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Witan Investment Trust Plc Portfolio Listing As at 29.02.2020 WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC PORTFOLIO LISTING AS AT 29.02.2020 SECURITY % OF TOTAL INVESTMENT SYNCONA ORD NPV 2.39 APAX GBL ALPHA NPV 2.13 TESCO ORD GBP0.05 1.76 ALPHABET A USD0.001 1.40 VONOVIA SE NPV 1.40 BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TST ORD GBP0.05 1.33 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS -A USD0.001 1.32 BAE SYSTEMS ORD GBP0.025 1.13 BT GRP ORD GBP0.05 1.06 INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINE EUR0.5 1.06 LLOYDS BANKING GRP GBP0.1 0.96 DELTA AIR LINES USD0.0001 0.96 SMURFIT KAPPA GRP EUR0.001 0.86 ELECTRA PRIVATE EQTY GBP 0.25 0.83 FACEBOOK A USD0.000006 0.82 PRINCESS PRIVATE EQTY HLDGS ORD EUR0.001 0.79 SCHRODER REAL ESTATE INV TST ORD NPV 0.76 LEG IMMOBILIEN NPV 0.76 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING TWD10 0.73 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY NPV 0.70 DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA REG NPV 0.70 UNILEVER GBP0.031111 0.69 AIRBUS SE EUR1 0.69 ARCELORMITTAL NPV 0.66 UPM-KYMMENE NPV 0.66 ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GRP GBP1 0.66 UNILEVER EUR0.16 0.64 RIO TINTO ORD GBP0.1 0.64 RECKITT BENCKISER GRP GBP0.1 0.63 MAITLAND INSTL SVC MI SOMERSET EMG MKTS SMALL 0.62 SVENSKA HANDELSBKN A SHS NPV 0.60 DIAGEO GBP28.93518 0.58 UNITED CONTINENTAL HLDGS USD0.01 0.58 APPLIED MATERIALS USD0.01 0.57 LAM RESEARCH CORP COM USD0.001 0.56 RELX GBP0.144397 0.55 LONDON STK EXCHANGE GRP GBP0.06918605 0.55 RAYTHEON CO USD0.01 0.54 INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE GRP USD0.01 0.53 BAXTER INTL COM USD1 0.53 FLUTTER ENT GBP0.09 0.52 ALTICE USA A USD0.01 0.52 INTUIT USD0.01 0.52 PHILIP MORRIS INTL NPV 0.52 KAO CORP NPV 0.51 UNITEDHEALTH GRP USD0.01 0.51 PAYPAL HLDGS W/I USD0.0001 0.51 BRITISH AMER TOBACCO GBP0.25 0.50 HEINEKEN HLDGS EUR1.6 0.49 CIGNA CORP USD0.01 0.48 SHISEIDO CO NPV 0.48 GENERAL ELEC CAP CORP USD0.06 0.48 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC USD1 0.48 VIVENDI EUR5.5 0.47 TRAVIS PERKINS GBP0.1 0.46 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1 ADS REP 5 ORD TWD10 0.45 MONDELEZ INTL USD0.01 0.45 MCKESSON CORP USD0.01 0.44 ALIBABA GRP HLDGS SPON ADS EACH REP ONE ORD 0.44 NESTLE REG CHF0.1 0.44 PEPSICO USD0.017 0.43 A P MOLLER-MAERSK B DKK1000 0.43 CAPITA GRP GBP0.020667 0.42 IMPERIAL BRANDS GBP0.1 0.41 EASYJET GBP0.27285714 0.41 VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS DKK1 0.41 MICRON TECHNOLOGY USD0.1 0.41 VOLKSWAGEN PFD NPV 0.40 Please see the disclaimer at the end of this document. 