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  • WAM Leaders Limited

    Investments in listed companies.

    WLE$1.308
     -0.013 -0.95%

    Data last updated:May 29, 2024 – 3.58pm. Data is 20 mins delayed.

    Previous Close

    1.320

    Open

    1.320

    Day Range

    1.305 - 1.320

    52 Week Range

    1.305 - 1.515

    Volume

    766,662

    Value

    1,005,944

    Bid

    1.305

    Ask

    1.310

    Dividend Yield

    0.00%

    P/E Ratio

    0.00

    Market Cap

    1.647B

    Total Issue

    1,260,001,474

    ASX Announcements

    QVE: Court approves distribution of amended Scheme Booklet

    Scheme of Arrangement, Disclosure Document, Notice of Meeting - Other

    • May 28, 2024
    • 247 pages

    QVE: Scheme Consideration worked example

    Scheme of Arrangement

    • May 27, 2024
    • 2 pages

    QVE: COURT APPROVES CONVENING OF SCHEME MEETING

    Scheme of Arrangement, Disclosure Document, Notice of Meeting - Other

    • May 24, 2024
    • 248 pages

    Update - Dividend/Distribution - WLE

    Dividend Record Date, Dividend Pay Date, Dividend Rate, Dividend Reinvestment Plan

    • May 23, 2024
    • 5 pages

    April 2024 Investment Update

    Periodic Reports - Other, Net Tangible Asset Backing

    • May 6, 2024
    • 4 pages

    View all WLE announcements

    June 2023

    Matt Haupt: “Consumer staples are defensive until they are not, and we might be entering that phase now over the next six to nine months.”

    Why this rate rise will rattle corporate Australia and investors

    Plunging consumer stocks are the canary in the coal mine for the corporate sector, and Tuesday’s rate rise will expand the pockets of pain investors are seeing.

    • Updated
    • James Thomson

    April 2023

    While volatility can make even the most experienced market watcher nervous, it’s also a reminder for investors to keep an eye on their portfolio and trust some fundamental investing lessons.

    WAM Leaders resurrects raising, starts with $100m placement

    Taylor Collison has been appointed as lead manager alongside Morgans, Ord Minnett, Canaccord Genuity, Shaw and Partners and Bell Potter.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

    March 2023

    WAM leaders chairman Geoff Wilson expects market conditions to worsen this year.

    WAM Leaders parks $731.5m raising, blames bank dramas

    Geoff Wilson should have more time for ice baths and franking credits lobbying, as his WAM Leaders parks its mooted $731.5 million raising amid falling markets. 

    • Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson and Kanika Sood

    September 2022

    While ETFs are all the rage and growing by billions of dollars, listed investment companies (LICs) are like the forgotten old-timers of the ASX.

    Bargain-hunting opportunities for the brave

    Taking a punt on the underlying assets of some listed investment companies is a strategy that could pay off, but there are risks in premium and discount distortions.

    • Emma Rapaport

    September 2021

    Some hedge funds and active equity managers are rolling in performance fees.

    Fundies’ fee bonanza throws up many questions

    A review of performance fees paid to leading active fund managers reveals some unusual benchmarks and generous fee structures.

    • Tony Boyd
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    Four ways to find diversified dividends

    Income-specific managed funds can offer less risk than owning individual shares for yield.

    • Tony Featherstone

    August 2021

    Wilson Asset Management portfolio manager Matt Haupt’s going to have more capital to invest in his fund, WAM Leaders.

    Taylor Collison mops up WAM Leaders raising, $50m shortfall

    Taylor Collison is seeking buyers for a $50 million parcel of shares in ASX-listed WAM Leaders. 

    • Anthony Macdonald and Yolanda Redrup
    The $39 billion deal between Afterpay and Square is just the start of M&A deals this earnings season, according to John Ayoub of Wilson Asset Management.

    ASX boards to ‘loosen the shackles’ in M&A boom

    Fundies expect this earnings season to produce a tidal wave of M&A activity as ASX 200 directors capitalise on frothy valuations and strong balance sheets.

    • Updated
    • Alex Gluyas

    July 2019

    Wilson Asset Management founder Geoff Wilson was blind sided by the Federal Reserve's U-turn on rates.

    Geoff Wilson's funds weather worst year in decade

    Wilson Asset Management’s flagship fund underperformed the index by 9 per cent in fiscal 2019. It was only the third time in 20 yearsit has missed its benchmark, and Bill Shorten is partly to blame.

    • Tony Boyd

    May 2019

    Geoff WIlson of Wilson Asset Management was a fierce critic of Labor's franking credit proposals.

    Market valuations 'ridiculous', Wilson says

    Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson predicts the long bull market is coming to an end, having pushed up valuations to "ridiculous levels".

    • Sarah Turner
    Dominic Lorrimer

    Geoff Wilson vows to continue franking fight

    With Bill Shorten seemingly set to take the Lodge, fund manager Geoff Wilson is looking to the Senate for support on his campaign against changes to franking credit refunds.

    • James Thomson

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