Objective
To maximise total return from a portfolio of long term investments chosen on a global basis, enabling the Company to provide capital and dividend growth.
AIC sector
Management group
Launch date
17/03/1909
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Tom Slater, Lawrence Burns
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 (%)
15,914.73 18,572.80 1,500.00 1,640.63 -8.57 5 0.30 May, Nov 0.33 (31/03/2026)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
11/06/2026 10/07/2026 2.970 No 2026
20/11/2025 12/12/2025 1.600 No 2026
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Scottish Mortgage Share price total return 35.9 130.9 12.2 412.1
Global AIC sector Share price total return 25.6 83.1 24.9 268.7
Morningstar Developed Markets * Total return 21.0 61.4 70.5 222.0
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* The Morningstar market index is not necessarily the official benchmark of the investment trust, but it has been identified as an appropriate comparative index. Please hover over the definition for further detail on the index construction.

Share structure

Number of shares
1,060,981,795

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1,436,697 32,403,422 654,793,272 3,472,275,915
Average N/A 1,472,880 2,588,120 2,753,590
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 21.55 466.82 8,530.21 33,506.59
Average N/A 21.22 33.72 26.57
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Trading details

ISIN Ticker Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00BLDYK618 SMT GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
Pink Sheets Llc (nqb)
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Data as at : 30/06/2026

Investment % of total assets
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ASML Holding NV 3.1
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Meta Platforms Inc Class A 2.2
Anthropic 2.1

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