1 SECURITY % OF TOTAL INVESTMENT BARCLAYS GBP0.25 0.40 AENA SME EUR10 0.40 NINTENDO CO NPV 0.40 NB DISTRESSED DEBT NPV 0.39 PEARSON GBP0.25 0.39 AIA GRP NPV 0.39 COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS-A USD0.01 0.39 IBSTOCK GBP1 0.38 SMITHS GRP GBP0.375 0.38 SAFRAN EUR0.20 0.37 SPECTRIS GRP ORD GBP0.05 0.36 WALT DISNEY CO USD0.01 0.36 HONDA MOTOR CO NPV 0.35 CVS HEALTH CORP USD0.01 0.35 MINTH GRP HKD0.1 0.35 ANALOG DEVICES USD0.167 0.34 COOPER COS COM USD0.10 0.33 LEAR CORP USD0.01 0.33 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRIS WI USD0.01 0.32 NATL OILWELL VARCO USD0.01 0.31 SONIC HEALTHCARE NPV 0.31 SAVILLS GBP0.025 0.31 ROCHE HLDGS AG-GENUSSCHEIN NPV 0.31 BREEDON GRP NPV 0.30 HALLIBURTON CO USD2.5 0.30 PRUDENTIAL GBP0.05 0.29 BP USD0.25 0.29 DENTSPLY SIRONA USD0.01 0.29 INPEX CORP NPV 0.29 FORTERRA NPV 0.28 AVNET COM USD1 0.28 SAINSBURY (J) GBP0.285714 0.28 WABTEC CORP USD0.01 0.27 BANK OF AMER CORP USD0.01 0.27 WRLD WRESTLING ENTERTAIN A USD0.01 0.27 CAP ONE FINANCIAL CO USD0.01 0.27 STMICROELECTRONICS EUR1.04 0.27 NEWELL BRANDS USD1 0.27 EBAY USD0.001 0.26 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC EUR4 0.26 CITIGROUP USD0.01 0.26 HOUSING DEV FINANCE INR2 0.26 AMER INTL GRP USD2.5 0.26 POSCO KRW5000 0.26 HARGREAVES LANSDOWN GBP0.004 0.25 QINETIQ GRP GBP0.01 0.25 FUJITSU NPV 0.25 ORACLE CORP USD0.01 0.24 VODAFONE GRP USD0.2095 0.24 ENEL EUR1 0.24 EDISON INTL COM NPV 0.24 OXFORD INSTRUMENTS ORD GBP0.05 0.24 WELLS FARGO & CO USD1.666 0.23 SCHRODER NON VTG ORD GBP1 0.22 WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS ORD GBP0.1 0.22 TENCENT HLDGS HKD0.00002 0.22 IMI GBP0.2857 0.22 ULTRA ELECTRONIC HLDGS ORD GBP0.05 0.22 LENOVO GRP NPV 0.22 INTERPUBLIC GRP COS USD0.1 0.21 REMY COINTREAU EUR1.6 0.21 BALFOUR BEATTY GBP0.5 0.21 HOYA CORP NPV 0.21 ASHTEAD GRP GBP0.1 0.21 HYUNDAI MOBIS KRW5000 0.21 PERSIMMON GBP0.1 0.20 HSBC HLDGS USD0.5 0.20 UBS GRP CHF0.10 0.20 BRITVIC GBP0.2 0.19 JOHNSON SERVICE GRP ORD GBP0.10 0.19 PAGEGROUP GBP0.01 0.19 Please see the disclaimer at the end of this document. 2 SECURITY % OF TOTAL INVESTMENT IG GRP HLDGS GBP0.00005 0.19 CHINA RESOURCES LAND HKD0.1 0.19 PZ CUSSONS GBP0.01 0.19 GLAXOSMITHKLINE ORD GBP0.25 0.19 ANRITSU CORP NPV 0.19 ASTRAZENECA ORD USD0.25 0.19 HAYS GBP0.01 0.18 DELIVERY HERO NPV 0.18 MISUMI GRP NPV 0.18 ASTELLAS PHARMA NPV 0.18 MYLAN EUR0.01 0.18 MARSHALLS GBP0.25 0.18 EUROMONEY INSTL INVESTOR GBP0.0025 0.18 POLYPIPE GRP GBP0.001 0.18 RATHBONE BROTHERS GBP0.05 0.17 HDFC BANK 1 ADS REP 3 INR10 0.17 NTT DOCOMO NPV 0.17 PVH CORP COM USD1 0.17 MANCHESTER UNITED A USD0.0005 0.17 SHENZHOU INTL GRP HKD0.10 0.17 ESSENTRA GBP0.25 0.17 CHINA INTL TRAVEL-A CNY1 0.17 BANK CENTRAL ASIA IDR62.5 0.17 REDDE NORTHGATE GBP0.5 0.17 JAPAN EXCHANGE GRP NPV 0.17 EDENRED EUR2 0.17 ING GROEP NPV 0.16 CHINA TOWER CORP -H CNY1 0.16 STANLEY BLACK & DECKER USD2.5 0.16 WILMAR INTL NPV 0.16 HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY TWD10 0.15 PIGEON CORP NPV 0.15 SUN ART RETAIL GRP NPV 0.15 SAP NPV 0.15 STANDARD CHARTERED USD0.5 0.15 RELIANCE INDST INR10 0.15 CHINA MERCHANTS BANK-H CNY1 0.15 AMGEN USD0.0001 0.15 WPP GBP0.10 0.15 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO PFD KRW5000 0.15 AVIVA ORD GBP0.25 0.14 GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES I-A CNY1 0.14 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO KRW5000 0.14 DAILY MAIL & GENERAL TST ORD NON VTG GBP0.125 A 0.14 COMPUTACENTER ORD GBP0.075555 0.14 MORGAN STANLEY USD0.01 0.14 MELROSE INDST ORD GBP0.06857143 0.14 LG CHEM KRW5000 PREF 0.14 BREVILLE