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VCT AIM Closed
Managed by Unicorn Asset Management

Unicorn AIM VCT.

Unicorn AIM VCT is the largest AIM-focused VCT, with net assets of £199.6 million (June 2026). It invests predominantly in AIM-listed stocks: a blend of more mature cash-generative companies and earlier-stage businesses across a variety of sectors. The VCT also invests in unquoted companies.

Key facts
  • StatusClosed
  • Minimum investment£3,000
i. Overview

About Unicorn Asset Management

Unicorn is an independent asset manager, founded in July 2000, focused on delivering long-term value for investors. It operates a team-based approach to investment management. Unlike many investment firms, Unicorn is majority owned by its directors and managers, providing further incentive for the funds it manages to deliver a consistently strong performance.

About Unicorn AIM VCT

  • The largest AIM-focused VCT, with net assets of £199.6m (as at 30/06/2026)
  • A 25-year track record specialising in AIM investment
  • £108m in realised exits over the last two years, including the recent exit of Hasgrove at c.67x multiple, returning £50m to shareholders
  • Established, diversified portfolio of 80+ holdings
  • Best-performing AIM VCT over 3, 5 and 10 years
  • Positioned for a UK small-cap recovery at historically low valuations

Source: Unicorn Asset Management AIM VCT Fund Information as at 30 June 2026.

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ii. Performance
Unicorn AIM VCT
Total net assets
£199.6m
NAV per share
77.5p
Cumulative dividends paid per share*
176.7p
NAV total return per share*
254.2p
Average dividend yield (2021–2025)**
10.8%
Dividend yield YTD**
25.0%
Recent dividend (paid 11 Sep 2026)***
5.9p

Figures as at 30 June 2026. *From the date of the merger in March 2010. **Dividend yields are based on dividends paid over the period divided by the starting NAV of the VCT in each period. ***Comprises a 3.9p special dividend from continued Hasgrove exit proceeds and a 2.0p interim dividend for the six months ended 31 March 2026, paid to shareholders on the register as at 14 August 2026. Source: Morningstar, Unicorn Asset Management. Past performance is not a guide to future performance, performance is based on returns net of fees. Your capital is at risk, the value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up. Investors may not get back the amount of their original investment.

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