Herald Investment Trust PLC Statistics and Performance Report (2629J)

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RNS Number : 2629J

Herald Investment Trust PLC

08 April 2020

 
                                             HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 
                                          STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT 
 
                                                                    Performance 
                            At inception             At              since        Performance   Performance 
                            16 February              31 March       28 February   YTD (%)       since inception 
                            1994                     2020           2020 (%)                    (%) 
-------------------------  ---------------  ------  ---------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 NAV (p) excl accrued 
  income                              98.7   p*        1393.0   p        -11.7%        -16.5%          +1311.4% 
                           ---------------  ------  ---------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 NAV (p) incl accrued 
  income                              98.7   p*        1391.5   p        -11.7%        -16.6%          +1419.4%   ** 
                           ---------------  ------  ---------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Numis SC + AIM 
  (capital gains ex I.T.)           1750.0             3921.1            -24.0%        -32.9%           +124.1% 
                           ---------------  ------  ---------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Russell 2000 Technology 
  Index (capital gains 
  in Sterling terms)                 673.8    ***      2790.4            -12.2%        -16.9%           +314.1% 
                           ---------------  ------  ---------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Share price                          90.9   p****     1100.0   p        -18.8%        -25.7%          +1110.1% 
-------------------------  ---------------  ------  ---------      ------------                ----------------  --- 
 Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share 
  as at 31/03/2020                                                                                      (21.0)% 
                                                                                                                 --- 
 UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value 
  at 31/03/2020*****                                                                                      48.3% 
                                                                   ------------  ------------                    --- 
 Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset 
  Value at 31/03/2020                                                                                     38.1% 
                                                                                               ----------------  --- 
 (Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 31/03/2020******                                             13.6% 
                                                                   ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Number of Equity Holdings at 31/03/2020                                                                    305 
------------------------------------------  ------  ---------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 *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 31/03/2020 the Net Asset Value including current year income was GBP933.2m (GBP934.3m 
  excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses. 
 There are 67,066,777 
  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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