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- Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC is a UK-listed closed-end investment trust that targets growth of income and capital through a diversified portfolio primarily invested in equities of companies listed in the United Kingdom, with selective exposure to Europe; its high-conviction holdings, typically around 40 stocks, emphasize dividend-paying growth companies meeting enhanced sustainable and responsible investing criteria focused on environmental, social, and governance factors, including top positions in sectors such as financial services, industrials, healthcare, energy, utilities, technology, consumer cyclical, and real estate, with leading investments in TotalEnergies SE, RELX PLC RELX PLC, NatWest Group PLC NatWest Group PLC, National Grid PLC National Grid PLC, Chesnara PLC Chesnara PLC, Prudential PLC Prudential plc, Haleon PLC Haleon plc, M&G PLC M&G plc, London Stock Exchange Group PLC London Stock Exchange Group plc, and Diageo PLC Diageo plc. The trust operates globally for investors but focuses its portfolio on UK and European public companies serving diverse customer bases across industries; it pays quarterly dividends, boasts a 39-year track record of growing or maintaining dividends, and maintains total assets of approximately £431 million with an ongoing charge of 0.58%. Founded in February 1873 and headquartered at 1 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, the trust is managed by abrdn's UK equity team under co-managers Ben Ritchie and Rebecca Maclean. Recent developments include portfolio adjustments such as Chesnara PLC's acquisition of HSBC Life (UK) for £260 million supported by a rights issue in which the trust participated, a shift in dividend strategy to adapt to changing UK market conditions, sales of positions in Morgan Sindall, Novo Nordisk, and Azelis, additions to holdings like LondonMetric Property for logistics and healthcare real estate exposure, and ongoing share buybacks including 9,725 ordinary shares purchased on November 25, 2025, at 295.78 pence per share and 14,086 shares on November 4, 2025.