London, UK, 25 November 2022

Edison issues review on BlackRock Latin American IT (BRLA)

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust (BRLA) has a new manager. Effective from 9 September 2022, former co-manager Sam Vecht was promoted to lead manager, while Christoph Brinkmann was appointed BRLA's deputy manager, replacing former co-manager Ed Kuczma. Vecht says that the world is fractured, with rising inflation and interest rates, corporates struggling to grow and extreme political tension. He comments that these issues are not new for Latin America, while, following the recent Brazilian presidential election, the political environment in the region is more benign than normal. Vecht notes that a more stable environment in Latin America compared with developed markets is unusual. Inflation in the region has been brought under control and central banks have followed orthodox monetary policies so real interest rates in Latin America are positive, unlike in Europe and the United States, for example. The manager comments that Latin American companies are coming out of their shells, and he is finding interesting growth opportunities in the region.

BRLA's discount has widened following the May 2022 tender offer during an environment of heightened investor risk aversion. However, its valuation had been on an improving trend since the July 2018 change in the trust's dividend policy. Payments are based on 1.25% of BRLA's quarterly NAV (current dividend yield of 5.6%). The trust's 12.1% discount compares with an 8.7% to 11.4% range of average discounts over the last one, three, five and 10 years.  

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