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Data as at: 17/09/2024

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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
Next AGM date
18/09/2024
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.
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
1,867.55 2,173.36 359.00 396.97 -9.56 4 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
13/06/2024 24/07/2024 2.100 No 2024
23/11/2023 11/01/2024 0.700 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Worldwide Healthcare Trust Share price total return 15.3 -0.5 38.4 166.4
Biotechnology & Healthcare AIC sector Share price total return 12.5 -10.7 9.0 115.7
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Share structure

Number of shares
520,207,640
Number of treasury shares
81,457,560

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1,009,365 21,071,105 303,767,441 1,425,392,110
Average N/A 1,051,450 1,199,910 1,129,930
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 3.62 76.27 998.35 4,751.37
Average N/A 3.80 3.94 3.77
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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 : 31/05/2024

Investment % of total assets
Eli Lilly and Co 8.9
Boston Scientific Corp 7.5
AstraZeneca PLC 7.2
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B 6.7
Intuitive Surgical Inc 6.0
Merck & Co Inc 5.4
Tenet Healthcare Corp 5.0
Biogen Inc 4.7
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd 4.2
Other Assets And Liabilities -6.1

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