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Polar Capital Global Financials Trust

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Polar Capital Global Financials Trust

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  • Price (GBX)231.50
  • Today's Change-1.00 / -0.43%
  • Shares traded94.11k
  • 1 Year change+11.30%
  • Beta1.1247
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About the company

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust company. The Company’s investment objective is to generate for investors a growing dividend income together with capital appreciation. The Company seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a global portfolio consisting of listed or quoted securities issued by companies in the financial sector operating in the banking, insurance, property and other sub-sectors. The Company may invest through equities, index-linked and other debt securities, cash deposits, money market instruments, foreign currency exchange transactions, forward transactions, index options and other instruments, including derivatives. Its portfolio is diversified by geography, industry subsectors and stock market capitalization. It invests in various sectors, including financial services, banks, insurance, fixed income, and real estate investment trusts. The Company's investment manager is Polar Capital LLP.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)110.56m
  • Net income in GBP99.29m
  • Incorporated2013
  • Employees0.00
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Profile

Management group(s)Polar Capital LLP
AIC sectorFinancials & Financial Innovation
ISINGB00B9XQT119
Launch date01 Jul 2013
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

To generate for investors a growing dividend income together with capital appreciation by investing primarily in a global portfolio consisting of listed or quoted securities issued by companies in the financial sector operating in the banking, insurance, property and other sub-sectors.

Managed by

Nick Brind, Tom Dorner, George Barrow

Management & contract fees

The Investment Manager is entitled to a fee at the rate of 0.70% p.a. of the Company's NAV. The Investment Manager is also entitled to a performance fee equal to 10% of the excess of the performance fee hurdle.

Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/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
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(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
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(YOY change %)
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(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
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(5 yr growth rate)
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(5 yr growth rate)
Jpmorgan Asia Growth & Income PLC53.92m50.62m348.06m0.007.071.09--6.460.73130.73130.74624.760.1617--24.52--15.185.0615.405.0996.4690.6793.8881.83----0.0085.2816.777.4425.298.29--8.36
CT UK Capital and Income Invst Trust PLC22.27m18.87m350.25m0.0018.991.05--15.730.19450.19450.2263.510.0615--18.71--5.219.645.5510.4088.8893.3184.7591.53----0.042737.56-62.56---66.03----2.48
Henderson High Income Trust plc49.31m43.68m350.90m0.008.101.09--7.120.25570.25570.29011.900.1279--16.42--11.333.2713.013.7389.9974.2188.5869.49----0.0573146.8022.92-10.6821.27-13.23--1.58
Octopus Titan VCT PLC-44.71m-68.30m354.26m0.00--0.4504-----0.041-0.041-0.02690.4773-0.0532-------8.13-5.92-8.14-6.09------------0.00---1.57--1.24------
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC12.70m7.44m356.78m0.0052.601.02--28.090.02770.02770.04561.430.027--3.30--1.58-4.431.91-4.7470.30--58.60------0.00--67.02--62.81------
Pensionbee Group PLC36.69m-4.52m364.00m193.00--11.30--9.92-0.019-0.0190.15760.13541.30--13.61190,114.00-15.98-58.69-19.94-65.37-----12.33-78.70----0.0066--39.4156.4370.33--10.23--
Dunedin Income Growth Investmnt Trst PLC14.02m8.75m366.16m0.0044.930.9566--26.120.06790.06790.10413.190.029--1.95--1.813.721.893.8373.9385.4362.4479.90----0.1084105.1940.11-15.6448.59-17.13--2.26
Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC56.94m52.99m371.22m0.007.001.32--6.520.22350.22350.241.190.2233--3,163.06--20.78--20.81--94.9081.8293.0673.71----0.000.00444.62--687.53------
Intuitive Investments Group PLC-3.35m-4.28m372.09m0.00--1.03-----0.0203-0.0203-0.0161.50-0.0105-------1.34---1.34--------------0.00---316.92---87.42------
CT Private Equity Trust PLC43.90m30.67m374.68m0.0012.220.7541--8.530.42880.42880.6146.950.0727--18.61--5.0811.245.3212.3072.7083.2069.8581.72----0.196228.4816.79-1.3742.69-7.83--12.84
Polar Capital Global Fincls Trust PLC110.56m99.29m378.29m0.007.111.09--3.420.32690.32690.36422.130.1621--10.48--14.566.8415.537.2496.2092.4789.8080.02--25.160.107735.872,871.3139.671,160.0641.60--1.33
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust PLC53.85m43.63m382.58m0.008.771.16--7.100.23050.23050.28451.750.1633--15.61--13.2316.1513.8016.9284.6287.7181.0284.88--980.060.0000425.775.08--0.5449----7.39
Lowland Investment Company PLC63.26m58.56m397.05m0.006.781.09--6.280.26610.26610.25921.660.1481--28.28--13.7111.6214.3912.3194.0293.2692.5791.70----0.075634.581.42--1.71----2.00
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC52.30m48.69m398.77m0.005.211.07--7.630.35310.35310.37911.720.2179--17.92--20.298.1421.938.7496.1590.6893.1187.15----0.124714.2555.5919.6254.1121.49----
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC290.80m19.02m401.51m936.0021.275.5214.781.380.32540.32544.981.251.76--21.41310,682.7011.5812.4518.8419.5830.1728.486.576.83----0.2094106.4111.2713.1518.041.8674.1510.01
Schroder Japan Trust PLC25.27m20.97m409.92m0.0019.821.20--16.220.18060.18060.21782.980.0707--11.00--5.8610.566.0310.9789.3993.7982.9689.96----0.0024.41-61.29---65.64----18.46
Data as of Feb 19 2026. Currency figures normalised to Polar Capital Global Financials Trust's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

41.34%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 06 Jan 202616.81m10.33%
J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 30 Jun 202510.89m6.69%
Raymond James Wealth Management Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 06 Jan 20266.11m3.75%
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 06 Jan 20266.08m3.74%
Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 06 Jan 20266.04m3.71%
City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd.as of 06 Jan 20266.02m3.70%
TrinityBridge Fund Management Ltd.as of 06 Jan 20265.67m3.48%
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Ltd.as of 06 Jan 20264.88m3.00%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 13 Feb 20262.72m1.67%
Mellon Investments Corp.as of 30 Sep 20252.05m1.26%
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