Biotech trusts top performance charts in February

QuotedData monthly roundup

Jayna Rana
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Biotech and healthcare trusts came at the top of performance tables in NAV terms in February, as the sector continues to "claw back losses" suffered prior to the US election, according to investment trust analysts QuotedData.

In NAV terms, all but one members of the AIC's Biotech Technology & Healthcare sector were in the top ten best performing trusts in February, maintaining the momentum the sector has picked up since the US election result. The £234m International Biotechnology and £435m Biotech Growth trusts were up 8.6% and 8.2% respectively during the month, coming second and third after trust of trusts British & American. Meanwhile, the £1.1bn Worldwide Healthcare and £250m Polar Capital Global Healthcare trusts came in at sixth and seventh place in the table, both up by around 7% in NAV terms. The ...

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