THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2016
% of
Rank Company Sector Country Net Assets
1 PostNL Industrials Netherlands 5.1
2 Royal Dutch Shell A Oil & Gas Netherlands 3.9
3 Roche* Health Care Switzerland 3.7
4 Total Oil & Gas France 3.6
5 BNP Paribas Financials France 3.6
6 Stora Enso Basic Materials Finland 3.4
7 Bayer Basic Materials Germany 3.3
8 Novartis Health Care Switzerland 3.3
9 Sanofi Health Care France 3.3
10 ENI Oil & Gas Italy 3.3
11 DIA Consumer Services Spain 3.3
12 Ubisoft Entertainment Consumer Goods France 3.2
13 Nokia Technology Finland 3.2
14 Leoni Industrials Germany 3.1
15 Adecco Industrials Switzerland 2.8
16 DNB Financials Norway 2.8
17 BBVA Financials Spain 2.7
18 Michelin Consumer Goods France 2.7
19 SKF Industrials Sweden 2.7
20 Ryanair Consumer Services Ireland 2.7
21 Rocket Internet Financials Germany 2.6
22 Airbus Industrials France 2.5
23 Ipsos Consumer Services France 2.5
24 Telecom Italia Telecommunications Italy 2.5
25 Siemens Industrials Germany 2.5
26 E.ON Utilities Germany 2.4
27 Telefonica Telecommunications Spain 2.4
28 Prysmian Industrials Italy 2.2
29 Delta Lloyd Financials Netherlands 2.2
30 Outotec Industrials Finland 2.1
31 TDC Telecommunications Denmark 2.1
32 Danske Bank Financials Denmark 2.1
33 Commerzbank Financials Germany 2.0
34 Swedbank A Financials Sweden 2.0
35 Piaggio Consumer Goods Italy 1.6
36 Unipol Financials Italy 1.6
37 Petroleum Geo-Services Oil & Gas Norway 1.6
38 Uniper Utilities Germany 0.4
Total equity investments
103.0
Cash and other net
liabilities (3.0)
Net assets
100.0
* The investment is in non-voting shares
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
30 September 2016 % of Net
Assets
France 21.4
Germany 16.3
Italy 11.2
Netherlands 11.2
Switzerland 9.8
Finland 8.7
Spain 8.4
Sweden 4.7
Norway 4.4
Denmark 4.2
Ireland 2.7
Cash and other net (3.0)
liabilities
100.0
SECTOR DISTRIBUTION
30 September 2016 % of Net
Assets
Industrials 23.0
Financials 21.6
Oil & Gas 12.4
Health Care 10.3
Consumer Services 8.5
Consumer Goods 7.5
Telecommunications 7.0
Basic Materials 6.7
Technology 3.2
Utilities 2.8
Cash and other net (3.0)
liabilities
100.0
As at 30 September 2016, the net assets of the Company were £350,667,000.
14 October 2016
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