THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 JULY 2015
% of Net
Rank Company Sector Country Assets
1 Telecom Italia Telecommunications Italy 3.9
2 Ryanair Consumer Services Ireland 3.8
3 BNP Paribas Financials France 3.5
4 PostNL Industrials Netherlands 3.5
5 Prysmian Industrials Italy 3.3
6 GAM Financials Switzerland 3.1
7 Novartis Health Care Switzerland 3.1
8 Roche* Health Care Switzerland 3.1
9 United Internet Technology Germany 3.0
10 KPN Telecommunications Netherlands 2.8
11 Unipol Gruppo Financials Italy 2.8
12 Bayer Basic Materials Germany 2.7
13 Sanofi Health Care France 2.7
14 Commerzbank Financials Germany 2.7
15 DNB Financials Norway 2.6
16 Delta Lloyd Financials Netherlands 2.6
17 BBVA Financials Spain 2.6
18 Volkswagen** Consumer Goods Germany 2.5
19 Swedbank A Financials Sweden 2.4
20 TDC Telecommunications Denmark 2.4
21 Leoni Industrials Germany 2.4
22 E.ON Utilities Germany 2.4
23 Royal Dutch Shell A Oil & Gas Netherlands 2.3
24 Pirelli Consumer Goods Italy 2.3
25 Outotec Industrials Finland 2.3
26 ENI Oil & Gas Italy 2.3
27 Stora Enso Basic Materials Finland 2.3
28 SAP Technology Germany 2.3
29 Gerresheimer Health Care Germany 2.2
30 ABB Industrials Switzerland 2.2
31 Valeo Consumer Goods France 2.2
32 Aryzta Consumer Goods Switzerland 2.2
33 Piaggio Consumer Goods Italy 2.0
34 Total Oil & Gas France 2.0
35 Hexagon B Industrials Sweden 1.9
36 Petroleum Geo-Services Oil & Gas Norway 1.8
37 Orange Telecommunications France 1.7
38 Rocket Internet Financials Germany 1.7
39 Ipsos Consumer Services France 1.6
Total equity 99.2
investments
Cash and other net 0.8
assets
100.0
* The investment is in non-voting shares.
** The investment is in non-voting preference shares.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
31 July 2015 % of Net Assets
Germany 21.9
Italy 16.6
Switzerland 13.7
France 13.7
Netherlands 11.2
Finland 4.6
Norway 4.4
Sweden 4.3
Ireland 3.8
Spain 2.6
Denmark 2.4
Cash and other net 0.8
assets
100.0
SECTOR DISTRIBUTION
31 July 2015 % of Net Assets
Financials 24.0
Industrials 15.6
Consumer Goods 11.2
Health Care 11.1
Telecommunications 10.8
Oil & Gas 8.4
Consumer Services 5.4
Technology 5.3
Basic Materials 5.0
Utilities 2.4
Cash and other net assets 0.8
100.0
As at 31 July 2015, the net assets of the Company were £355,987,000.
10 August 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