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About the company
Fidelity European Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company’s objective is to achieve long-term growth in both capital and income by predominantly investing in equities (and their related securities) of continental European companies. It is focused on investing approximately 80 % of its gross assets in companies from countries, which are included in the Benchmark Index (the FTSE World Europe ex UK Index). It may invest upto 20 % of gross assets in stocks of European countries, which are not included in the Company’s Benchmark Index. It invests in various sectors, such as financials, industrials, healthcare, consumer discretionary, technology, consumer staples, basic materials and utilities, and others. It also invests in other transferable securities, investment companies, money market instruments, cash and deposits. Its investment manager is FIL Investments International. FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited serves as the alternative investment fund manager.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)63.58m
- Net income in GBP38.69m
- Incorporated1991
- Employees0.00
- LocationFidelity European Trust PLCBeech Gate, Millfield LaneTADWORTH KT20 6RPUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 173 783 4798
- Fax+44 173 783 6892
- Websitehttps://investment-trusts.fidelity.co.uk/fidelity-european-trust/?p=0&c=10
Profile
| Management group(s) | FIL Investments International |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | Europe |
| ISIN | GB00BK1PKQ95 |
| Launch date | 01 Nov 1991 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To achieve long-term growth in both capital and income by predominantly investing in equities (and their related securities) of continental European companies.
Managed by
| Marcel Stotzel, Sam Morse |
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Management & contract fees
The Company’s management fee is set under a reduced tiered structure ranging from 0.70% to 0.55% based on asset levels. This results in a blended fee of around 0.63% on completion of the deal.
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | FEV:LSE since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson European Trust PLC | 7.57% | -- |
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan American Investment Trust PLC | 92.47m | 79.62m | 1.87bn | 0.00 | 25.27 | 1.05 | -- | 20.21 | 0.4377 | 0.4377 | 0.5144 | 10.50 | 0.0473 | -- | 38.31 | -- | 4.07 | 15.84 | 4.11 | 15.97 | 91.03 | 97.51 | 86.10 | 95.87 | -- | -- | 0.0376 | 5.81 | 46.96 | 19.47 | 48.22 | 19.48 | -- | 11.10 |
| TP ICAP Group PLC | 2.33bn | 175.00m | 1.89bn | 5.21k | 11.92 | 0.988 | 6.95 | 0.8107 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 2.99 | 2.57 | 0.323 | -- | 6.79 | 447,964.70 | 2.20 | 1.34 | 5.27 | 2.41 | -- | -- | 6.82 | 3.58 | -- | 9.75 | 0.3351 | 101.57 | 2.83 | 4.21 | 125.68 | 20.04 | 14.17 | 1.40 |
| Rathbones Group PLC | 1.01bn | 64.40m | 1.99bn | 3.52k | 38.51 | 1.42 | 14.01 | 1.96 | 0.5688 | 0.5688 | 8.55 | 15.44 | 0.20 | -- | 405.36 | 285,867.40 | 1.27 | 1.40 | 4.17 | 5.39 | 88.57 | 89.07 | 6.35 | 8.27 | -- | -- | 0.7363 | 117.13 | 49.59 | 21.45 | 74.67 | 19.46 | 25.83 | 5.85 |
| Greencoat UK Wind PLC | -11.51m | -146.89m | 2.04bn | 0.00 | -- | 0.6573 | -- | -- | -0.0653 | -0.0653 | -0.0051 | 1.43 | -0.0022 | -- | -- | -- | -2.82 | 6.85 | -2.99 | 7.07 | -- | 92.79 | -- | 78.54 | -- | -0.4553 | 0.3561 | 60.57 | -73.69 | -7.12 | -143.91 | -- | -- | 7.60 |
| Murray International Trust plc | 154.68m | 134.39m | 2.11bn | 0.00 | 15.94 | 1.24 | -- | 13.64 | 0.2243 | 0.2243 | 0.2567 | 2.88 | 0.0853 | -- | 13.85 | -- | 7.41 | 6.70 | 7.42 | 6.89 | 93.51 | 91.37 | 86.88 | 86.23 | -- | -- | 0.0605 | 52.07 | -3.42 | -5.29 | -3.90 | -6.02 | -- | 1.98 |
| HgCapital Trust plc | 89.66m | 78.28m | 2.15bn | 0.00 | 27.51 | 0.872 | -- | 24.00 | 0.171 | 0.171 | 0.1959 | 5.40 | 0.0367 | -- | 0.5562 | -- | 3.20 | 14.45 | 3.20 | 14.48 | 96.30 | 99.08 | 87.30 | 95.46 | -- | 17.21 | 0.00 | 9.81 | 0.9314 | 6.62 | 2.42 | 5.87 | -- | 25.03 |
