Top Ten Equity Holdings and Exposures

RNS Number : 2648B

Polar Capital Global Health Tst PLC

08 January 2018

 

8^th January 2018

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

Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposure as at 29^th December 2017 and full Portfolio listing as at 30^th November 2017 available from company's website

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc is pleased to announce that as at 29^th December 2017 the top ten equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:  

Top 10 Holdings	%
Johnson & Johnson	7.5%
Novartis	5.7%
UnitedHealth Group	4.3%
Abbott Laboratories	3.7%
Merck & Co	3.7%
Anthem	3.6%
Danaher	3.6%
Takeda Pharmaceutical	3.6%
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co	3.6%
Becton Dickinson	3.5%
Total	42.8%

Sector Exposure	%
Pharmaceuticals	25.6%
Healthcare Equipment	22.2%
Biotechnology	16.8%
Managed Healthcare	14.9%
Life Sciences Tools & Services	8.6%
Healthcare Services	7.8%
Healthcare Supplies	1.6%
Healthcare Technology	0.8%
Education Services	0.4%
Cash	1.2%
Total	100.0%

Geographic Exposure	%
United States	73.3%
Germany	6.9%
Switzerland	6.3%
United Kingdom	5.2%
Japan	5.2%
Sweden	1.0%
Italy	0.6%
Norway	0.2%
Cash	1.2%
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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