- Edinburgh, , United Kingdom
The Monks Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company's investment objective is to invest across the globe to achieve capital growth, which takes priority over income and dividends. The Company seeks to meet its objective by investing principally in a portfolio of global quoted equities and makes other investments. Its portfolio of investments include various sectors, such as telecommunications, technology, financials, industrials, consumer goods, healthcare, consumer services, basic materials, oil and gas, and others. The Company's investments in the equities include various businesses, such as media and e-commerce, international financial services, online brokerage, building materials distributor, insurance, retail bank, social networking, enterprise software and agricultural biotechnology, among others. Baillie Gifford & Co Limited is the alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) for the Company.