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Polar Capital Global Health Tst PLC - PCGH
Top Ten Equity Holdings and Exposures
Released 18:01 05-Feb-2020



RNS Number : 1237C
Polar Capital Global Health Tst PLC
05 February 2020

5th February 2020

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

Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposure as at 31st January 2020 and full portfolio listing as at 31st December 2019 available from the company's website

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc is pleased to announce that as at 31st January 2020 the top ten equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:

Top 10 Holdings

%

GlaxoSmithKline

4.6%

Becton Dickinson

4.1%

Bristol Myers Squibb

3.9%

Zimmer Biomet Holdings

3.6%

UCB

3.5%

Smith & Nephew

3.4%

Bio-Rad Laboratories

3.4%

Varian Medical Systems

3.3%

HCA Holdings

3.3%

Cigna Corp

3.3%

Total

36.5%

Sector Exposure

%

Healthcare Equipment

33.8%

Pharmaceuticals

23.7%

Biotechnology

19.6%

Life Sciences Tools & Services

10.6%

Healthcare Services

6.0%

Managed Healthcare

4.5%

Healthcare Facilities

3.3%

Healthcare Supplies

1.8%

Healthcare Technology

1.3%

Healthcare Distributors

0.6%

Cash

-5.3%

Total

100.0%

Geographic Exposure

%

United States

72.8%

United Kingdom

12.9%

Denmark

5.1%

Japan

3.6%

Belgium

3.5%

Spain

3.2%

Germany

2.7%

Canada

1.6%

Cash

-5.3%

Total

100.0%

Gearing Ratio as calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the Association of Investment Companies, was 5.6%. Gearing is made up of structural debt provided by the subsidiary company PCGH ZDP plc, through the issue of zero dividend preference shares.

The monthly factsheet will usually be available on the Company's website on the 10th 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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