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 |
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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