SEQUOIA ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE INCOME FUND LIMITED
(the “Company” or “SEQI”)
RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
RESILIENT PERFORMANCE DESPITE CHALLENGING BACKDROP – DIVIDEND TARGET DELIVERED
ROBERT JENNINGS, CHAIR, COMMENTED
“The Company has remained resilient against the backdrop of significant market volatility. We successfully delivered our dividend target of 6.25p per share on a cash covered basis with a small increase in dividend cover, a position we expect to strengthen in the current year given the rising level of interest income we are now experiencing from our well diversified portfolio. For some time, we have focused on more defensive loans with stronger credit ratings and better ESG metrics, a pattern we expect to hold to for the foreseeable future. We believe our economic infrastructure portfolio is well positioned for a higher interest rate and potential stagflationary environment and we remain confident in the outlook for our Company.”
HIGHLIGHTS
NAV per Ordinary Share cum-dividend 100.50p (31 March 2021: 103.18p)
Dividends totalling 6.25p per Ordinary Share (2021: 6.25p) paid during the year, in line with annual target dividend
Defensive, diversified portfolio of 76 investments across 8 sectors, 29 sub-sectors and 12 mature jurisdictions
- 95% of investments in private debt (2021: 97%)
- 50% floating rate investments (2021: 57%), capturing short-term rate rises
- Short weighted average life of 4.1 years (2021: 4.5 years) creating reinvestment opportunities
- Weighted average equity cushion of 33% (2021: 35%)
NAV total return of 3.5% compared to the Company's prior year outperformance (2021: 13.5%)
Share price total return of 4.5% (2021: 17.4%)
Total net assets £1.78bn (31 March 2021: £1.8bn)
Annualised portfolio yield-to-maturity of 8.4% (2021: 9.0%) as at 31 March 2022
Ongoing charges ratio of 0.87% (2021: 0.87%) (calculated in accordance with AIC guidance)
Dividend cash cover of 1.06x (2021: 1.04x)
ESG score of the portfolio is on a long-term upward trend
ANNUAL REPORT
A copy of the annual report has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . The annual report is also available on the Company's website at https://www.seqifund.com/investors/financial-results-reports/
where further information on SEQI can be found.