Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company operates as an investment trust. Its investment objective is the achievement of long-term capital growth by investing primarily in listed companies throughout the world. The Company invests on various sectors, including biotechnology, software, aerospace and defense, healthcare equipment and supplies, life sciences tools and services, healthcare technology, technology hardware, storage and peripherals, pharmaceuticals, capital markets, electronic equipment, instruments and components, electrical equipment, food and staples retailing, real estate management and development, professional services, diversified consumer services, healthcare providers and services, Internet and direct marketing retail, insurance, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, auto components, interactive media and services. Baillie Gifford & Co Limited is the alternative investment manager to the Company.
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