Statistics and Performance Report

RNS Number : 4391P

Herald Investment Trust PLC

09 June 2020

 

HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At		Performance since	Performance	Performance
	16 February		29 May		30 April	YTD (%)	since inception
	1994		2020		2020 (%)		(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	1725.4	p	+9.6%	+3.4%	+1648.1%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	98.7	p*	1722.4	p	+9.5%	+3.2%	+1780.2%	**
Numis SC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		4614.7		+4.2%	-21.0%	+163.7%
Russell 2000 Technology Index (capital gains in Sterling terms)	673.8	***	3501.0		+10.5%	+4.2%	+419.6%
Share price	90.9	p****	1468.0	p	+7.2%	-0.8%	+1515.0%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 29/05/2020							(14.9)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a %  of Net Asset Value at 29/05/2020*****							48.2%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 29/05/2020							40.1%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 29/05/2020******							11.7%
Number of Equity Holdings at 29/05/2020							303
*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p
** Total return (in percentage terms) on 98.7p invested at inception excluding warrants.
***Value shown is from 31/03/1996 the date the funds were globalised.
****90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting for warrants which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis.
*****Includes 8 convertible bonds.
******  Gearing is total assets (including all debt used for investment purposes) divided by shareholders' funds.
These figures are not audited
At 29/05/2020 the Net Asset Value including current year income was £1152.6m (£1154.7m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 66,921,777 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 future performance.  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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