Herald Investment Trust : Statistics and Performance Report
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Herald Investment Trust PLC - HRI
Statistics and Performance Report
Released 16:13 12-Feb-2020
RNS Number : 8167C
Herald Investment Trust PLC
12 February 2020
HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
STATISTICS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT
At inception
At
Performance since
Performance
Performance
16 February
31 January
31 December
YTD (%)
since inception
1994
2020
2019 (%)
(%)
NAV (p) excl accrued income
98.7
p*
1675.7
p
+0.5%
+0.5%
+1597.8%
NAV (p) incl accrued income
98.7
p*
1675.3
p
+0.4%
+0.4%
+1729.2%
**
Numis SC + AIM
(capital gains ex I.T.)
1750.0
5713.5
-2.2%
-2.2%
+226.5%
Russell 2000 Technology Index (capital gains in Sterling terms)
673.8
***
3358.9
-0.0%
-0.0%
+398.5%
Share price
90.9
p****
1474.0
p
-0.4%
-0.4%
+1521.6%
Premium/(Discount) to NAV (excl accrued income)/share as at 31/01/2020
(12.0)%
UK Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 31/01/2020*****
51.3%
Overseas Equity Portfolio as a % of Net Asset Value at 31/01/2020
37.5%
(Gearing)/Cash as a % of Net Asset Value at 31/01/2020******
11.2%
Number of Equity Holdings at 31/01/2020
295
*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 7 convertible bonds and 1 convertible preference share.
****** Gearing is total assets (including all debt used for investment purposes) divided by shareholders' funds.
These figures are not audited
At 31/01/2020 the Net Asset Value including current year income was £1,126.6m (£1,126.9m excluding current year income). Income is shown net of expenses.
There are 67,246,777 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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Herald Investment Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Companyâs objective is to achieve capital appreciation through investments in smaller quoted companies in the areas of telecommunications, multimedia and technology (TMT). The Companyâs investments may be made across the world. It invests, generally on a long-term basis, using fundamental analysis. It invests in various sectors, including information technology, broadcasting, printing and publishing and the supply of equipment and services to these companies. The alternative investment fund manager and portfolio manager of the Company is Herald Investment Management Limited.