Objective
To maximise Total Return and provide investors with a long-term tax free dividend yield whilst maintaining status of the company as a venture capital trust.
AIC sector
Management group
YFM Private Equity
Launch date
12/04/2001
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
David Hall
Dividend frequency
Semi-Annually
Wind-up provisions
A continuation vote takes place every five years. The last continuation vote was at the Company AGM held on June 2022. The next continuation vote will take place in AGM of June 2027.
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
139.54 149.21 56.50 60.42 -6.48 N/A 7.96 Mar, Aug 2.14 (31/12/2023)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-Dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
30/05/2024 28/06/2024 1.500 No 2023
05/10/2023 03/11/2023 1.500 No 2023
11/05/2023 26/06/2023 1.500 No 2023
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
British Smaller Companies VCT 2 Share price total return 6.5 44.1 64.6 129.3
VCT Generalist AIC sector Share price total return -1.5 9.0 25.0 90.7
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Share structure

Number of shares
246,973,059

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0 510,681 2,230,918 10,516,993
Average N/A 24,318 8,542 8,165
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total N/A 0.29 1.24 5.55
Average N/A 0.01 0.00 0.00
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB0005001796 BSC GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
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