Top Ten Equity Holdings and Exposures
2nd December 2021
Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc (the "Company")
Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposure as at 30th November 2021 and full Portfolio listing as at 29th October 2021 available from company's website
Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc is pleased to announce that as at 30th November 2021 the top ten equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:
|
Top 10 Holdings |
% |
|
Johnson & Johnson |
7.5% |
|
UnitedHealth Group |
6.4% |
|
Abbott Laboratories |
5.4% |
|
AstraZeneca |
4.3% |
|
Sanofi |
3.6% |
|
Bio-Rad Laboratories |
3.4% |
|
Hologic |
3.1% |
|
Baxter International |
3.1% |
|
Boston Scientific Corp |
3.0% |
|
Horizon Pharma |
3.0% |
|
Total |
42.9% |
|
Sector Exposure |
% |
|
Healthcare Equipment |
25.5% |
|
Pharmaceuticals |
20.6% |
|
Biotechnology |
17.1% |
|
Managed Healthcare |
10.5% |
|
Healthcare Supplies |
7.9% |
|
Healthcare Facilities |
6.5% |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services |
6.0% |
|
Healthcare Distributors |
5.2% |
|
Metal & Glass Containers |
2.6% |
|
Healthcare Technology |
2.1% |
|
Healthcare Services |
1.7% |
|
Cash |
-5.8% |
|
Total |
100.0% |
|
|
|
|
Geographic Exposure |
% |
|
United States |
80.0% |
|
United Kingdom |
6.5% |
|
France |
3.6% |
|
Denmark |
3.2% |
|
Switzerland |
2.5% |
|
Belgium |
2.2% |
|
Ireland |
2.0% |
|
Japan |
1.8% |
|
Australia |
1.5% |
|
Germany |
1.3% |
|
Netherlands |
1.2% |
|
Cash |
-5.8% |
|
Total |
100.0% |
Gearing Ratio as calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the Association of Investment Companies, was 5.9%. Gearing is made up of structural debt provided by the subsidiary company PCGH ZDP plc, through the issue of zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares.
The ZDP asset cover as at 30th Noverber 2021 was 10.55x. This ratio is calculated by dividing the Company's net asset value, adjusted to add back the current value of the structural debt, by the final redemption value of the ZDP shares.
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