Research by Growth Company Investor confirms institutions’ increasing interest in AIM. Its 2003 survey of professional investors showed that just over 35% of AIM shares were then held by institutions. By 2006, the same survey found that this proportion had risen to almost 57%.
Ten largest institutional investors in AIM:
|
Institution |
Value of AIM Investments (£m) |
|
Fidelity |
1036.57 |
|
Artemis Investment Management |
677.42 |
|
F & C Asset Management |
363.56 |
|
AXA |
563.21 |
|
Gartmore |
544.10 |
|
AMVESCAP |
651.67 |
|
RAB Capital |
349.58 |
|
Goldman Sachs |
447.53 |
|
Bank of New York |
256.81 |
|
Pershing Keen Nominees |
82.55 |
Click here to download a summary of the Growth Company Institutional Investors in AIM 2006 survey.
Lindsay Whitelaw, Fund Manager at Artemis Investment Management explains AIM’s attraction:
“The AIM market has proven highly successful at attracting many interesting investment opportunities. By its nature it is a stock pickers market and you need to do your homework before you invest, but the potential investment returns make it well worth the effort.”
AIM at a glance
Investors in AIM benefit from the breadth of investment opportunities available, spanning 38 sectors and 27 countries.
A robust platform for growth
AIM’s balanced approach to regulation is especially suited to smaller growth companies, while also providing investors with the certainty and transparency they need to make informed decisions.
Institutional investors also benefit from the FTSE AIM Index Series. This series − part of FTSE’s global range of world-class market indices − provides investors with greater transparency, and helps them segment AIM companies across 39 sectors to support their investment strategies.
Click here for more information on the AIM indices.
Distribution of AIM companies by market value
April 2006 to April 2007
Sector distribution of international AIM companies
by market value April 2007
