Portfolio Holdings as at 31 December 2015

EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015

Rank Company Sector Country % of
Net Assets
1 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Financials Japan              3.0
2 Novartis Health Care Switzerland              3.0
3 Japan Tobacco Consumer Goods Japan              2.9
4 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Financials Japan              2.8
5 Nokia Technology Finland              2.8
6 AstraZeneca Health Care United Kingdom              2.8
7 East Japan Railway Consumer Services Japan              2.7
8 PerkinElmer Industrials United States              2.6
9 KDDI Telecommunications Japan              2.6
10 Nomura Financials Japan              2.6
11 CK Hutchison Industrials Hong Kong              2.6
12 NTT Telecommunications Japan              2.6
13 Galaxy Entertainment Consumer Services Hong Kong              2.6
14 PostNL Industrials Netherlands              2.6
15 Swire Pacific A Industrials Hong Kong              2.6
16 HSBC  Financials United Kingdom              2.5
17 Roche * Health Care Switzerland              2.5
18 BP Oil & Gas United Kingdom              2.5
19 Panasonic Consumer Goods Japan              2.5
20 Bayer Basic Materials Germany              2.4
21 BG Oil & Gas United Kingdom              2.4
22 Apache Oil & Gas United States              2.4
23 BNP Paribas Financials France              2.4
24 Mitsubishi Industrials Japan              2.4
25 Commerzbank Financials Germany              2.3
26 Bank Mandiri Financials Indonesia              2.3
27 Qualcomm Technology United States              2.1
28 Toyota Consumer Goods Japan              2.1
29 Bangkok Bank ** Financials Thailand              2.1
30 Alphabet A&C *** Technology United States              2.1
31 SK Hynix Technology South Korea              2.0
32 Vodafone Telecommunications United Kingdom              2.0
33 Harman Consumer Goods United States              2.0
34 Edinburgh Partners Emerging Opportunities Fund Financials Other              2.0
35 Whirlpool Consumer Goods United States              1.9
36 Royal Dutch Shell A Oil & Gas Netherlands              1.8
37 DBS Financials Singapore              1.6
38 Edinburgh Partners Financials – unlisted United Kingdom              1.2
Total equity investments 90.3
Cash and other net assets 9.7
Net assets 100.0
* The investment is in non-voting shares
** The investment is in non-voting depositary receipts
*** The investment has restricted voting rights


GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

31 December 2015 % of Net assets
Japan 26.2
Europe 19.8
Asia Pacific 15.8
United Kingdom 13.4
United States 13.1
Other 2.0
Cash and other net assets 9.7
100.0


SECTOR DISTRIBUTION 

31 December 2015   % of Net Assets
Financials  24.8
Industrials 12.8
Consumer Goods               11.4
Oil & Gas                              9.1
Technology 9.0
Health Care 8.3
Telecommunications 7.2
Consumer Services            5.3
Basic Materials  2.4
Cash and other net assets  9.7
100.0

As at 31 December 2015, the net assets of the Company were £118,352,000.

14 January 2016

Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: 0131 270 3800

The Company’s registered office address is:

27-31 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF

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