EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2016
Rank | Company | Sector | Country | % of Net Assets |
1 | Royal Dutch Shell A | Oil & Gas | Netherlands | 3.9 |
2 | Novartis | Health Care | Switzerland | 3.5 |
3 | Galaxy Entertainment | Consumer Services | Hong Kong | 3.4 |
4 | Panasonic | Consumer Goods | Japan | 3.4 |
5 | Apache | Oil & Gas | United States | 3.3 |
6 | PostNL | Industrials | Netherlands | 3.2 |
7 | Mitsubishi | Industrials | Japan | 3.1 |
8 | Bank Mandiri | Financials | Indonesia | 3.1 |
9 | Japan Tobacco | Consumer Goods | Japan | 3.1 |
10 | AstraZeneca | Health Care | United Kingdom | 3.0 |
11 | BP | Oil & Gas | United Kingdom | 2.9 |
12 | SK Hynix | Technology | South Korea | 2.8 |
13 | Nomura | Financials | Japan | 2.7 |
14 | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust | Financials | Japan | 2.7 |
15 | NTT | Telecommunications | Japan | 2.7 |
16 | Roche* | Health Care | Switzerland | 2.7 |
17 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial | Financials | Japan | 2.6 |
18 | HSBC | Financials | United Kingdom | 2.5 |
19 | BNP Paribas | Financials | France | 2.5 |
20 | Sanofi | Health Care | France | 2.4 |
21 | East Japan Railway | Consumer Services | Japan | 2.3 |
22 | Ubisoft Entertainment | Consumer Goods | France | 2.3 |
23 | Commerzbank | Financials | Germany | 2.3 |
24 | PerkinElmer | Industrials | United States | 2.3 |
25 | Bangkok Bank** | Financials | Thailand | 2.3 |
26 | Takashimaya | Consumer Services | Japan | 2.2 |
27 | Edinburgh Partners Emerging Opportunities Fund | Financials |
Other |
2.2 |
28 | Tesco | Consumer Services | United Kingdom | 2.2 |
29 | Alphabet A&C*** | Technology | United States | 2.2 |
30 | CK Hutchison | Industrials | Hong Kong | 2.1 |
31 | Swire Pacific A | Industrials | Hong Kong | 2.1 |
32 | Celegene | Health Care | United States | 2.0 |
33 | Telefonica | Telecommunications | Spain | 2.0 |
34 | Synchrony Financial | Financials | United States | 2.0 |
35 | Toyota | Consumer Goods | Japan | 2.0 |
36 | Bayer | Basic Materials | Germany | 1.9 |
37 | Nokia | Technology | Finland | 1.8 |
38 | Harman | Consumer Goods | United States | 1.8 |
39 | Whirlpool | Consumer Goods | United States | 1.6 |
40 | Edinburgh Partners | Financials - unlisted | United Kingdom | 0.7 |
Total equity investments | 99.8 | |||
Cash and other net assets | 0.2 | |||
Net assets | 100.0 | |||
* The investment is in non-voting shares | ||||
** The investment is in non-voting depositary receipts | ||||
*** The investment has restricted voting rights |
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
31 October 2016 | % of Net Assets |
Europe | 28.5 |
Japan* | 26.8 |
Asia Pacific | 15.8 |
United States | 15.2 |
United Kingdom | 11.3 |
Other | 2.2 |
Cash and other net assets | 0.2 |
100.0 |
*In relation to its investments in Japanese equities, the equivalent of £31.5m of the Japanese Yen exposure has been hedged back to Sterling (June 2016 £27m and August 2016 £4.5m).
SECTOR DISTRIBUTION
31 October 2016 | % of Net Assets |
Financials | 25.6 |
Consumer Goods | 14.2 |
Health Care | 13.6 |
Industrials | 12.8 |
Consumer Services | 10.1 |
Oil & Gas | 10.1 |
Technology | 6.8 |
Telecommunications | 4.7 |
Basic Materials | 1.9 |
Cash and other net assets | 0.2 |
100.0 |
As at 31 October 2016, the net assets of the Company were £139,643,000.
16 November 2016
Enquiries:
Kenneth Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: 0131 270 3800
The Company’s registered office address is:
27-31 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF