Portfolio Holdings as at 30 April 2015

THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
 
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 30 APRIL 2015
                                                                     % of Net
Rank  Company                     Sector               Country         Assets
                                                                             
   1  PostNL                      Industrials          Netherlands        3.7
                                                                             
   2  GAM                         Financials           Switzerland        3.3
                                                                             
   3  BNP Paribas                 Financials           France             3.3
                                                                             
   4  Novartis                    Health Care          Switzerland        3.3
                                                                             
   5  Telecom Italia              Telecommunications   Italy              3.2
                                                                             
   6  Ryanair                     Consumer Services    Ireland            3.2
                                                                             
   7  Volkswagen*                 Consumer Goods       Germany            3.2
                                                                             
   8  Roche**                     Health Care          Switzerland        3.0
                                                                             
   9  Prysmian                    Industrials          Italy              2.8
                                                                             
  10  Sanofi                      Health Care          France             2.8
                                                                             
  11  DNB                         Financials           Norway             2.7
                                                                             
  12  Gerresheimer                Health Care          Germany            2.6
                                                                             
  13  United Internet             Technology           Germany            2.6
                                                                             
  14  Unipol Gruppo               Financials           Italy              2.6
                                                                             
  15  Valeo                       Consumer Goods       France             2.6
                                                                             
  16  KPN                         Telecommunications   Netherlands        2.6
                                                                             
  17  Royal Dutch Shell A         Oil & Gas            Netherlands        2.5
                                                                             
  18  ENI                         Oil & Gas            Italy              2.5
                                                                             
  19  BBVA                        Financials           Spain              2.5
                                                                             
  20  Delta Lloyd                 Financials           Netherlands        2.5
                                                                             
  21  Commerzbank                 Financials           Germany            2.4
                                                                             
  22  Petroleum Geo-Services      Oil & Gas            Norway             2.4
                                                                             
  23  Pirelli                     Consumer Goods       Italy              2.4
                                                                             
  24  Outotec                     Industrials          Finland            2.4
                                                                             
  25  SAP                         Technology           Germany            2.4
                                                                             
  26  Leoni                       Industrials          Germany            2.3
                                                                             
  27  Bayer                       Basic Materials      Germany            2.3
                                                                             
  28  TDC                         Telecommunications   Denmark            2.2
                                                                             
  29  Hexagon B                   Industrials          Sweden             2.1
                                                                             
  30  ABB                         Industrials          Switzerland        2.1
                                                                             
  31  Total                       Oil & Gas            France             2.1
                                                                             
  32  Fresenius Medical Care      Health Care          Germany            1.9
                                                                             
  33  Swedbank A                  Financials           Sweden             1.9
                                                                             
  34  Ipsos                       Consumer Services    France             1.8
                                                                             
  35  Piaggio                     Consumer Goods       Italy              1.8
                                                                             
  36  Aryzta                      Consumer Goods       Switzerland        1.7
                                                                             
  37  Orange                      Telecommunications   France             1.7
                                                                             
  38  Rocket Internet             Financials           Germany            1.6
                                                                             
  39  BB Biotech                  Health Care          Switzerland        0.5
                                                                             
      Total equity investments                                           95.5
                                                                             
      Cash and net assets                                                 4.5
                                                                             
                                                                        100.0

* The investment is in non-voting preference shares
** The investment is in non-voting shares
 
 
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
 
30 April 2015             % of Net Assets
                                         
Germany                              21.3
                                         
Italy                                15.3
                                         
France                               14.3
                                         
Switzerland                          13.9
                                         
Netherlands                          11.3
                                         
Norway                                5.1
                                         
Sweden                                4.0
                                         
Ireland                               3.2
                                         
Spain                                 2.5
                                         
Finland                               2.4
                                         
Denmark                               2.2
                                         
Cash and other net assets             4.5
                                         
                                    100.0
                                        
    
SECTOR DISTRIBUTION
                                       
30 April 2015             % of Net Assets
                                           
Financials                           22.8
                                           
Industrials                          15.4
                                           
Health Care                          14.1
                                           
Consumer Goods                       11.7
                                           
Telecommunications                    9.7
                                           
Oil & Gas                             9.5
                                           
Consumer Services                     5.0
                                           
Technology                            5.0
                                           
Basic Materials                       2.3
                                           
Cash and other net assets             4.5
                                           
                                    100.0

As at 30 April 2015, the net assets of the Company were £369,916,000.

15 May 2015

 
Enquiries:
 
Kenneth Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: [phone]
 
The Company's registered office address is:
 
Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP