Our Investment Trusts
Whatever your future goals, you can build the right mix of investments with our investment trusts.
We’re with you, wherever life leads.
A range of investment objectives to select from
Our investment trusts provide investors with a range of investment opportunities across equities, property and private equity.
Each trust is tailored to offer clients different aims and objectives with the option of capital growth, income or a combination of both, offered through portfolios with specific regional focuses or global remits.
Investors can invest directly into Columbia Threadneedle’s suite of investment trusts via its own Savings Plan or through a third-party investment platform.
Each trust has different risk factors. Please see the Key Information Documents (KIDS) for further details on the risks for each trust.
Our investment trusts
Global
Investing globally allows you to tap into a number of different markets,
helping you spread your risk.
F&C Investment
Trust
Founded in 1868 to bring the benefits of investing to a wider audience, F&C is the longest running investment trust in the world, offering 54 years of continuously increasing dividends.
CT Global Managed Portfolio Trust
Open up a world of opportunity with just one decision, whether you’re looking for income or growth.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust
Get access to some of the world’s most exciting smaller businesses in a single fund with a long-term record of performance.
UK & Europe
Invest in companies closer to home in the UK, across Europe, or both, to help you potentially achieve the investment goals you seek.
CT UK Capital and Income Investment Trust
Unlock the potential of the UK’s growing industries. Focused on generating capital growth and an attractive income.
CT UK High Income Trust
Invested in predominantly UK equities, this trust aims to provide an attractive level of income together with the opportunity for capital growth.
Alternatives
Invest in companies that specialise in alternative investment areas such as property, unlisted companies, and healthcare innovation.
CT Private Equity Trust
Offering access to the potential benefits of investment in unlisted companies.
TR Property Trust
Offering diverse exposure to the UK and European commercial property market, TR Property Trust appeals to investors looking for solid capital growth and a growing dividend.
CT Healthcare Trust
Investing in healthcare innovation – where long‑term growth meets opportunity.
Awards and ratings as at Nov 2025.
The benefits of investment trusts
Risks spread over a number of stocks
A well-balanced portfolio will typically include a diverse range of investments. This means risks are spread and the performance of your portfolio are not dependent on the performance of a small number of companies.
Access hard to reach investment opportunities
Investment trusts allow you to access otherwise hard to reach investments, such as private equity. Investment trusts issue a fixed number of shares, allowing them to invest in illiquid assets that can be out of reach for retail investors.
Professional fund managers
Investment trusts are actively managed by a fund manager, backed with the investment expertise of research teams, with the goal of outperforming the market or benchmark over time.
Income potential
Many investment trusts have a long-running track record of paying dividends, paid from performance and in leaner times supported by revenue reserves, making them attractive for income-seeking investors.
Let's talk about risk
The value of your investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the original amount invested. Tax allowances and the benefits of tax-efficient accounts are subject to change and tax treatment depends upon your individual circumstances. Each Trust has different risk factors. Please see the Key Information Documents (KIDs) for further details on the risks for each trust. There is no guarantee that dividends will continue to increase.
About Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Columbia Threadneedle’s investment trust business is part of its global asset management business, which is entrusted with £477bn on behalf of individual, institutional and corporate clients around the world.*
The business employs approximately 2,300 people* – including approximately 550 investment specialists based in North America, Europe and Asia.** As well as investment trusts, Columbia Threadneedle offers clients a wide range of strategies across equities, fixed income and alternatives, as well as specialist responsible investment capabilities and a comprehensive suite of solutions.
*All correct as at 30 June 2025.
**Although RI research is made available to all portfolio managers, each portfolio management team within our firm makes its own investment decisions and certain teams may place more, less or no emphasis on such research in any given investment decision.
Ways to invest
You can find our investment trusts on any investment platform provider, or through a financial adviser.
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This section of the website is directed at persons who are located in the UK. Please read our full terms and conditions and the relevant Key Information Documents (“KID”) before proceeding with any investment product referred to on this website. Nothing on this website is, or is intended to be, advice to buy or sell any investments. If you are at all unsure whether an investment product will meet your individual needs, please seek advice.