Three bargain investment trusts to add to your portfolio

These three investment trusts are bargains compared to their net asset value (NAV), but one fund analyst thinks the deep discounts are unwarranted.

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Whenever considering buying investment trusts, it’s important to consider whether it is trading at a discount or a premium.

In recent years, average investment trust discounts have reached record levels when compared to net asset value (NAV), of around 18%. These discounts narrowed slightly in the aftermath of Labour’s election win, but the latest data from the Association of Investment Companies shows that in October 2024 the average investment trust discount was still -14.8%, one of the widest average discounts since the financial crash.

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Dan McEvoy
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Dan is a financial journalist who, prior to joining MoneyWeek, spent five years writing for OPTO, an investment magazine focused on growth and technology stocks, ETFs and thematic investing.

Before becoming a writer, Dan spent six years working in talent acquisition in the tech sector, including for credit scoring start-up ClearScore where he first developed an interest in personal finance.

Dan studied Social Anthropology and Management at Sidney Sussex College and the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. Outside finance, he also enjoys travel writing, and has edited two published travel books.