI/amundi

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

Courtesy of Amundi

Courtesy of InsightfulValue Official

THE RENEWABLES INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP LIMITED TRIG Stock | London Stock Exchange

The Foresight Solar Fund is a London listed investment trust investing in solar and battery storage assets to build income and growth

Home | Foresight Solar

Foresight Solar’s aims to provide investors with a sustainable, progressive quarterly dividend and enhanced capital value, whilst facilitating climate change mitigation and the transition to a lower carbon economy.

Courtesy of Foresight Solar

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

Courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

The M&G India Fund is an investment fund, The fund aims to provide combined income and capital growth that is higher than that of the Indian stockmarket (as measured by the MSCI India Index), net of the ongoing charge figure, over any five-year period. At least 80% of the fund is invested in the shares and equity-related instruments of companies that are incorporated, listed, domiciled or do most of
their business in India

Top Ten Holdings:-

Courtesy of HL

Courtesy of Trustnet

Courtesy of M&G plc

The Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc is a London listed investment trust. It is an investment company focused on providing investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income returns, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of Renewable Energy Assets across Europe, the UK and Australia

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust

Courtesy of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

Courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

Courtesy of Bloomberg

Tomorrow, UK’s largest oil company pays out its quarterly dividend

https://www.shell.com

Courtesy of Shell PLC

$0.372 a share = 27.87p

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/SHEL/voting-rights-and-capital/17481340

Shell plc’s capital as at February 27, 2026, consists of 5,663,769,613 ordinary shares of €0.07 each. Shell plc holds no shares in Treasury, thus:-

5,663,769,613 x £0.2787 = £1,578,492,591.1431

That is £1578 million = £1.578 billion paid to shareholders of Shell PLC

Courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

SHELL PLC SHEL Trade recap – Stock | London Stock Exchange

Today, the UK oil major BP PLC, pays out its March 2026 quarterly dividend

https://www.bp.com

$0.0832 a share = 6.226p a share

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BP./total-voting-rights/17483530

The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 15,705,552,313, thus:-

15,705,552,313 x £0.06226 = £977,827,687.00738

That is £977 million, paid to shareholders of BP

courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

BP PLC BP. Stock | London Stock Exchange

larry-fink-annual-chairmans-letter.pdf

“Third, there’s a real risk artificial intelligence could widen wealth inequality if
ownership does not broaden alongside it. When we talk about the economic disruption of AI, most of the conversation is about jobs. That’s an enormously important question, and one that goes beyond economics. Work provides income, purpose, and dignity. But history suggests that transformative technologies create enormous value—and much of that value accrues to the companies that build and deploy them, and to the investors who own them. The economy is rewarding scale like never before. In industry after industry, we’re seeing more divergent, “K-shaped” outcomes, where leading firms pull further ahead while others struggle to keep pace. The contrast can be striking: Walmart reached its highest-ever valuation, two weeks after Saks went bankrupt. AI may accelerate this trend further. The companies with the data, infrastructure, and capital to deploy AI at scale are positioned to benefit disproportionately. That is not unusual, and none of this is inherently problematic. Market leadership has always shifted with technological change. The broader question is who participates in the gains. When
market capitalization rises but ownership remains narrow, prosperity can feel increasingly
distant to those on the outside.”

AI boom risks widening wealth divide, says BlackRock’s Larry Fink | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

Courtesy of Blackrock

The Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Limited is a London listed investment trust.

Foresight Environmental Infrastructure, formerly JLEN Environmental Assets Group and John Laing Environmental Fund, is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in Renewable Energy Infrastructure.

Courtesy of Foresight Environmental Infrastructure PLC

The discount is 38%.

The dividend yield is over 10%

Courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

FORESIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED FGEN Stock | London Stock Exchange

The NextEnergy Solar Fund is a London listed investment trust. NextEnergy Solar Fund (“NESF”) is a renewable energy investment company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250. NextEnergy Solar Fund invests primarily in utility scale solar assets, alongside complementary ancillary technologies, like energy storage.

Home – NextEnergy Solar Fund

Courtesy of NextEnergy Solar PLC

Currently the dividend yield is over 18%

Courtesy if https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

With the dividend being cut from an annual 8.43p to 4.6p, the yield will fall to a still very decent 9%

Courtesy of Wisdom Tree and Barrons

Courtesy of AJ Bell

SHELL PLC SHEL Stock | London Stock Exchange

Global X SuperDividend UCITS ETF Review: High Yield or Value Trap? 💸

The Global X SuperDividend ETF accesses up to 100 of the highest dividend paying equities around the world. The ETF seeks to make distributions on a monthly basis

Courtesy of Mirae Asset Management

Courtesy of Mirae Asset Management

Full Holdings:-

Courtesy of Mirae Asset Management

Courtesy of The National News

The Bluefield Solar Income Fund is a London listed investment trust that invests in UK solar farms. Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) is a pioneer in the renewable energy space. It primarily targets utility-scale solar, wind and energy storage assets and portfolios on greenfield, industrial and/or commercial sites. BSIF aims to deliver long-term stable dividends and has one of the most successful track records in the sector.

