Income & Growth VCT (IGV) Competitors GBX 62.50 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/22/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IGV vs. BGFD, AGT.LN, GSCT, JESC, CGI, BGSC, CORD, BLU, USA, and FEMLShould you be buying Income & Growth VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Income & Growth VCT include The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), AVI Global Trust (AGT.LN), The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), Canadian General Investments (CGI), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD), Blue Star Capital (BLU), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), and Fidelity Emerging Markets (FEML). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Income & Growth VCT vs. Its Competitors The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust AVI Global Trust The Global Smaller Companies Trust JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Canadian General Investments BMO Global Smaller Companies Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Blue Star Capital Baillie Gifford US Growth Fidelity Emerging Markets The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) and Income & Growth VCT (LON:IGV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation. Which has higher earnings & valuation, BGFD or IGV? The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Income & Growth VCT. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Income & Growth VCT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Baillie Gifford Japan Trust£69.20M11.82£65.49M£72.1212.42Income & Growth VCT£17.88M11.45£12.71M£3.8816.09 Which has more volatility and risk, BGFD or IGV? The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Income & Growth VCT has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BGFD or IGV more profitable? The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a net margin of 94.64% compared to Income & Growth VCT's net margin of 71.12%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity of 8.49% beat Income & Growth VCT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust94.64% 8.49% 0.31% Income & Growth VCT 71.12%5.16%4.76% Does the media favor BGFD or IGV? In the previous week, Income & Growth VCT had 1 more articles in the media than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Income & Growth VCT and 0 mentions for The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Income & Growth VCT's score of 0.76 indicating that The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Very Positive Income & Growth VCT Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in BGFD or IGV? 61.7% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BGFD or IGV a better dividend stock? The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays out 13.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Income & Growth VCT pays out 257.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryThe Baillie Gifford Japan Trust beats Income & Growth VCT on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Income & Growth VCT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IGV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IGV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIncome & Growth VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£204.61M£1.30B£6.47B£3.19BDividend Yield9.68%4.41%4.17%5.04%P/E Ratio16.0922.5714.33164.48Price / Sales11.452,466.461,786.51465,181.84Price / Cash2.5460.62127.5027.93Price / Book0.851.393.735.64Net Income£12.71M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day PerformanceN/A0.39%0.81%1.04%1 Month PerformanceN/A0.87%2.10%49.77%1 Year PerformanceN/A6.48%24.77%130.46% Income & Growth VCT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IGVIncome & Growth VCTN/AGBX 62.50flatN/A-9.4%£204.61M£17.88M16.09N/ABGFDThe Baillie Gifford Japan TrustN/AGBX 894.22-0.6%N/A+20.1%£816.19M£69.20M12.40N/APositive NewsAGT.LNAVI Global TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£812.93M£51.62M20.82N/AHigh Trading VolumeGSCTThe Global Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 168.48+0.2%N/A+1.6%£809.91M£70.77M1.36N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsJESCJPMorgan European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£795.72M£114.05M7.60N/ACGICanadian General InvestmentsN/AGBX 2,192-0.1%N/A+0.8%£795.47M£350.08M4.88N/ABGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/ANews CoverageCORDCordiant Digital InfrastructureN/AGBX 99.360.0%N/A+25.7%£765.77M£103.12M0.91N/ABLUBlue Star CapitalN/AGBX 15-3.2%N/A+82,400.0%£763.50M-£5.16M1.903Gap DownUSABaillie Gifford US GrowthN/AGBX 263+0.2%N/A+34.5%£750.56M£89.99M8.93N/APositive NewsFEMLFidelity Emerging MarketsN/AGBX 843.92-0.4%N/A+20.9%£721.57M£41.50M6.93N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Competitors AVI Global Trust Competitors The Global Smaller Companies Trust Competitors JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Canadian General Investments Competitors BMO Global Smaller Companies Competitors Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Competitors Blue Star Capital Competitors Baillie Gifford US Growth Competitors Fidelity Emerging Markets Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:IGV) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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