Portfolio Update

BLACKROCK SUSTAINABLE AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC (LEI:549300WWOCXSC241W468)
All information is at 29 February 2024 and unaudited.
Performance at month end with net income reinvested
 

	One Month	Three Months	Six Months	One Year	Three Years	Five Years
Net asset value	2.8	8.3	10.1	5.6	34.8	57.7
Share price	-0.3	2.8	3.2	-5.7	24.7	34.1
Russell 1000 Value Index	4.4	9.6	9.5	9.1	40.8	64.6

At month end

Net asset value - capital only:	213.96p
Net asset value - cum income:	214.96p
Share price:	186.00p
Discount to cum income NAV:	13.5%
Net yield1:	4.3%
Total assets including current year revenue:	£169.1m
Net gearing:	0.3%
Ordinary shares in issue2:	78,685,883
Ongoing charges3:	1.03%

1 Based on four quarterly dividends of 2.00p per share declared on 22 March 2023, 11 May 2023, 3 August 2023 and 2 November 2023 for the year ended 31 October 2023 and based on the share price as at close of business on 29 February 2024.

² Excluding 21,675,422 ordinary shares held in treasury.

³ The Company’s ongoing charges calculated as a percentage of average daily net assets and using the management fee and all other operating expenses excluding finance costs, direct transaction costs, custody transaction charges, VAT recovered, taxation and certain non-recurring items for the year ended 31 October 2023.

Sector Analysis	Total Assets (%)
Financials	19.9
Health Care	18.9
Information Technology	16.1
Consumer Discretionary	9.3
Industrials	8.7
Energy	7.4
Consumer Staples	6.5
Communication Services	4.1
Materials	4.0
Utilities	3.7
Real Estate	1.7
Net Current Liabilities	-0.3
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Country Analysis	Total Assets (%)
United States	90.6
United Kingdom	4.0
France	2.0
Australia	1.5
South Korea	1.2
Switzerland	1.0
Net Current Liabilities	-0.3
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Top 10 Holdings	Country	% Total Assets
Citigroup	United States	3.2
American International	United States	2.9
Cisco Systems	United States	2.7
Shell	United Kingdom	2.6
Cardinal Health	United States	2.5
Kraft Heinz	United States	2.5
Baxter International	United States	2.4
Verizon Communications	United States	2.4
Willis Towers Watson	United States	2.3
Johnson Controls International	United States	2.3

Tony DeSpirito, David Zhao and Lisa Yang, representing the Investment Manager, noted:

For the one-month period ended 29 February 2024, the Company’s NAV increased by 2.8% and the share price fell by 0.3% (all in sterling). The Company’s reference index, the Russell 1000 Value Index, returned +4.4% for the period.

The largest contributor to relative performance, stemmed from stock selection in health care, specifically selection decisions in life sciences tools and services boosted relative performance. Selection decisions in utilities also boosted relative performance, most notably in multi-utilities. Other modest contributors during the period at the sector level included selection decisions in consumer staples and an underweight allocation to real estate.

The largest detractor from relative performance stemmed from stock selection in consumer discretionary, most notably in household durables. Investment decisions in industrials detracted from relative performance, with stock selection in electrical equipment proving to be detrimental. Other modest detractors during the period included stock selection in energy and materials.

Transactions

During the month, the Company’s largest purchases included Diageo, Avnet and PG&E. The Company exited its position in Nestlé, Komatsu and Gildan Activewear.

Positioning

As of the period end, the Company’s largest overweight positions relative to the reference index were in the health care, information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. The Company’s largest underweight positions relative to the reference index were in the industrials, real estate and utilities sectors.

Source: BlackRock.

28 March 2024

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