THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AS AT 31 JULY 2017
% of
Rank Company Sector Country Net Assets
1 PostNL Industrials Netherlands 4.2
2 BNP Paribas Financials France 3.6
3 Novartis Health Care Switzerland 3.5
4 BBVA Financials Spain 3.4
5 Bayer Basic Materials Germany 3.3
6 Sanofi Health Care France 3.3
7 Commerzbank Financials Germany 3.3
8 Ryanair Consumer Services Ireland 3.2
9 Telefonica Telecommunications Spain 3.0
10 Royal Dutch Shell * Oil & Gas Netherlands 3.0
11 Roche** Health Care Switzerland 3.0
12 ING Financials Netherlands 3.0
13 Total Oil & Gas France 2.9
14 DNB Financials Norway 2.9
15 Nokia Technology Finland 2.8
16 Ubisoft Entertainment Consumer Goods France 2.8
17 DIA Consumer Services Spain 2.8
18 BB Biotech Health Care Switzerland 2.8
19 Airbus Industrials France 2.8
20 E.ON Utilities Germany 2.7
21 ENI Oil & Gas Italy 2.6
22 Leoni Industrials Germany 2.5
23 Telecom Italia Telecommunications Italy 2.4
24 Nordea Bank Financials Sweden 2.4
25 Danske Bank Financials Denmark 2.3
26 Michelin Consumer Goods France 2.3
27 Adecco Industrials Switzerland 2.3
28 Petroleum Geo-Services Oil & Gas Norway 2.2
29 Ahold Delhaize Consumer Services Netherlands 2.1
30 Deutsche Post Industrials Germany 2.1
31 Stora Enso Basic Materials Finland 2.0
32 Rocket Internet Financials Germany 2.0
33 Outotec Industrials Finland 1.9
34 Piaggio Consumer Goods Italy 1.9
35 TDC Telecommunications Denmark 1.8
36 Gemalto Technology Netherlands 1.8
37 Siemens Industrials Germany 1.8
38 Ipsos Consumer Services France 1.7
Total equity investments 100.4
Cash and other net (0.4)
liabilities
Net assets 100.0
* The investment is in A shares
** The investment is in non-voting shares
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
31 July 2017 % of Net Assets
France 19.4
Germany 17.7
Netherlands 14.1
Switzerland 11.6
Spain 9.2
Italy 6.9
Finland 6.7
Norway 5.1
Denmark 4.1
Ireland 3.2
Sweden 2.4
Cash and other net (0.4)
liabilities
100.0
SECTOR DISTRIBUTION
31 July 2017 % of Net Assets
Financials 22.9
Industrials 17.6
Health Care 12.6
Oil & Gas 10.7
Consumer Services 9.8
Telecommunications 7.2
Consumer Goods 7.0
Basic Materials 5.3
Technology 4.6
Utilities 2.7
Cash and other net (0.4)
liabilities
100.0
As at 31 July 2017, the net assets of the Company were £433,474,000.
14 August 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