Portfolio Update
| BLACKROCK COMMODITIES INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST plc | ||||||||||||||||||
| All information is at 30 November 2015 and unaudited. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Performance at month end with net income reinvested | ||||||||||||||||||
| One | Three | Six | One | Three | Five | |||||||||||||
| Month | Months | Months | Year | Years | Years | |||||||||||||
| Net asset value | -4.5% | -3.0% | -26.8% | -29.4% | -38.9% | -43.2% | ||||||||||||
| Share price | -7.7% | -2.0% | -29.8% | -34.8% | -41.5% | -45.2% | ||||||||||||
| Sources: Datastream, BlackRock | ||||||||||||||||||
| At month end | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value – capital only: | 58.39p | |||||||||||||||||
| Net asset value cum income*: | 60.07p | |||||||||||||||||
| Share price: | 59.75p | |||||||||||||||||
| Discount to NAV (cum income): | 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||
| Net yield: | 10.0% | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash - cum income: | 0.6% | |||||||||||||||||
| Total assets^^: | £71.2m | |||||||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares in issue: | 115,568,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gearing range (as a % of net assets): | 0-20% | |||||||||||||||||
| Ongoing charges**: | 1.5% | |||||||||||||||||
| * Includes net revenue of 1.68p. ^^ Includes current year revenue. ** Calculated as a percentage of average net assets and using expenses, excluding any interest costs and excluding taxation for the year ended 30 November 2014. |
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| Sector Analysis | % Total Assets | Country Analysis | % Total Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Integrated Oil | 35.9 | Global | 41.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Exploration & Production | 15.4 | USA | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Diversified Mining | 14.5 | Canada | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Copper | 9.1 | Europe | 8.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution | 4.6 | Africa | 3.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Gold | 4.0 | Latin America | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Fertilizers | 3.7 | Australia | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Nickel | 2.7 | Asia | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Silver | 2.6 | China | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Oil services | 1.8 | Net current assets | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Diamonds | 1.6 | ----- | ||||||||||||||||
| Coal | 1.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Current assets | 3.1 | ===== | ||||||||||||||||
| ----- | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Ten Largest Equity Investments (in % of Total Assets order) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Company | Region of Risk | % Total Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| ExxonMobil | Global | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| First Quantum Minerals | Global | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| BHP Billiton | Global | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rio Tinto | Global | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chevron | Global | 5.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Royal Dutch Shell ‘B’ | Global | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| ConocoPhillips | USA | 4.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Enbridge Income Fund Trust | Canada | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Statoil | Europe | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| BP | Global | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Commenting on the markets, Olivia Markham and Tom Holl, representing the Investment Manager noted: |
| Following a strong October the natural resources sector returned to a negative trend in November, led by significant falls in the mining shares. Energy shares fell slightly during the month but fared significantly better than the oil price itself, which plunged by 13% (WTI, in US$). This fall in oil prices was driven by global oil supply remaining resilient, Libya signalling its intention to increase output and market concerns around Iran ramping up supply faster than expected in 2016 when sanctions are lifted. Natural gas prices declined by over 15% in the US as unusually warm weather suppressed demand for heating – there is a risk this demand remains subdued especially in the East as El Nino conditions typically lead to warmer than average winters. |
| The fall of c.12% in the mining shares (Euromoney Global Mining Index) was driven by declines of between 8% and 12% in the base metals and a fall of almost 14% in the iron ore price. Continued oversupply in these markets, resulting from weaker than expected Chinese demand, along with financial selling has driven prices lower during the year. We are starting to see some significant supply cuts announced in certain metals but these have yet to have an impact on price given the level of above ground inventories. Those commodities where producers are curtailing supply, such as zinc and copper, are likely to be the first to find price floors. |
| Despite the challenging equity market conditions, M&A activity continues apace in the sector. Anadarko approached Apache but the takeover offer was rejected – the portfolio’s holding in Anadarko was a detractor from performance as the market was concerned about its plans to be acquisitive. We have seen record levels of M&A activity in the energy sector in 2015 and would expect this theme to continue into 2016 driven by both defensive transactions to repair balance sheets and offensive transaction as acquirers look to take advantage of perceived long term value opportunities presented by this market downturn. |
| 18 December 2015 |
| ENDS |
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