| Fidelity European Trust PLC | 63.58m | 38.69m | 2.20bn | 0.00 | 45.33 | 1.04 | -- | 34.58 | 0.0949 | 0.0949 | 0.1556 | 4.13 | 0.0376 | -- | 4.71 | -- | 2.29 | 8.26 | 2.29 | 8.29 | 71.26 | 89.95 | 60.84 | 86.41 | -- | 19.86 | 0.00 | 27.05 | -85.18 | -30.29 | -95.49 | -45.48 | -- | 7.06 |
| JTC PLC | 330.89m | -18.83m | 2.23bn | 1.93k | -- | 4.37 | 161.74 | 6.75 | -0.1158 | -0.1158 | 1.98 | 2.97 | 0.3342 | -- | 4.74 | 171,890.90 | -1.90 | 2.69 | -2.10 | 2.93 | -- | -- | -5.69 | 8.43 | 2.91 | 2.51 | 0.4722 | 85.18 | 18.62 | 25.20 | -133.25 | -- | 22.81 | 18.80 |
| HarbourVest Global Private Equity Ltd | 295.25m | 250.79m | 2.24bn | 1.20k | 9.06 | 0.7399 | -- | 7.60 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 4.06 | 42.24 | 0.0871 | -- | -- | 246,039.30 | 7.40 | 10.83 | 7.42 | 10.84 | 86.67 | 95.26 | 84.94 | 94.11 | -- | -- | 0.1197 | -- | 75.48 | -2.12 | 72.11 | -5.64 | -- | -- |
| HICL Infrastructure PLC | 125.20m | 120.40m | 2.28bn | 0.00 | 19.39 | 0.7656 | -- | 18.18 | 0.0616 | 0.0616 | 0.0633 | 1.56 | 0.0406 | -- | 417.33 | -- | 3.90 | 5.10 | 3.91 | 5.10 | -- | 99.94 | 96.17 | 97.70 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 103.03 | 42.05 | -0.628 | 50.49 | -1.50 | -- | 0.00 |
| International Public Partnerships Ltd | 162.47m | 126.26m | 2.33bn | 0.00 | 18.95 | 0.8648 | -- | 14.31 | 0.0679 | 0.0679 | 0.0866 | 1.49 | 0.058 | -- | 3.23 | -- | 4.50 | 3.95 | 4.52 | 3.98 | 79.99 | 77.37 | 77.72 | 74.11 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 127.12 | -44.97 | -25.57 | -98.33 | -67.98 | -- | 3.16 |
| Bridgepoint Group PLC | 559.10m | 57.80m | 2.34bn | 513.00 | 43.46 | 2.30 | 18.00 | 4.19 | 0.0613 | 0.0613 | 0.5422 | 1.16 | 0.1513 | -- | 0.2445 | 1,089,864.00 | 1.90 | 4.16 | 2.21 | 5.02 | -- | -- | 12.54 | 24.05 | -- | 5.65 | 0.704 | 81.77 | 33.12 | 20.17 | -8.35 | 17.53 | -4.67 | -- |
| Monks Investment Trust PLC | 506.90m | 485.20m | 2.38bn | 0.00 | 5.35 | 0.9214 | -- | 4.69 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 2.71 | 16.02 | 0.1742 | -- | 31.24 | -- | 16.67 | 5.52 | 17.10 | 5.67 | 96.44 | 90.32 | 95.72 | 88.50 | -- | -- | 0.0768 | 2.93 | -98.51 | -39.26 | -104.21 | -- | -- | -27.52 |
| Ninety One PLC | 713.90m | 158.00m | 2.44bn | 1.27k | 13.34 | 5.35 | 14.14 | 3.42 | 0.1822 | 0.1822 | 0.8231 | 0.4543 | 0.0555 | -- | 2.98 | 580,406.50 | 1.23 | 1.57 | 29.47 | 35.43 | 85.31 | 83.79 | 22.13 | 22.68 | -- | -- | 0.1727 | 70.69 | 0.3153 | -1.66 | -8.42 | -0.6916 | -19.97 | -- |
| Quilter PLC | 4.63bn | -1.00m | 2.53bn | 3.02k | -- | 1.80 | -- | 0.5471 | -0.0018 | -0.0018 | 3.38 | 1.00 | 0.0735 | -- | 7.43 | 1,533,643.00 | -0.0016 | 0.0783 | -0.0016 | 0.0786 | 98.85 | 94.53 | -0.0216 | 4.43 | -- | 1.22 | 0.1629 | 160.27 | 17.48 | 3.20 | -180.95 | -- | -9.25 | -0.5567 |
| Templeton Emerging Markets Inv Trust plc | 522.30m | 490.15m | 2.55bn | 0.00 | 5.47 | 1.12 | -- | 4.88 | 0.4899 | 0.4899 | 0.5106 | 2.39 | 0.2273 | -- | 37.80 | -- | 21.33 | 7.02 | 22.20 | 7.16 | 96.09 | 88.25 | 93.84 | 84.14 | -- | -- | 0.0298 | 35.67 | 10.17 | -- | 9.53 | -- | -- | 6.68 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd.as of 11 Dec 2025 | 55.58m | 10.87% |
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 34.57m | 6.76% |
| Quilter Cheviot Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2025 | 29.84m | 5.84% |
| Interactive Investor Services Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2025 | 23.05m | 4.51% |
| Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 02 May 2025 | 20.35m | 3.98% |
| Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 28 Feb 2025 | 14.88m | 2.91% |
| J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 8.90m | 1.74% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 8.25m | 1.61% |
| Craigs Investment Partners Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 01 Jan 2026 | 8.23m | 1.61% |
| City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 6.82m | 1.34% |
