Stable growth with inflation risks easing but continued geopolitical uncertainty. The move away from narrow leadership in US is expected to continue in 2026.

By Michael Kokalari CFA, chief economist, and Thai Thi Viet Trinh, senior economist.

Murray International Trust aims to achieve an above-average dividend yield with long-term growth in dividends and capital ahead of inflation, by investing principally in global equities. Its performance is referenced against the MSCI ACWI High Dividend Yield Index.

There are four things investors need to know about Murray International Trust.

1. Murray International is a well-established trust with a history of income growth.
2. Murray International is a popular trust with a large number of retail shareholders.
3. Bottom-up stock selection, drawing on the expertise of Aberdeen’s regional teams.
4. The trust’s board employs a progressive dividend strategy.

For more information about Murray International please visit the trust’s website and see our latest research.

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In this episode, our director of content, investment trusts Milosz Papst talks about Murray International. This is our first podcast focusing on this large, well-established fund, so he starts by providing an introduction to the company, before highlighting how it differs from its peers in the AIC Global Equity Income sector. Murray International has a notable below-market weight in the US and a meaningful allocation to emerging markets. Discussion then moves onto the investment process, which features Aberdeen’s focus on quality and value, and input from its regional investment teams. He then provides more information about the portfolio, which is broadly diversified by geography and sector. To bring some more colour, he gives some examples of recent transactions, where portfolio activity has been higher than average as Murray International’s managers have found increased opportunities in a volatile market. Attention then turns to the trust’s performance and the change in the company’s reference measure to what is a more relevant MSCI ACWI High Dividend Yield Index given Murray International’s emphasis on income and dividend growth. Papst then highlights the trust’s competitive fee structure and its valuation, before wrapping up with summary of the key takeaways of the Murray International story.

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