BSIF seeks to provide shareholders with an attractive return. This is mainly in the form of quarterly income distributions through being invested primarily in renewable energy assets in the UK.

Investors – BSIF

Courtesy of Bluefield Solar

Courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

BLUEFIELD SOLAR INCOME FUND LIMITED BSIF Stock | London Stock Exchange

Courtesy of AJ Bell

The BlackRock American Income Trust Plc in a London listed investment trust whose objective is to provide long-term capital growth, whilst paying an attractive level of income.

BlackRock American Income Trust plc – BRAI | BlackRock

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

Courtesy of BlackRock

Courtesy of BlackRock

The iShares World Equity High Income UCITS ETF USD (Dist) is a London listed ETF

iShares World Equity High Income Active UCITS ETF | WINC

Courtesy of BlackRock

A yield of over 9% per year….

Courtesy of https://www.dividenddata.co.uk/

The L&G Clean Energy UCITS ETF (the “ETF”) aims to track the performance of the Solactive Clean Energy Index NTR (the “Index”).

Courtesy of Legal and General Investment Management

The Top Ten Holdings are:-

Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

The L&G Market Neutral Commodities UCITS ETF has the investment objective to provide a long/short exposure to a broad base of futures contracts on physical commodities.

L&G Market Neutral Commodities UCITS ETF | L&G Fund Centre

It’s holdings:-

CBOT Soybean Oil Future
CBOT Corn No 2 Future
NYBOT Cocoa Future
NYMEX Crude Oil Future
IPE Brent Crude Future
NYBOT Cotton No 2 Future
COMEX Copper Future
NYMEX Heating Oil No 2 Future
NYMEX Heating Oil No 2 Future
NYBOT Coffee Future
KCBT Wheat Future
LME Aluminium Future
CME Live Cattle Future
CME Lean Hogs Future
LME Lead Future
LME Nickel Future
LME Zinc Future
NYMEX Natural Gas Future (Henry Hub)
NYMEX Natural Gas Future (Henry Hub)
IPE Gas Oil Future
IPE Gas Oil Future
CBOT Soybean Future
NYBOT Sugar No 11 Future
CBOT Soybean Meal Future
CBOT Wheat Future
NYMEX RBOB Gasoline Future
CBOT Soybean Oil Future
CBOT Corn No 2 Future
NYBOT Cocoa Future
NYMEX Crude Oil Future
IPE Brent Crude Future
NYBOT Cotton No 2 Future
COMEX Copper Future
NYMEX Heating Oil No 2 Future
NYBOT Coffee Future
KCBT Wheat Future
LME Aluminium Future
CME Live Cattle Future
CME Lean Hogs Future
LME Lead Future
LME Nickel Future
LME Zinc Future
NYMEX Natural Gas Future (Henry Hub)
IPE Gas Oil Future
CBOT Soybean Future
NYBOT Sugar No 11 Future
CBOT Soybean Meal Future
CBOT Wheat Future
NYMEX RBOB Gasoline Future

LEGAL AND GENERAL ASSET MANAGEMENT CMNG Stock | London Stock Exchange

On 28th June2024, the share price of Novo Nordisk was 1005 Danish Krona, see the graph below:-

Courtesy of Google Finance

Now, wind the clock forward to the end of Feb 2026, and the shareprice is 239 Danish Krona, 75% of the value has been lost from its peak, see below:-

Courtesy of Google Finance

Courtesy of Bloomberg

Courtesy of Google Finance

The US Central Bank has recently began increasing its balance sheet. See the graphs

Federal Reserve Board – Recent balance sheet trends

Potentially Quantitive Easing may have re-started

The Return of Quantitative Easing  | The Daily Economy

On the 15th Dec 2025 it was US$ 6,556,861 Million

Courtesy of the US Federal Reserve

As shown below, on the 9th Feb it stood at US$6,662,382 Million

Courtesy of the US Federal Reserve

The HAN -GINS Tech Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF invests to provide exposure to the disruptive technology companies in “Industry 4.0” that are changing the world through global megatrends. The tech megatrend ETF provides equal weight access to companies that are driving innovation in eight sub -sectors including Robotics & Automation, Cloud Computing & Big Data, Cyber Security, Future Cars, Genomics, Social Media, Blockchain, Digital Entertainment, Defence Technology and
Quantum Computing.