GRP NPV 0.14 WH GRP USD0.0001 0.14 BGF RETAIL CO NPV 0.14 HKBN HKD0.0001 0.14 SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GRP NPV 0.14 EQUITABLE HLDGS USD0.01 0.13 THAI BEVERAGE THB1 0.13 CHINA RESOURCES POWER HLDGS NPV 0.13 SENIOR GBP0.1 0.13 MERCADOLIBRE COM USD0.001 0.13 AGGREKO GBP0.04832911 0.13 WH SMITH GBP0.2209 0.13 3I GRP GBP0.738636 0.13 EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC EUR0.1 0.12 MITIE GRP ORD GBP0.025 0.12 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK NPV 0.12 S.O.I.T.E.C. EUR2 0.12 PFIZER USD0.05 0.12 MINDA INDST INR2 0.12 PING AN INSURANCE GRP H CNY1 0.12 AUTOZONE USD0.01 0.12 INTESA SANPAOLO EUR0.52 0.12 NVIDIA CORP USD0.001 0.12 Please see the disclaimer at the end of this document. 3 SECURITY % OF TOTAL INVESTMENT NETLINK NBN TST NPV 0.12 KEPPEL DC REIT NPV 0.11 TDK CORP NPV 0.11 KERING EUR4 0.11 DOLLAR TREE COM USD0.01 0.11 GLOBE TELECOM PHP50 0.11 EXXON MOBIL CORP NPV 0.11 LIXIL GRP CORP NPV 0.11 KATITAS CO NPV 0.11 GUANGDONG INVEST NPV 0.11 M&G GBP0.05 0.11 CHINA EAST EDUCATION HLDGS HKD0.0001 0.11 WAL-MART STORES USD0.1 0.11 ESSILOR LUXOTTICA ORD EUR0.18 0.11 HEADLAM GRP ORD GBP0.05 0.11 CLARKSON GBP0.25 0.11 SHINHAN FINANCIAL GRP KRW5000 0.11 BOOKING HLDGS USD0.008 0.11 QUILTER GBP0.01 0.11 ZHONGSHENG GRP HLDGS HKD0.0001 0.11 BANDAI NAMCO HLDGS NPV 0.11 ASML HLDGS EUR0.09 (POST SPLIT) 0.11 ELECTROCOMPONENTS GBP0.1 0.11 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL A SHS EUR0.07 0.11 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES NPV 0.11 SBERBANK RUB3 0.11 YUEXIU TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE HKD0.10 0.11 SUEZ EUR4 0.11 KONINKLIJKE KPN EUR0.04 0.11 STARBUCKS CORP USD0.001 0.11 INFOSYS INR5 0.10 WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND G-W/I GBP0.0125 0.10 NIFCO NPV 0.10 SANNE GRP GBP0.01 0.10 BAWAG GRP NPV 0.10 ASCENDAS INDIA TST NPV 0.10 BELLSYSTEM24 HLDGS NPV 0.10 SAIGON BEER ALCOHOL BEVERAGE VND10000 0.10 LEGRAND EUR4 0.10 GOLDMAN SACHS GRP USD0.01 0.10 CREDIT SUISSE GRP REG CHF0.04 0.10 UNICREDIT NPV (POST REV SPLIT) 0.10 VISA A SHS USD0.0001 0.10 BEIJING CAP INTL AIRPO H CNY1 0.10 ORPEA EUR1.25 0.10 GRIFOLS EUR0.25 0.10 SONY CORP NPV 0.10 CHINA EDUCATION GRP HOLDIN HKD0.00001 0.09 BODYCOTE GBP0.17273 0.09 NAM LONG INVST CORP VND10000 0.09 KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK INR5 0.09 NCC GRP ORD GBP0.01 0.09 LUKOIL PJSC RUB0.025 0.09 ELECTRONIC ARTS USD0.01 0.09 ADVANCE AUTO PARTS COM USD0.01 0.09 DEUTSCHE BANK (REG) NPV 0.09 ASSA ABLOY AB-B SEK1 0.09 DEUTSCHE BOERSE NPV (REG) 0.09 BANK RAKYAT IDR250 0.09 CLOSE BROTHERS GRP GBP0.25 0.09 ORANGE EUR4 0.09 FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GRP H CNY1 0.09 SGS REG CHF1 0.09 EMIS GRP ORD GBP0.01 0.09 MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA INR5 0.09 CHINA MOBILE NPV 0.09 HON HAI PRECISION SPON GDS EACH REP 2 SHS TWD 0.09 NOVARTIS REG CHF0.50 0.09 SIGNATURE AVIATION GBP0.37202380 0.09 ESTEE LAUDER COS A USD0.01 0.09 UNITED TRACTORS IDR250 0.09 Please see the disclaimer at the end of this document.
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