Statistics and Performance Report

RNS Number : 5533M

Herald Investment Trust PLC

11 May 2020

 

HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
	At inception		At		Performance since	Performance	Performance
	16 February		30 April		31 March	YTD (%)	since inception
	1994		2020		2020 (%)		(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income	98.7	p*	1574.8	p	+13.0%	-5.6%	+1495.5%
NAV (p) incl accrued income	98.7	p*	1572.1	p	+13.0%	-5.8%	+1616.5%	**
Numis SC + AIM (capital gains ex I.T.)	1750.0		4428.8		+12.9%	-24.2%	+153.1%
Russell 2000 Technology Index (capital gains in Sterling terms)	673.8	***	3168.4		+13.5%	-5.7%	+370.2%
Share price	90.9	p****	1370.0	p	+24.5%	-7.4%	+1407.2%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 30/04/2020							(13.0)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a %  of Net Asset Value at 30/04/2020*****							48.9%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 30/04/2020							38.3%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 30/04/2020******							12.8%
Number of Equity Holdings at 30/04/2020							302
*100p was the subscription price before launch costs of 1.3p
** Total return (in percentage terms) on 98.7p invested at inception excluding warrants.
***Value shown is from 31/03/1996 the date the funds were globalised.
****90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting for warrants which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis.
*****Includes 8 convertible bonds.
******  Gearing is total assets (including all debt used for investment purposes) divided by shareholders' funds.
These figures are not audited
At 30/04/2020 the Net Asset Value including current year income was £1052.8m (£1054.6m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 66,966,777 shares currently in issue.
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 future performance.  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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