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Data as at: 10/07/2025

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Objective
To achieve a high level of capital growth by investing worldwide in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector.
AIC sector
Biotechnology & Healthcare
Management group
Frostrow Capital
Company website
Worldwide Healthcare Trust website Follow on X Follow on LinkedIn
Launch date
28/04/1995
Financial year end
March
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Sven H. Borho, Trevor M. Polischuk
Dividend frequency
Semi-Annually
Wind-up provisions
Shareholders have approve the continuance of the Company as an investment trust for a further period of five years. Continuation vote at every fifth AGM, the next of which will be in 2029.
Continuation vote
5 yearly
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
1,423.76 1,533.26 308.00 328.45 -6.23 0 0.78 Jun, Nov 0.9 (31/03/2024)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
12/06/2025 23/07/2025 1.700 No 2025
28/11/2024 09/01/2025 0.700 No 2025
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Worldwide Healthcare Trust Share price total return -14.4 -2.6 -10.7 70.3
Biotechnology & Healthcare AIC sector Share price total return -14.6 -15.8 -26.6 37.5
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Share structure

Number of shares
462,261,330
Number of treasury shares
139,403,870

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1,943,395 47,037,855 338,106,356 1,511,216,056
Average N/A 2,138,080 1,336,390 1,198,430
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 5.99 141.42 1,088.00 5,027.70
Average N/A 6.43 4.30 3.99
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00BN455J50 WWH GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Boerse Berlin
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
Pink Sheets Llc (nqb)
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/03/2025

Investment % of total assets
Eli Lilly and Co 11.2
Boston Scientific Corp 10.3
AstraZeneca PLC 7.1
Intuitive Surgical Inc 5.3
Stryker Corp 5.1
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.6
Edwards Lifesciences Corp 4.1
Pfizer Inc 3.8
argenx SE ADR 3.4
Other Assets And Liabilities -4.7

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