Polar Capital Global Fincls Trust : Top Fifteen Holdings and Exposures

4 January 2017

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Plc (the 'Company')

Top Fifteen Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposures as at 30 December 2016 and full portfolio listing as at 30 November available from the company's website

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Plc is pleased to announce that as at 30 December 2016 the top fifteen equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:

Top 15 Longs	%
JPMorgan	4.3%
Bank of America	3.2%
Wells Fargo	3.2%
ING Groep	3.2%
Chubb	2.9%
BNP Paribas	2.5%
Citigroup	2.5%
Swedbank	2.3%
PNC	2.2%
First Republic Bank	2.2%
Synchrony Financial	2.0%
Toronto-Dominion	2.0%
Marsh & McLennan	1.9%
Sampo	1.9%
KBC Groep	1.9%
Total	38.3%

Sector Exposure	Total %
Banks	61.7%
Diversified Financials	12.6%
Insurance	11.9%
Fixed Income	7.8%
Real Estate	3.6%
Software & Services	1.4%
Cash	1.0%
Total	100.0%

Geographic Exposure	Total %
North America	40.7%
Europe	24.1%
Asia Pac (ex-Japan)	13.4%
UK	10.6%
Fixed Income	7.8%
Japan	1.7%
Latin America	0.6%
Cash	1.0%
Total	100.0%

Gearing Ratio as calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the Association of Investment Companies, was 6.3%.

The monthly factsheet will usually be available on the Company's website on the 10 working day after the month end and includes a commentary by the investment manager.

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from the hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this announcement.