The total return for the first quarter 2017 amounted to 15 % for the Class A shares and 14 % for the Class C shares, compared with 6 % for the total return index (SIXRX).
Net asset value on March 31, 2017, was SEK 93.4 billion, or SEK 215/share, an increase during the first quarter of SEK 24/share or by 13 %.
Earnings per share during the first quarter 2017 amounted to SEK 23.86 per share.
The debt-equities ratio as per March 31, 2017, was 10 %, a decrease since year-end of 2 %-points.
During the first quarter 2017, the convertible bond worth EUR 550 M matured, whereby approximately 9%, corresponding to 50.9 MEUR, was converted to 2.9 million new Class C shares.