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Allianz Technology Trust's Net Asset Value (NAV) total return was -0.99% in February, compared to the Dow Jones World Technology Index return of -0.78% in GBP. February was a turbulent month for global equity markets, with stocks advancing after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Trump administration's emergency tariffs, while an evolving situation in the Middle East buffeted sentiment. There was a significant market rotation within technology which saw capital concentrate in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven hardware and semiconductors while software and cybersecurity equities faced a "proof-of-value" phase and valuation pressures. Communications equipment and technology hardware stocks advanced, while IT services, interactive media and services as well as software stocks declined. Monthly relative performance was aided by an active overweight allocation in electronic equipment and positive stockpicking in semiconductors and communications equipment industries. This was offset by a below-benchmark weight in technology hardware as well as exposure to capital markets and short-term stockpicking in software.