Investment Trusts

Worldwide Healthcare

WWH:LSE

Worldwide Healthcare

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  • Price (GBX)365.50
  • Today's Change0.50 / 0.14%
  • Shares traded1.26m
  • 1 Year change+19.84%
  • Beta0.3825
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About the company

Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC is a specialist investment trust. The Company invests in the global healthcare sector with the objective of achieving a high level of capital growth. It invests worldwide in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector. It invests up to 10% of the portfolio, at the time of acquisition, in unquoted securities. It invests approximately 50% of the portfolio in larger companies, and at over 20% of the portfolio in smaller companies. It may invest over 5% of the portfolio, at the time of acquisition, in debt instruments, convertibles and royalty bonds issued by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. It may invest over 30% of the portfolio in companies under sectors, such as healthcare equipment and supplies, and healthcare providers and services. Its alternative investment fund manager is Frostrow Capital LLP. OrbiMed Capital LLC is its portfolio manager.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)229.70m
  • Net income in GBP201.16m
  • Incorporated1995
  • Employees0.00
  • Location
    Worldwide HealthcareFrostrow Capital LLP25 Southampton BuildingsLONDON WC2A 1ALUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 203 008 4910
  • Websitehttps://www.worldwidewh.com/
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Profile

Management group(s)Frostrow Capital LLP
AIC sectorBiotechnology & Healthcare
ISINGB00BN455J50
Launch date28 Apr 1995
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

In order to achieve a high level of capital growth, the Company invests in the global healthcare sector and in a diversified portfolio of shares in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and related securities in the healthcare sector. It uses gearing, and derivative transactions to mitigate risk and also to enhance returns.

Managed by

Sven H. Borho, Trevor M. Polischuk

Management & contract fees

The Investment Manager receives a fee equal to 0.65% p.a. of the NAV of Company. The performance fee amounts to 15% of any outperformance of the NAV over the benchmark index. The Company may be terminated by either party giving notice of not less than 12 months.

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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Personal Assets Trust PLC66.67m44.26m1.61bn0.0035.670.9938--24.160.13570.13570.18134.870.0374--10.78--2.484.292.494.32--88.8066.3879.45--13.400.0032.051,217.800.7914409.81-2.78---4.36
Fidelity European Trust PLC234.02m207.26m1.63bn0.007.860.9649--6.960.50710.50710.57254.130.1458--18.32--12.9112.2012.9412.2491.6893.5388.5791.28--87.280.0018.48707.06--519.00----5.61
Rathbones Group PLC888.53m63.32m1.67bn3.52k25.151.1613.031.880.73090.730910.2215.860.2241--272.35355,695.301.601.265.495.8187.8489.677.138.83----0.6377110.6232.5614.76-23.44-4.07-10.215.68
Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust plc172.27m140.33m1.76bn0.0013.030.893--10.200.12510.12510.15161.830.0804--18.48--6.553.656.733.7188.6279.4981.4674.16----0.046866.95408.2328.285,464.0851.46--9.34
JPMorgan American Investment Trust PLC434.96m424.07m1.79bn0.004.250.9722--4.122.322.322.3810.140.2488--174.89--24.2613.7024.5113.8298.3697.4397.5095.36----0.04887.47349.4289.00321.69138.62--3.58
JTC PLC257.44m21.82m1.80bn1.60k75.963.5238.836.980.14110.14111.663.040.3257--4.44160,598.902.764.412.994.78----8.4813.532.112.940.344352.6828.7027.22-37.14--22.8730.07
TP ICAP Group PLC2.20bn99.00m1.81bn5.18k18.800.91529.380.82150.12640.12642.802.590.3482--6.28425,536.001.230.74932.491.83----3.542.74--11.830.3255124.223.594.44-28.1618.25-5.51-0.292
AJ Bell PLC245.88m81.33m1.83bn1.37k22.4810.1021.307.430.19680.19680.59510.4381.09--3.83179,080.1036.0731.2245.9836.10----33.0830.01----0.060573.9033.1919.4645.9624.6829.61--
Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC229.70m201.16m1.92bn0.0010.190.9591--8.350.35880.35880.39243.810.1034--31.45--9.055.799.516.1389.3885.0387.5882.62----0.0012.251,332.855.362,389.313.89--1.11
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Ltd112.96m91.72m1.95bn1.10k21.860.6704--17.241.171.171.4538.210.0371----102,694.503.0112.813.0212.8384.5397.1481.1996.10----0.0656--393.40-7.65285.74-10.43----
Mercantile Investment Trust PLC97.69m75.21m1.95bn0.0026.381.06--19.990.09550.09550.12382.390.0443--18.98--3.413.533.433.5578.7080.4676.9878.52----0.149568.44138.65--127.31----3.96
Caledonia Investments plc233.80m203.80m1.97bn71.009.890.6722--8.443.693.694.2354.300.0767--32.933,292,958.006.699.997.0610.3286.61--87.1791.27--184.090.0021.8232.170.815142.620.5588-24.213.49
Quilter PLC6.43bn50.00m2.01bn2.98k39.771.36--0.31290.0360.0364.641.060.1205--10.712,155,548.000.09370.08120.0950.081799.2492.710.77764.87--1.190.1575158.1913.03-2.16-76.00-8.64-38.106.20
Smithson Investment Trust PLC-26.10m-51.47m2.06bn0.00--0.9341-----0.3412-0.3412-0.164815.69-0.0106-------2.095.01-2.105.02--85.91--82.05----0.000.00134.25165.33130.31------
City of London Investment Trust plc140.56m127.17m2.17bn0.0017.341.09--15.420.25280.25280.28394.020.0675--15.44--6.112.596.152.6391.9381.3290.4877.92----0.0542178.62-32.93-6.02-38.12-7.05--2.58
Burford Capital Limited655.16m300.13m2.19bn161.007.44----3.341.341.342.94--------4,069,287.00--7.17--8.16----57.1852.00--5.69--2.60240.4820.661,901.3213.9698.590.00
Data as of Aug 23 2024. Currency figures normalised to Worldwide Healthcare's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

45.24%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202448.44m9.07%
Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202442.23m7.91%
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202432.44m6.08%
Forsyth Barr Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202421.38m4.00%
Craigs Investment Partners Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 31 Mar 202419.67m3.69%
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 31 Mar 202419.45m3.64%
Quilter Cheviot Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202418.65m3.49%
Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202418.50m3.47%
Close Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Aug 202413.15m2.46%
Vanguard Global Advisers LLCas of 31 Jul 20247.61m1.43%
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