Schroder Income Growth Fund plc - SCF

Reliably growing income for shareholders.

Why invest in SCF?

The Schroder Income Growth Fund aims to achieve income growth in excess of inflation and capital growth as a result of that rising income.


SCF has grown its dividend for 28 consecutive years, since it was launched in 1995 – a feat that has earned it a place on the Association of Investment Companies’ list of dividend heroes.

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Benefit from consistent rising income

SCF has delivered reliable dividend growth for shareholders in each of the last 28 years, allowing investors to capture the significant power of long-term compounding.

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Rely on decades of deep expertise

Managed by Schroders Head of UK Equities, Sue Noffke, with support from an investment team with nearly a century of combined experience.

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Capture long-term capital growth

Strong long-term performance through successful stock-picking, with the team repeatedly adding value across the market cap spectrum.

Key Information

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Kepler Research Note
Annual Report & Accounts 2023
Annual Results 2023: Investor Presentation
Latest Factsheet
Key Information Document
Morningstar Report

Annual Results 2023

On 20 November 2023, Managers Sue Noffke and Matt Bennison presented the Trust's annual results for the year ended 31 August 2023. The presentation can be downloaded from the banner above.

Performance & fees

For further performance data please visit the London Stock Exchange Website

Ongoing charge (as at October 2023): 0.93%

Discrete yearly performance (%)

As at January 2024

Discrete yearly performance (%)

Jan 14 - Jan 15

Jan 15 - Jan 16

Jan 16 - Jan 17

Jan 17 - Jan 18

Jan 18 - Jan 19

Jan 19 - Jan 20

Jan 20 - Jan 21

Jan 21 - Jan 22

Jan 22 - Jan 23

Jan 23 - Jan 24

Share Price (%)

9.5

-6.6

14.7

11.1

-2.9

15.3

-5.0

19.5

7.2

-10.2

Net Asset Value (%)

12.0

-1.6

14.0

11.0

-4.9

13.5

-8.3

17.0

7.8

-2.6

Reference Index (%)

7.1

-4.6

20.1

11.3

-3.8

10.7

-7.5

18.9

5.2

1.9

Source: Morningstar, net income reinvested, net of ongoing charges and portfolio costs and where applicable, performance fees, in GBP.

Performance over 5 years

Source: Morningstar, net income reinvested, net of ongoing charges and portfolio costs and where applicable, performance fees, in GBP.

Performance graph showing data as at December 2023
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Awards and ratings

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Source: Morningstar as at February 2024

AIC Dividend Hero Logo

Source: AIC, 2023

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Source: FundCalibre as at February 2024

Kepler

Source: Kepler Trust Intelligence, 2024

Awards logo for Investment Week Investment Company of the Year Awards 2023

Source: Investment Week, 2023

In the news

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The Daily Telegraph Feature - Feb 2024
Interactive Investor: "The income shares offering both growth and jam today"
Interactive Investor: The UK shares three pros have snapped up in this volatile market
Kepler podcast: The income opportunity in UK equities
AJ Bell Shares Spotlight: Trust presentation
SCF in the Daily Telegraph - Oct 23
MoneyWeek interview with Sue Noffke
This is Money: £204m trust that's good at avoiding economy's potholes
AIC Company Showcase: Sue Noffke on the 'Big Income' panel
FT: Can dividend heroes maintain payout records?
Matt Bennison: Investment Trust Outlook - UK Equities
YourMoney: Who would want to be Prime Minister?

Trust insights

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Meet the manager

"The trust does what it says on the tin. Since launch the trust has raised the dividend every year and over time increases in the dividend have outpaced the rate of inflation."

Sue Noffke

Head of UK Equities

Documents

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Annual Report and Accounts 2023
Interim Report & Accounts 2023
AGM Results 2023
Schroders Annual Sustainability Report
Terms of Reference: Management Engagement Committee
Terms of Reference: Nomination Committee
Terms of Reference: Audit & Risk Committee
Terms of Reference: Remuneration Committee
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFM) Disclosures
Articles of Association

Archive

Annual Reports and Accounts

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Half Year Reports

2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 /2014 / 2013 / 2012

AGM Results

2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018



Investing in Schroder Income Growth Fund plc

Non-Mainstream Pooled Investments (NMPI) Status

The Company currently conducts its affairs so that its shares can be recommended by IFAs to ordinary retail investors in accordance with the FCA's rules in relation to non-mainstream investment products and intends to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The Company's shares are excluded from the FCA's restrictions which apply to non-mainstream investment products because they are shares in an investment trust.

What are the risks?

Past performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. 

Investors in the emerging markets and the Far East should be aware that this involves a high degree of risk and should be seen as long term in nature. Less developed markets are generally less well regulated than the UK, they may be less liquid and may have less reliable arrangements for trading and settlement of the underlying holdings. 

The trust holds investments denominated in currencies other than sterling, investors should note that exchange rates may cause the value of these investments, and the income from them, to rise or fall. 

The trust Invests in smaller companies that may be less liquid than in larger companies and price swings may therefore be greater than investment trusts that invest in larger companies. 

The trust may borrow money to invest in further investments, this is known as gearing. Gearing will increase returns if the value of the investments purchased increase in value by more than the cost of borrowing, or reduce returns if they fail to do so. 

Investments such as warrants, participation certificates, guaranteed bonds, etc will expose the fund to the risk of the issuer of these instruments defaulting on paying the capital back to the fund. 

Gearing will increase returns if the value of the investments purchased increase in value by more than the cost of borrowing, or reduce returns if they fail to do so. Investments such as warrants, participation certificates, guaranteed bonds, etc will expose the fund to the risk of the issuer of these instruments defaulting on paying the capital back to the fund. 

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On 17 September 2018 our remaining dual priced funds converted to single pricing and a list of the funds affected can be found in our Changes to Funds. To view historic dual prices from the launch date to 14 September 2018 click on Historic prices.