Rights and Issues Investment Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based self-managed investment company. The Company invests in equities with a focus on smaller companies. It invests in smaller companies in the United Kingdom that will normally constitute at least 80% of the investment portfolio. Its investment in smaller companies in the United Kingdom include both listed securities and those quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The Company's investment portfolio will normally lie in the range of 80% to 100% of shareholders' funds and therefore gearing will normally be between 20% and 0%. The Company's investment portfolio basic materials, industrials, healthcare, utilities and technology. The Company's subsidiary is Discretionary Unit Fund Managers Limited, which is engaged in fund management.