Nimrod Doral Air One, a London market Closed End Fund. (there is actually a second fund, Air Two, as well.)
This is a fund based entirely around an airplane. One airplane.
Essentially, the fund leases out one airplane and shareholders get some - not guaranteed - income. When the manager *believes the time is right*, it will sell the plane and wind-up the fund, returning money to shareholders.
Remarkably, it's actually done rather well so far.
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"The Company's investment objective is to obtain income returns and a capital return for its Shareholders by acquiring, leasing and then selling a single aircraft.
The Company has purchased one Airbus A380-861 aircraft, manufacturer's serial number 016 which it has leased to Emirates Airlines ("Emirates"), the national carrier owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
DNA's investment objective is to obtain income returns and a capital return for its Shareholders by acquiring, leasing and then selling a single aircraft. "
http://www.dnairone.com/about/fund.html
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(Burford Capital Limited is a closed-ended investment company registered in Guernsey and publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange's AIM Market. The Company’s strategy is to create and manage a diversified portfolio of commercial dispute investments with the objective of providing shareholders with attractive levels of dividends and capital growth. In the short-term, the Company intends to focus its activities on commercial disputes in the United States and on international arbitration matters; in the medium-term, the Company may expand its focus to other attractive and suitable jurisdictions.)
There's some wild stuff on the London market. There's a fund that invests in rare gold coins.