Objective
To invest in smaller companies worldwide in order to secure a high total return and we remain only one of a few investment trusts to offer investors access to a broadly spread global smaller companies portfolio.
Management group
Columbia Threadneedle
Launch date
15/02/1889
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Nish Patel, Peter Ewins
Dividend frequency
Semi-Annually
Wind-up provisions
The Company has an unlimited life.
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
782.21 941.33 155.80 179.26 -13.09 3 1.48 Jun, Dec 0.79 (30/04/2023)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-Dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
28/12/2023 25/01/2024 0.680 No 2024
06/07/2023 04/08/2023 1.670 No 2023
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Wrapper schemes

Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
The Global Smaller Companies Trust Share price total return 12.6 6.5 30.1 104.8
Global Smaller Companies AIC sector Share price total return 9.2 -15.5 32.2 122.8
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Share structure

Number of shares
502,058,681

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 560,678 16,470,858 127,893,157 758,791,647
Average N/A 788,901 505,183 601,346
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0.87 25.04 184.15 1,059.85
Average N/A 1.20 0.73 0.84
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00BKLXD974 GSCT GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
New Zealand Exchange Ltd
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/01/2024

Investment % of total assets
Eastspring Inv Japan Smaller Coms CG 4.8
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Ord 3.5
PineBridge Asia exJapan SmCap Eq Y 3.5
Schroder ISF Glbl EM Smlr Coms C Acc USD 3.4
Utilico Emerging Markets Ord 2.5
Eagle Materials Inc 1.9
Kirby Corp 1.5
LKQ Corp 1.4
Graphic Packaging Holding Co 1.4
Ensign Group Inc 1.3

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