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European Assets Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company's investment policy seeks investments in quoted small and medium-sized companies in Europe, excluding the United Kingdom, defined as those with a market capitalization below that of the largest company in the MSCI Europe excluding United Kingdom Small Mid Cap (Net Return) Index. It will not invest more than 20 per cent of its total assets in any one company and does not take legal or management control of any company in which it invests. The Company does not restrict its investments to any specific industrial or geographical sector; a diversified geographical spread is maintained. The Company has the powers under its articles to borrow an amount up to 20 per cent of its securities portfolio. Its securities portfolio includes industrials, consumer discretionary, financials, technology, consumer staples and energy. Its investment manager is Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)19.10m
- Net income in GBP13.41m
- Incorporated2018
- Employees0.00
- LocationEuropean Assets Trust PLCCannon Place, 78 Cannon StreetLONDON EC4N 6AGUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 131 573 8300
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| Management group(s) | Columbia Threadneedle Investments |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | European Smaller Companies |
| ISIN | GB00BHJVQ590 |
| Launch date | 12 Oct 1983 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To achieve growth of capital through investment in quoted small and medium-sized companies in Europe, excluding the United Kingdom.
Managed by
| Philip Dicken, Mine Tezgul |
|---|
Management & contract fees
Management fee is charged at a rate of 0.75% p.a. of NAV up to EUR 300m and 0.55% p.a. of NAV exceeding EUR 300m. Contract terminable on 6 months notice.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC | -25.06m | -30.46m | 320.16m | 0.00 | -- | 0.8865 | -- | -- | -0.1006 | -0.1006 | -0.0848 | 1.39 | -0.049 | -- | -- | -- | -5.96 | -4.43 | -7.19 | -4.74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 67.02 | -- | 62.81 | -- | -- | -- |
| RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd | 6.10m | 25.48m | 321.06m | 0.00 | 12.82 | 0.6925 | -- | 52.59 | 0.1018 | 0.1018 | 0.0244 | 1.88 | 0.0136 | -- | 0.1818 | -- | 5.67 | 7.93 | 6.34 | 8.60 | -92.72 | -181.95 | 417.35 | 1,135.92 | -- | -- | 0.1307 | 0.00 | 96.37 | 151.78 | -58.91 | -2.46 | -- | -- |
| Abrdn UK Smlr Cmpn Grth Trst PLC | 45.01m | 39.01m | 321.36m | 0.00 | 10.25 | 0.9415 | -- | 7.14 | 0.5134 | 0.5134 | 0.6033 | 5.59 | 0.1032 | -- | 63.25 | -- | 8.94 | 1.35 | 9.73 | 1.41 | 88.37 | 62.24 | 86.67 | 56.08 | -- | -- | 0.0932 | 113.81 | 290.07 | 83.85 | 246.65 | -- | -- | 9.28 |
| Lowland Investment Company PLC | 22.78m | 17.89m | 322.26m | 0.00 | 22.61 | 1.07 | -- | 14.15 | 0.0648 | 0.0648 | 0.0856 | 1.37 | 0.0566 | -- | 8.01 | -- | 4.45 | 4.35 | 4.71 | 4.61 | 82.49 | 84.58 | 78.55 | 81.04 | -- | -- | 0.0824 | 96.31 | 8.82 | -- | 9.06 | -- | -- | 1.55 |
| CQS New City High Yield Fund Ltd | 36.75m | 30.81m | 324.91m | 0.00 | 9.36 | 1.08 | -- | 8.84 | 0.0562 | 0.0562 | 0.0664 | 0.4882 | 0.1211 | -- | 8.28 | -- | 10.16 | 5.72 | 11.52 | 6.65 | 86.57 | 83.34 | 83.84 | 78.22 | -- | -- | 0.1104 | 100.26 | 516.01 | 35.05 | 1,258.87 | 41.82 | -- | 0.2237 |
| CT UK Capital and Income Invst Trust PLC | 14.37m | 10.52m | 328.87m | 0.00 | 32.60 | 1.03 | -- | 22.89 | 0.1031 | 0.1031 | 0.1433 | 3.26 | 0.0402 | -- | 4.71 | -- | 2.94 | 4.63 | 3.16 | 4.98 | 79.41 | 87.86 | 73.23 | 84.67 | -- | -- | 0.0577 | 74.64 | 42.26 | 25.43 | 44.96 | 26.82 | -- | 5.81 |
| Third Point Investors Ltd | 107.72m | 85.18m | 329.28m | 0.00 | 6.57 | 1.33 | -- | 3.06 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 4.88 | 19.15 | 0.2394 | -- | 11,232.95 | -- | 18.93 | 5.41 | 18.97 | 5.42 | 83.69 | 58.50 | 79.08 | 52.78 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | 273.73 | -3.36 | 900.71 | -3.56 | -- | -- |
