Top Ten Equity Holdings and Exposures

RNS Number : 1769Y

Polar Capital Global Health Tst PLC

02 September 2022

 

2^nd September 2022

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc (the "Company")

Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposure as at 31^st August 2022 and full Portfolio listing as at 29^th July 2022 available from company's website

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc is pleased to announce that as at 31^st August 2022 the top ten equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:

Top 10 Holdings	%
Johnson & Johnson	7.9%
UnitedHealth Group	7.9%
AbbVie	5.2%
AstraZeneca	4.6%
Boston Scientific Corp	3.8%
Cytokinetics	3.7%
Sanofi	3.7%
Novartis	3.5%
Steris	3.3%
Bio-Rad Laboratories	3.2%
Total	46.9%

Sector Exposure	%
Pharmaceuticals	27.4%
Biotechnology	26.1%
Healthcare Equipment	19.3%
Managed Healthcare	12.6%
Life Sciences Tools & Services	5.8%
Healthcare Facilities	4.5%
Healthcare Supplies	3.2%
Metal & Glass Containers	2.4%
Healthcare Distributors	1.9%
Healthcare Technology	1.7%
Cash	-4.9%
Total	100.0%

Geographic Exposure	%
United States	63.2%
Japan	7.2%
Switzerland	6.6%
United Kingdom	6.2%
Germany	5.5%
Denmark	3.9%
France	3.7%
Sweden	3.1%
Belgium	2.2%
Netherlands	2.2%
Ireland	1.1%
Cash	-4.9%
Total	100.0%

Gearing Ratio as calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the Association of Investment Companies, was 4.7%. 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 31^st August 2022 was 11.42x. 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.

The monthly factsheet will usually be available on the Company's website on the 10^th working day after the month end and includes a commentary by the investment manager.  www.Polarcapitalhealthcaretrust.co m

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from the hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this announcement .

 

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