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Investment trusts

What are investment trusts?

Investment trusts are a type of collective investment, allowing investors to pool their money. They invest in other companies in order to make a profit for their shareholders. But they differ to other collective investment schemes, like OEICs and unit trusts, as they’re actually public limited companies in their own right.

As you would for any other public quoted company, you buy and sell investment trust shares on the stock market, so the price you pay for the shares depends on supply and demand.

Choosing an investment trust can be an effective, cost-efficient way to invest in the stock market.

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