| Manchester & London Investment Trust plc | 94.89m | 88.42m | 336.72m | 0.00 | 3.96 | 0.9916 | -- | 3.55 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.36 | 8.79 | 0.2989 | -- | 594.93 | -- | 27.85 | 10.92 | 28.40 | 11.58 | 93.95 | 67.35 | 93.18 | 268.26 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 24.51 | -15.97 | 2.88 | 321.37 | 50.10 | -- | 0.00 |
| Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Ltd | 41.89m | 34.21m | 339.58m | 0.00 | 11.04 | 0.9347 | -- | 8.11 | 0.2129 | 0.2129 | 0.263 | 2.51 | 0.0985 | -- | 19.33 | -- | 8.04 | 5.19 | 8.77 | 5.63 | 94.35 | 90.16 | 81.68 | 76.43 | -- | 19.73 | 0.079 | 77.24 | 157.01 | -2.15 | 291.26 | -2.93 | -- | 9.30 |
| Henderson International Income Trust PLC | 39.50m | 34.86m | 343.94m | 0.00 | 9.87 | 0.9444 | -- | 8.71 | 0.1779 | 0.1779 | 0.2016 | 1.86 | 0.1008 | -- | 11.04 | -- | 8.90 | 5.76 | 9.18 | 5.94 | 93.14 | 88.32 | 88.26 | 81.34 | -- | -- | 0.0645 | 62.74 | 366.52 | 31.60 | 994.19 | 42.41 | -- | 6.23 |
| European Assets Trust PLC | 19.10m | 13.41m | 345.67m | 0.00 | 25.77 | 1.05 | -- | 18.10 | 0.0373 | 0.0373 | 0.053 | 0.9182 | 0.0516 | -- | 6.86 | -- | 3.62 | 1.90 | 3.92 | 1.99 | 79.14 | 74.02 | 70.23 | 60.20 | -- | -- | 0.0805 | 308.67 | -52.33 | -28.28 | -61.56 | -32.31 | -- | -5.33 |
| CT Private Equity Trust PLC | 37.21m | 22.96m | 346.07m | 0.00 | 15.08 | 0.698 | -- | 9.30 | 0.3209 | 0.3209 | 0.5202 | 6.93 | 0.0607 | -- | 18.81 | -- | 3.75 | 11.24 | 4.02 | 12.30 | 64.89 | 83.20 | 61.69 | 81.72 | -- | -- | 0.1654 | 28.48 | 16.79 | -1.37 | 42.69 | -7.83 | -- | 12.84 |
| Scottish Oriental Smaller Co's Trust PLC | 42.54m | 33.19m | 349.95m | 0.00 | 10.90 | 0.9078 | -- | 8.23 | 0.279 | 0.279 | 0.36 | 3.35 | 0.1028 | -- | -- | -- | 8.02 | 7.68 | 8.02 | 7.77 | 90.93 | 90.74 | 78.02 | 74.21 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 12.74 | 162.59 | 57.32 | 204.70 | 72.25 | -- | 4.01 |
| Baillie Gifford European Growth Trst PLC | -50.27m | -53.70m | 354.19m | 0.00 | -- | 0.9405 | -- | -- | -0.1529 | -0.1529 | -0.1432 | 1.13 | -0.1212 | -- | -- | -- | -12.95 | 2.85 | -12.99 | 2.88 | -- | 82.39 | -- | 85.74 | -- | -- | 0.1326 | 25.99 | 106.62 | -- | 66.66 | -- | -- | -28.00 |
| Polar Capital Global Fincls Trust PLC | 110.56m | 99.29m | 359.35m | 0.00 | 6.46 | 0.9911 | -- | 3.25 | 0.3269 | 0.3269 | 0.3642 | 2.13 | 0.1621 | -- | 10.48 | -- | 14.56 | 6.84 | 15.53 | 7.24 | 96.20 | 92.47 | 89.80 | 80.02 | -- | 25.16 | 0.1077 | 35.87 | 2,871.31 | 39.67 | 1,160.06 | 41.60 | -- | 1.33 |
| Fidelity Asian Values PLC | 41.85m | 32.83m | 368.94m | 0.00 | 11.93 | 0.9948 | -- | 8.82 | 0.4628 | 0.4628 | 0.5914 | 5.55 | 0.1087 | -- | 18.82 | -- | 8.53 | 6.36 | 8.64 | 6.45 | 86.86 | 85.61 | 78.45 | 92.01 | -- | 110.60 | 0.00 | 38.32 | -53.62 | 14.34 | -70.58 | -13.55 | -- | 10.50 |
Data as of Jul 18 2025. Currency figures normalised to European Assets Trust PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
15.70%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| 1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 26 Feb 2024 | 18.12m | 5.03% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Apr 2025 | 14.55m | 4.04% |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Apr 2025 | 4.14m | 1.15% |
| Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. LLCas of 31 Mar 2025 | 4.13m | 1.15% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Apr 2025 | 3.53m | 0.98% |
| JPMorgan Securities Plc (Market-Maker)as of 01 Apr 2025 | 2.97m | 0.82% |
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Apr 2025 | 2.92m | 0.81% |
| HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Apr 2025 | 2.75m | 0.76% |
| Vanguard Global Advisers LLCas of 31 May 2025 | 2.31m | 0.64% |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)as of 01 Apr 2025 | 1.08m | 0.30% |
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Data from 31 Mar 2025 - 07 Jul 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
