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Polar Capital Technology Trust Plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's investment objective is to maximize long-term capital growth through investing in a diversified portfolio of technology companies around the world. The Company’s interest in any one company will not exceed 10% of the gross assets of the Company, save where the Benchmark weighting of any investee company in the Company’s portfolio exceeds this level, in which case the Company will be permitted to increase its exposure to such investee company up to the Benchmark neutral weighting of that company or, if lower, 15% of the Company’s gross assets. The Company will have a maximum exposure to companies listed in emerging markets (as defined by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index) of 25% of its gross assets. It invests in various sectors, including software, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, and others. The Company's investment manager and alternative investment fund manager is Polar Capital LLP.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)2.18bn
- Net income in GBP2.14bn
- Incorporated1996
- Employees0.00
- LocationPolar Capital Technology Trust16 Palace StreetLONDON SW1E 5JDUnited KingdomGBR
- Phone+44 207 227 2700
- Fax+44 207 227 2799
- Websitehttps://www.polarcapitaltechnologytrust.co.uk/
Profile
| Management group(s) | Polar Capital LLP |
|---|---|
| AIC sector | Technology & Media |
| ISIN | GB00BR3YV268 |
| Launch date | 16 Dec 1996 |
| Share type | Ordinary Share |
| Structure | Investment Trust |
| Base currency | GBP |
Objective
To maximise capital growth for shareholders through investment in a broadly diversified portfolio of technology stocks around the world. The Company invests its technology assets in a portfolio comprised primarily of international quoted equities which is diversified across both regions and sectors within the overall investment objective to reduce investment risk.
Managed by
| Ben Rogoff, Fatima Lu, Xuesong Zhao, Alastair Unwin |
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Management & contract fees
The base management fee paid by the Company to the Manager is calculated based on the daily Net Asset Value (NAV) and is charged at a rate of 0.75% per annum on the portion of the NAV up to and including £2 billion, and 0.60% per annum on any portion exceeding £2 billion.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London Investment Trust plc | 356.99m | 342.12m | 2.85bn | 0.00 | 8.10 | 1.19 | -- | 7.99 | 0.6938 | 0.6938 | 0.7232 | 4.73 | 0.151 | -- | 26.10 | -- | 14.47 | 10.53 | 14.68 | 10.68 | 96.41 | 95.07 | 95.83 | 94.17 | -- | -- | 0.0473 | 44.75 | 14.95 | -- | 15.03 | -- | -- | 2.31 |
| RIT Capital Partners plc | 342.70m | 267.60m | 3.03bn | 64.00 | 11.73 | 0.8205 | -- | 8.84 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 2.40 | 26.69 | 0.0834 | -- | 2.57 | 5,618,033.00 | 6.51 | 5.52 | 6.93 | 5.92 | 88.91 | 92.62 | 78.09 | 76.59 | -- | -- | 0.0865 | 24.24 | 163.20 | -0.8482 | 361.42 | -2.28 | -12.94 | 2.78 |
| Man Group PLC | 956.19m | 135.55m | 3.05bn | 1.78k | 23.08 | 2.86 | 16.32 | 3.19 | 0.1148 | 0.1148 | 0.8123 | 0.9258 | 0.2775 | -- | 2.15 | 538,090.40 | 3.93 | 10.46 | 4.69 | 13.29 | -- | -- | 14.18 | 26.13 | -- | -- | 0.211 | 52.69 | 22.77 | 5.20 | 27.35 | 0.8961 | 12.26 | 1.88 |
| 3i Infrastructure PLC | 564.00m | 422.00m | 3.17bn | 0.00 | 7.52 | 0.8434 | -- | 5.63 | 0.4575 | 0.4575 | 0.6115 | 4.08 | 0.1369 | -- | 188.00 | -- | 10.24 | 10.42 | 10.30 | 10.53 | 84.04 | 81.65 | 74.82 | 84.41 | -- | 10.17 | 0.0851 | 29.75 | 3.21 | 8.64 | -4.03 | 8.25 | -- | 6.58 |
| JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC | 55.64m | 33.99m | 3.19bn | 0.00 | 78.34 | 1.05 | -- | 57.26 | 0.0734 | 0.0734 | 0.1088 | 5.47 | 0.0177 | -- | 3.41 | -- | 1.08 | 10.63 | 1.09 | 10.73 | 73.88 | 94.96 | 61.09 | 92.51 | -- | -- | 0.0476 | 33.93 | -90.27 | 11.97 | -93.85 | 4.99 | -- | 11.82 |
| Aberdeen Group PLC | 1.33bn | 329.00m | 3.88bn | 4.62k | 11.67 | 0.7606 | 8.67 | 2.91 | 0.1805 | 0.1805 | 0.7302 | 2.77 | 0.1343 | -- | -- | 287,941.10 | 3.32 | 3.20 | 3.33 | 3.36 | 95.19 | 94.35 | 24.74 | 19.94 | -- | -- | 0.0967 | 93.04 | -7.06 | -10.98 | 1,966.67 | 3.38 | -5.16 | -7.53 |
| IG Group Holdings plc | 1.09bn | 380.40m | 4.60bn | 2.18k | 13.02 | 2.69 | 10.50 | 4.22 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 3.01 | 5.10 | 0.363 | -- | 2.43 | 499,495.90 | 12.67 | 14.00 | 16.11 | 18.06 | 98.06 | 98.31 | 34.90 | 36.67 | -- | -- | 0.2356 | 47.81 | 9.20 | 10.43 | 23.63 | 9.61 | -20.12 | 1.79 |
| Alliance Witan PLC | 190.90m | 133.11m | 4.79bn | 0.00 | 30.36 | 0.995 | -- | 25.10 | 0.415 | 0.415 | 0.5195 | 12.66 | 0.0408 | -- | 8.16 | -- | 2.85 | 8.87 | 2.89 | 9.15 | 82.78 | 93.48 | 69.73 | 89.50 | -- | 14.03 | 0.0677 | 19.93 | -15.62 | -1.52 | -18.17 | -2.22 | -- | 13.85 |
| ICG PLC | 1.14bn | 596.00m | 4.95bn | 686.00 | 8.37 | 1.89 | 8.07 | 4.36 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 3.88 | 9.00 | 0.1194 | -- | 2.88 | 1,654,665.00 | 6.27 | 5.00 | 6.69 | 5.46 | -- | -- | 52.52 | 48.50 | -- | 22.80 | 0.7211 | 58.93 | 0.0625 | 20.13 | -3.47 | 32.88 | 1.59 | 10.32 |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust plc | 2.18bn | 2.14bn | 5.49bn | 0.00 | 2.62 | 0.9112 | -- | 2.52 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 5.40 | 0.4145 | -- | 38.47 | -- | 40.73 | 11.66 | 40.97 | 11.87 | 98.45 | 93.39 | 98.26 | 92.54 | -- | -- | 0.012 | 0.00 | -86.48 | -16.57 | -89.39 | -19.95 | -- | -- |
| Investec plc | 3.95bn | 633.65m | 5.82bn | 8.00k | 8.72 | 0.9834 | -- | 2.60 | 0.7177 | 0.7177 | 2.54 | 6.51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17 | 1.04 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.15 | 27.86 | -- | -- | -- | 30.01 | 0.8879 | 9.16 | 3.67 | 30.39 | -15.24 | 27.11 |
| F&C Investment Trust PLC | 400.13m | 349.30m | 5.95bn | 0.00 | 17.58 | 1.07 | -- | 14.86 | 0.7137 | 0.7137 | 0.8239 | 11.68 | 0.0646 | -- | 9.24 | -- | 5.64 | 9.12 | 5.68 | 9.20 | 91.82 | 94.17 | 87.30 | 91.44 | -- | -- | 0.0936 | 14.25 | 80.31 | 8.01 | 87.63 | 8.11 | -- | 6.10 |
| St James's Place PLC | 17.03bn | 512.60m | 6.57bn | 3.33k | 13.19 | 4.87 | 11.88 | 0.3855 | 0.9445 | 0.9445 | 31.37 | 2.56 | 0.087 | -- | -- | 5,108,699.00 | 0.2618 | 0.1757 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.01 | 2.28 | -- | -- | 0.2272 | 74.64 | 36.91 | 9.49 | 4,044.55 | 22.13 | -19.79 | -14.10 |
| Pershing Square Holdings Ltd | 2.43bn | 1.79bn | 7.73bn | -- | 4.46 | 0.7338 | -- | 3.18 | 9.85 | 9.85 | 13.33 | 59.92 | 0.1949 | -- | 178.58 | -- | 14.34 | 12.71 | 14.75 | 13.38 | 77.48 | 74.96 | 73.58 | 73.51 | -- | 30.24 | 0.1768 | 5.03 | -47.13 | -6.78 | -52.79 | -10.96 | -- | 10.48 |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Apr 2025 | 121.94m | 10.92% |
| Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 30 Apr 2025 | 99.47m | 8.91% |
| Lazard Asset Management LLCas of 30 Apr 2025 | 63.83m | 5.72% |
| Quilter Cheviot Ltd.as of 06 Oct 2025 | 58.66m | 5.25% |
| Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 13 Sep 2024 | 53.17m | 4.76% |
| J. M. Finn & Co. Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 26.04m | 2.33% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 20.97m | 1.88% |
| TrinityBridge Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 13.29m | 1.19% |
| Vanguard Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 10.55m | 0.94% |
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 01 Jan 2026 | 8.85m | 0.79% |
