From reading some very good posts on this site I am now interested in investing in investment trusts. They seem to be very advantageous from a tax point of view as the consensus is that they are treated like shares and not funds. However there is not that much information about them other than that. I know that they are basically a UK animal and surprisingly not really traded in the US. Can anyone give some information on them or even mention a few reputable names ( i know you cannot give share tips on this site). For instance some I have looked at have had outstanding performance but then why are they not more popular and why do I not hear more about them?, and why are they not really traded in the US which is afterall the biggest market in the world.