Henderson High Income Trust plc is a close-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in dividend paying value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It seeks to invest in companies that are well managed and have strong balance sheets. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 80% FTSE All-Share Index and 20% Merrill Lynch Sterling Non-Gilts Index. Henderson High Income Trust plc was formed on November 1, 1989 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.