The five most in-demand investment trusts

The UK’s Association of Investment Companies has revealed the five most searched investment trusts on its website in 2017.

The 20 most viewed investment companies

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Company	AIC sector	Most viewed on AIC website	% SPTR over 1yr to 31/12/2017	Dividend yield (%) at 29/12/2017
Scottish Mortgage	Global	1	41.07	0.67
Murray International	Global Equity Income	2	11.04	3.90
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust	Global	3	21.05	1.61
City of London	UK Equity Income	4	12.56	3.92
Finsbury Growth & Income	UK Equity Income	5	21.48	1.83
Edinburgh Investment	UK Equity Income	6	1.72	3.66
European Assets	European Smaller Companies	7	35.95	5.43
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Global Equity Income	8	24.10	3.68
Bankers	Global	9	28.89	2.10
Independent Investment Trust	Global	10	71.34	0.76
F&C Global Smaller Companies	Global	11	13.06	0.91
Alliance Trust	Global	12	19.19	1.84
Temple Bar	UK Equity Income	13	10.98	3.17
Merchants	UK Equity Income	14	15.72	4.96
Witan	Global	15	22.09	1.76
Caledonia	Global	16	14.83	1.96
Aberdeen Diversified Income & Growth	Flexible Investment	17	21.20	4.77
Henderson Far East Income	Asia Pacific excl. Japan	18	16.86	5.49
Perpetual Income & Growth	UK Equity Income	19	7.21	3.62
Monks	Global	20	35.02	0.16