Herald Investment Trust PLC Statistics and Performance Report (3550X)

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RNS Number : 3550X

Herald Investment Trust PLC

09 August 2018

 
                                                HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST 
                                           STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT 
 
                                                                      Performance 
                                 At inception           At             since        Performance   Performance 
                                 16 February            31 July       29 June       YTD (%)       since inception 
                                 1994                   2018          2018 (%)                    (%) 
------------------------------  -------------  ------  --------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 NAV (p) excl accrued income             98.7   p*       1501.3   p         -0.3%         +9.2%          +1421.1% 
                                -------------  ------  --------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 NAV (p) incl accrued income             98.7   p*       1501.8   p         -0.3%         +9.2%          +1517.9%   ** 
                                -------------  ------  --------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Numis SC + AIM 
  (capital gains ex I.T.)              1750.0            5903.2             +0.1%         -1.6%           +237.3% 
                                -------------  ------  --------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Russell 2000 Technology Index 
  (capital gains in Sterling 
  terms)                                673.8    ***     2908.7             +1.4%        +17.3%           +331.7% 
                                -------------  ------  --------      ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Share price                             90.9   p****    1305.0   p         -3.0%        +11.4%          +1335.6% 
------------------------------  -------------  ------  --------      ------------                ----------------  --- 
 Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 31st 
  July 2018                                                                                               (13.1)% 
                                                                                                                   --- 
 UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 
  31st July 2018*****                                                                                       56.2% 
                                                                     ------------  ------------                    --- 
 Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value 
  at 31st July 2018                                                                                         34.1% 
                                                                                                 ----------------  --- 
 (Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 31st 
  July 2018******                                                                                            9.7% 
                                                                     ------------  ------------  ----------------  --- 
 Number of Equity Holdings at 31st 
  July 2018                                                                                                   286 
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 *100p was the subscription price before 
  launch costs of 1.3p 
 ** Total return (in percentage terms) on 100p invested 
  at inception excluding warrant. 
 ***Value shown is from 31/03/1996 the date funds 
  were first available for international investment. 
 ****90.9p is CGT base subscription price for shareholders adjusting 
  for warrants which were issued on a 1 for 5 basis. 
 *****Includes 4 convertible bonds and 1 
  convertible preference share. 
 
 ****** Gearing is total assets (including all debt used for investment purposes) less 
  all cash and fixed interest securities (excluding convertibles and corporate bonds) 
  divided by shareholders' funds. 
 
 
 These figures are not audited 
 At 31/07/2018 the Net Asset Value including current year income was GBP1,036.9m (GBP1,036.6m 
  excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses. 
 There are 69,047,068 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 the future. 
  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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