Statistics and Performance Report

RNS Number : 3967F

Herald Investment Trust PLC

17 May 2017

 

HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At		Performance since	Performance	Performance
	16 February		28 April		31 March	YTD (%)	since inception
	1994		2017		2017 (%)		(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	1179.2	p	+1.5%	+8.9%	+1094.7%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	98.7	p*	1177.7	p	+1.4%	+8.7%	+1169.2%	**
Numis SC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		5584.6		+3.8%	+10.6%	+219.1%
Russell 2000 Technology Index (capital gains in Sterling terms)	673.8	***	2368.0		-2.3%	+2.6%	+251.5%
Share price	90.9	p****	942.0	p	+1.8%	+6.7%	+936.3%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 28th April 2017							(20.1)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a %  of Net Asset Value at 28th April 2017*****							59.6%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 28th April 2017							32.6%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 28th April 2017******							7.8%
Number of Equity Holdings at 28th April 2017							255
*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p
** Total return (in percentage terms) on 100p invested at inception excluding warrant.
***Value shown is from 31/03/1996 the date funds were first available for international investment.
****90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting for warrants which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis.
*****Includes 3 convertible bonds and 1 convertible preference share.
******  Gearing is total assets (including all debt used for investment purposes) less all cash and fixed interest securities (excluding convertibles and corporate bonds) divided by shareholders' funds.
These figures are not audited
At 28/04/2017 the Net Asset Value including current year income was £842.9m (£843.9m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 71,556,882 shares currently in issue.
This Report has  been  issued  on  behalf  of  Herald  Investment  Trust plc, and  has  been  approved  by  Herald  Investment Management Limited, its investment manager. Herald Investment Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. You should remember that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future.  Markets and currency movements may cause the value of shares, and the income from them, to fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested when you decide to sell your shares.

 

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