Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector Exposures

RNS Number : 8877P

Polar Capital Global Health Tst PLC

05 September 2017

 

5^th September 2017

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

Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposure as at 31^st August 2017 and full Portfolio listing as at 31^st July 2017 available from company's website

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc is pleased to announce that as at 31^st August 2017 the top ten equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:               

Top 10 Holdings	%
Johnson & Johnson	7.2%
Sanofi	4.8%
Medtronic	4.4%
Novartis	4.3%
Merck & Co	4.3%
Becton Dickinson	4.0%
UnitedHealth Group	4.0%
Celgene	3.9%
Alexion Pharmaceuticals	3.4%
Aetna	3.4%
Total	43.6%

Sector Exposure	%
Pharmaceuticals	32.4%
Healthcare Equipment	21.6%
Managed Healthcare	16.0%
Biotechnology	13.6%
Healthcare Services	6.3%
Healthcare Facilities	3.9%
Life Sciences Tools & Services	2.3%
Healthcare Supplies	1.1%
Healthcare Technology	0.7%
Life & Health Insurance	0.6%
Healthcare REITs	0.4%
Cash	1.1%
Total	100.0%

 

Geographic Exposure	%
United States	67.8%
Ireland	6.2%
Germany	5.9%
Switzerland	5.0%
France	4.8%
United Kingdom	3.8%
Japan	2.9%
Australia	0.9%
Canada	0.6%
Italy	0.5%
India	0.4%
Norway	0.2%
Cash	1.1%
Total	100%

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.com 

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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