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

Courtesy of Han ETF

HANETF ITEP Stock | London Stock Exchange

Courtesy of YouTube

CT GLOBAL MANAGED PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC – Review of 2025 and outlook for 2026

Courtesy of Columbia Threadneedle

Courtesy of Columbia Threadneedle

Courtesy of Columbia Threadneedle

The UK’s baking giant, HSBC has been on a trajectory of huge share price growth

https://www.hsbc.com

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HSBA Stock | London Stock Exchange

Today, Wed 11th Feb, BT Group PLC, pays out its Feb 2026 Dividend.

https://www.bt.com

The UK’s premier telecoms group pays out 2.45p per share.

The market leader in the UK, rewards its long term shareholders.

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BT.A/total-voting-rights/17439530

The total number of voting rights in BT Group plc on the 30th Jan 2026 was 9,967,630,290

Thus:-

9,967,630,290 x £0.0245 = £244,206,942.105

£245 million paid to shareholders.

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BT.A/bt-group-plc/company-page

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

The iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is a fund that gives exposure to a broad range of companies in Korea, that gives the investor a single country exposure and offers a direct investment in Korean companies.

Courtesy of BlackRock

Courtesy of Interactive Investor

The UK’s largest bank is The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

https://www.hsbc.com

The Q3 annual results make interesting reading:-

All reporting – Group | HSBC Holdings plc

Courtesy of HSBC Holdings PLC

The Balance Sheet reports total asset of US$ 3,324,223 Million = £2,425,518 Million

£2,425,518 Million = £2425 Billion

£2425 Billion = £2.425 TRILLION

The HSBC balance sheet of £2.425 Trillion is larger than the annual UK GDP

Today, Thursday 5th Feb 2026, Vodafone, the UK’s 2nd telecommunications company (BT being the premier player https://www.bt.com), pays out its dividend.

https://www.vodafone.com

£0.0195116 per share

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/VOD/total-voting-rights/17441902

The total number of voting rights in Vodafone is 23,413,913,916

Thus:

23,413,913,916 x £0.0195116 = £456,842,922.7634256

£456,842,922.7634256 = £456 Million paid to shareholders

VODAFONE GROUP PLC VOD Stock | London Stock Exchange

Courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway

Courtesy of Cyber Dyne Systems

The fund (iSHARES COPPER MINERS UCITS ETF) aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the STOXX Global Copper Miners Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index).

Courtesy of BlackRock

Courtesy of BlackRock

ISHARES MINE Stock | London Stock Exchange

Courtesy of BlackRock

The JPM Natural Resources Fund aims to provide capital growth over the long-term (5-10 years) by investing at least 80% of the Fund’s assets in the shares of companies throughout the world engaged in the production and marketing of commodities.

Fund size: [As of 23/01/2026] GBP £1.12 Billion

Top holdings

As of 31/12/2025

Courtesy of JP Morgan Asset Management

JPM Natural Resources Fund B – Net Accumulation | J.P. Morgan Asset Management

ISHARES SSLN Stock | London Stock Exchange

Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange

Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange

Courtesy of the late great Freeman Dyson

Courtesy of CNBC

Courtesy of Bloomberg

US Government Sold $654 Billion of Treasuries, week commencing Monday 12th January 2025.

In the week, the US Government sold $654 billion in Treasury securities spread over 9 auctions, including 10-year Treasury notes and 30-year Treasury bonds.

Of these auction sales, $500 billion were Treasury bills with maturities from 4 weeks to 26 weeks, most of them to replace maturing T-bills.

And of these $654 billion in auction sales, $154 billion were notes and bonds, including $50 billion in 10-year Treasury notes.

Added up, this is $654 Billion, in US Government borrowings. The US Government has to borrow, as the taxes collected are not enough to fund the US Federal Government’s spending commitments, and thus borrows.

Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange

Top Ten Holdings:-

Top Ten Holdings make up 37% of the fund.

ABRDN III ICAV ARAW Stock | London Stock Exchange

On Monday 12th Jan 2026, the listed infrastructure investor, 3i Infrastructure PLC paid out its dividend.

https://www.3i-infrastructure.com/

6.725p a share.

the total number of voting rights for 3i Infrastructure plc was 922,350,000

Thus:-

922,350,000 x £0.06725 = £62,028,037.5

That is £62 million paid to shareholders in 3i Infrastructure PLC

Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange

3I INFRASTRUCTURE PLC 3IN Stock | London Stock Exchange

On Friday 9th Jan 2026, the UK Flagship high street retailer paid out its Jan 2026 dividend.

https://corporate.marksandspencer.com

1.2p a share.

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/MKS/total-voting-rights/17396499

The Company’s capital consists of 2,057,140,555 ordinary shares with voting rights

Thus:-

2,057,140,555 x £0.012 = £24,685,686.66

That is £24million paid to shareholders in Marks & Sparks

Courtesy of The London Stock Exchange

MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC MKS Stock | London Stock Exchange