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Investing.com -- Allianz (ETR:ALVG) Technology Trust (LON:ATT) on Monday reported a profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of £44.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, lifted by £48.8 million in gains on investments held at fair value.
The trust’s net asset value (NAV) total return was 2.9% for the period, outperforming the Dow Jones World Technology Index (sterling-adjusted, total return), which fell 0.2%.
The share price return was 1.2%, as the discount to NAV widened to 10.1% from 8.4% at year-end 2024. NAV per ordinary share increased to 471.8p from 458.6p, while shareholders’ funds rose to £1,765 million from £1,746.9 million.
The portfolio’s outperformance was driven by gains in entertainment technology stocks, semiconductors, and select software and IT services holdings.
Underweight exposure to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and positions in Cloudflare (NYSE:NET), Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT), Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD), and CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:CRWD) were the top contributors relative to the benchmark.
The largest detractors were underweight positions in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), along with holdings in Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM), Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO), and Alibaba (NYSE:BABA).
Technology hardware fell nearly 20% in the period on macroeconomic caution and tariff pressures, while semiconductors rose on artificial intelligence demand.
Companies with market capitalisations between $250 billion and $1 trillion, and those between $10 billion and $250 billion, advanced 6.4%, while super-megacaps over $1 trillion declined 4%.
The trust repurchased 6,873,738 shares in the half-year at an average discount to NAV, cancelling them to manage the discount. No performance fee was accrued. The top 10 holdings at June 30 included Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), Apple, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Taiwan Semiconductor, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR), and Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW).
Geopolitical events, including U.S. protectionist measures announced by President Donald Trump and conflict between Israel and Iran, contributed to market volatility.
Interest rate policies diverged globally, with the Federal Reserve holding rates steady, several major central banks cutting rates, and the Bank of Japan raising rates.