Statistics and Performance Report

RNS Number : 3396E

Herald Investment Trust PLC

06 February 2015

 



	HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST
	PRELIMINARY STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At		Performance since	Performance	Performance
	16 February		30 January		31 December	YTD (%)	since inception
	1994		2015		2014 (%)		(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	821.8	p	+0.8%	+0.8%	+732.6%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	N/A		819.3	p	+0.8%	+0.8%	N/A
Numis SC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		4363.4		-0.6%	-0.6%	+149.3%
Russell 2000 Technology Index (capital gains in Sterling terms)	673.8	**	1448.0		-0.2%	-0.2%	+114.9%
Share price	90.9	p***	681.0	p	+3.3%	+3.3%	+649.2%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 30th January 2014							(17.1)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a %  of Net Asset Value at 30th January 2014****							68.0%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 30th January 2014							32.7%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 30th January 2014*****							(0.7)%
Number of Equity Holdings at 30th January 2014							286
*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p
**Value shown is from 30/03/1996 the date funds were first available for international investment.
***90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting for warrants which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis.
****Includes 2 convertible bonds and 1 warrant.
*****  Gearing is total assets (including all debt used for investment purposes) less all cash and fixed interest securities (excluding convertibles and corporate bonds) divided by shareholders' funds.
At 30/01/2015 the Net Asset Value including current year income was £633.6m (£635.5m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 77,339,546 shares currently in issue.
These figures are not audited subject to revision when the income account has been finalised for the year
This Report has  been  issued  on  behalf  of  Herald  Investment  Trust plc, and  has  been  approved  by  Herald  Investment Management Limited, its investment manager. Herald Investment Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. You should remember that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future.  Markets and currency movements may cause the value of shares, and the income from them, to fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you invested when you decide to sell your shares.

 

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