Top Ten Equity Holdings and Exposures

RNS Number : 8523I

Polar Cap Gbl Healthcare Growth&IT

02 September 2016

 

2^nd September 2016

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth and Income Trust plc (the "Company")

Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposure as at 31^st August 2016 and full Portfolio listing as at 29^th July 2016 available from company's website

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth and Income Trust plc is pleased to announce that as at 31^st August 2016 the top ten equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:   

Top 10 Holdings	%
Pfizer	7.6%
Merck & Co	7.2%
Novartis	7.1%
Johnson & Johnson	5.0%
AstraZeneca	5.0%
GlaxoSmithKline	4.7%
Roche	4.6%
Astellas Pharma	4.0%
Sanofi	3.6%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	3.3%
Total	52.2%

Sector Exposure	%
Pharmaceuticals	63.9%
Healthcare Equipment	10.9%
Biotechnology	7.3%
Healthcare REITs	5.3%
Healthcare Services	4.7%
Healthcare Facilities	2.7%
Healthcare Supplies	1.4%
Managed Healthcare	0.8%
Healthcare REITs - discontinued effective close of Aug 31, 2016	0.8%
Life & Health Insurance	0.5%
Healthcare Distributors	0.2%
Life Sciences Tools & Services	0.0%
Cash	1.3%
Total	100.0%

Geographic Exposure	%
United States	45.3%
United Kingdom	13.3%
Switzerland	12.3%
Japan	6.1%
France	3.6%
Ireland	3.3%
Israel	3.3%
Germany	3.2%
Australia	3.1%
Canada	2.3%
India	0.8%
Italy	0.8%
Denmark	0.6%
Belgium	0.4%
Norway	0.4%
Cash	1.3%
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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