Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
RIT Capital Partners is one of the UK’s largest investment trusts with over £4bn in assets under management. Maggie Fanari joined its investment manager, J. Rothschild Capital Management, as CEO in 2024. Her goal is to compound growth for investors without the risk that equity markets carry.
In the episode, Dan Jones and Fanari discuss the structure of the trust, which is split between private assets, listed equities and ‘uncorrelated’ assets, and the trust’s thus-far unsuccessful attempts to narrow the discount on which it trades. Fanari also shares the qualities she looks for when seeking out private assets (one recent addition being Elon Musk’s SpaceX) as well as the recent changes to the trust’s portfolio and her take on the AI market.
00:45 The structure of the trust
2:53 The discount
10:23 RIT’s dividend
11:26 Private assets
18:19 Recent asset allocation changes
22:22 Discerene
25:42 US tech
32:42 European markets
34:11 Asia
34:52 UK equities
35:41 AI
37:38 Overall investment picture
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RIT Capital Partners is one of the UK’s largest investment trusts with over £4bn in assets under management. Maggie Fanari joined its investment manager, J. Rothschild Capital Management, as CEO in 2024. Her goal is to compound growth for investors without the risk that equity markets carry.
In the episode, Dan Jones and Fanari discuss the structure of the trust, which is split between private assets, listed equities and ‘uncorrelated’ assets, and the trust’s thus-far unsuccessful attempts to narrow the discount on which it trades. Fanari also shares the qualities she looks for when seeking out private assets (one recent addition being Elon Musk’s SpaceX) as well as the recent changes to the trust’s portfolio and her take on the AI market.
00:45 The structure of the trust
2:53 The discount
10:23 RIT’s dividend
11:26 Private assets
18:19 Recent asset allocation changes
22:22 Discerene
25:42 US tech
32:42 European markets
34:11 Asia
34:52 UK equities
35:41 AI
37:38 Overall investment picture
#Investing #finance #personalfinance #investments #business
Listen to our podcasts: investorschronicle.co.uk/podcasts
Subscribe to Investors' Chronicle: investorschronicle.co.uk/product-matrix
Investors' Chronicle has supported private investors in the UK for over 160 years by highlighting rewarding investment opportunities. Our award-winning expert writers research hundreds of companies and funds suitable for all risk appetites, to provide clear, independent recommendations for individual investors who want to make their money grow and outline how to make the most of different types of investment vehicles at all stages of your life.
Follow The Companies and Markets Show on @YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnrcXTQl38frCLdb4HDxepjhvod-gN662
Follow Lee and the IC: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnrcXTQl38fqB-A5bJJ-GtFjm3Q9S9Xnx
Listen to our interviews here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnrcXTQl38fo1Oio19rTsLt9fD2s4hKst
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