THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 28 FEBRUARY 2017
% of
Rank Company Sector Country Net Assets
1 PostNL Industrials Netherlands 4.7
2 Novartis Health Care Switzerland 3.8
3 Sanofi Health Care France 3.5
4 Bayer Basic Materials Germany 3.4
5 Roche* Health Care Switzerland 3.4
6 Total Oil & Gas France 3.4
7 Telefonica Telecommunications Spain 3.3
8 Royal Dutch Shell A Oil & Gas Netherlands 3.3
9 BNP Paribas Financials France 3.3
10 ENI Oil & Gas Italy 3.1
11 Ubisoft Entertainment Consumer Goods France 3.0
12 Airbus Industrials France 2.9
13 DNB Financials Norway 2.9
14 BBVA Financials Spain 2.8
15 Ryanair Consumer Services Ireland 2.8
16 Petroleum Geo-Services Oil & Gas Norway 2.8
17 DIA Consumer Services Spain 2.8
18 Nokia Technology Finland 2.7
19 ING Financials Netherlands 2.6
20 Siemens Industrials Germany 2.6
21 Adecco Industrials Switzerland 2.6
22 Delta Lloyd Financials Netherlands 2.5
23 Leoni Industrials Germany 2.5
24 E.ON Utilities Germany 2.5
25 BB Biotech Health Care Switzerland 2.5
26 Stora Enso Basic Materials Finland 2.4
27 Outotec Industrials Finland 2.4
28 Danske Bank Financials Denmark 2.3
29 Michelin Consumer Goods France 2.3
30 Telecom Italia Telecommunications Italy 2.3
31 Commerzbank Financials Germany 2.3
32 Rocket Internet Financials Germany 2.1
33 Gemalto Technology Netherlands 2.1
34 Ahold Delhaize Consumer Services Netherlands 2.0
35 SKF Industrials Sweden 2.0
36 Ipsos Consumer Services France 1.9
37 TDC Telecommunications Denmark 1.8
38 Piaggio Consumer Goods Italy 1.3
Total equity investments
102.9
Cash and other net
liabilities (2.9)
Net assets
100.0
* The investment is in non-voting shares
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
28 February 2017 % of Net
Assets
France 20.3
Netherlands 17.2
Germany 15.4
Switzerland 12.3
Spain 8.9
Finland 7.5
Italy 6.7
Norway 5.7
Denmark 4.1
Ireland 2.8
Sweden 2.0
Cash and other net (2.9)
liabilities
100.0
SECTOR DISTRIBUTION
28 February 2017 % of Net
Assets
Financials 20.8
Industrials 19.7
Health Care 13.2
Oil & Gas 12.6
Consumer Services 9.5
Telecommunications 7.4
Consumer Goods 6.6
Basic Materials 5.8
Technology 4.8
Utilities 2.5
Cash and other net (2.9)
liabilities
100.0
As at 28 February 2017, the net assets of the Company were £387,145,000.
15 March 2017
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