THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2015
% of Net
Rank Company Sector Country Assets
1 Ryanair Consumer Services Ireland 3.5
2 Novartis Health Care Switzerland 3.4
3 BB Biotech Health Care Switzerland 3.3
4 Roche* Health Care Switzerland 3.1
5 Volkswagen* Consumer Goods Germany 3.0
6 PostNL Industrials Netherlands 3.0
7 GAM Financials Switzerland 2.9
8 Fresenius Medical Care Health Care Germany 2.8
9 Prysmian Industrials Italy 2.8
10 United Internet Technology Germany 2.8
11 Gerresheimer Health Care Germany 2.8
12 Piaggio Consumer Goods Italy 2.8
13 Unipol Gruppo
Finanziario Financials Italy 2.7
14 Sanofi Health Care France 2.7
15 GEA Industrials Germany 2.7
16 BNP Paribas Financials France 2.7
17 Royal Dutch Shell** Oil & Gas Netherlands 2.6
18 Valeo Consumer Goods France 2.6
19 Heineken Consumer Goods Netherlands 2.5
20 Danske Bank Financials Denmark 2.5
21 Leoni Industrials Germany 2.5
22 Delta Lloyd Financials Netherlands 2.5
23 ENI Oil & Gas Italy 2.5
24 Hexagon Industrials Sweden 2.4
25 KPN Telecommunications Netherlands 2.4
26 SAP Technology Germany 2.2
27 Swedbank Financials Sweden 2.2
28 DNB Financials Norway 2.2
29 Pirelli Consumer Goods Italy 2.1
30 Outotec Industrials Finland 2.1
31 Aryzta Consumer Goods Switzerland 2.1
32 ABB Industrials Switzerland 2.0
33 BBVA Financials Spain 2.0
34 Orange Telecommunications France 2.0
35 TDC Telecommunications Denmark 1.9
36 Total Oil & Gas France 1.8
37 Rocket Internet Financials Germany 1.8
38 Ipsos Consumer Services France 1.8
Total equity investments 95.7
Cash and net assets 4.3
100.0
* The investment is in non-voting shares
** The investment is in Class A ordinary shares
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
31 January 2015 % of Net Assets
Germany 20.6
Switzerland 16.8
France 13.6
Netherlands 13.0
Italy 12.9
Sweden 4.6
Denmark 4.4
Ireland 3.5
Norway 2.2
Finland 2.1
Spain 2.0
Cash and other net assets 4.3
100.0
SECTOR DISTRIBUTION
31 January 2015 % of Net Assets
Financials 21.5
Health Care 18.1
Industrials 17.5
Consumer Goods 15.1
Oil & Gas 6.9
Telecommunications 6.3
Consumer Services 5.3
Technology 5.0
Cash and other net assets 4.3
100.0
As at 31 January 2015, the net assets of the Company were £343,247,000.
20 February 2015
Enquiries:
Kenneth Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: 0131 270 3800
The Company's registered office address is:
Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP