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Data as at: 21/03/2025

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Objective
To seek capital growth by investing in smaller and medium sized companies which are quoted, domiciled, listed or have operations in Europe (ex UK).
AIC sector
European Smaller Companies
Management group
Janus Henderson Investors
Launch date
06/09/1990
Financial year end
June
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Ollie Beckett, Rory Stokes, Julia Scheufler
Dividend frequency
Semi-Annually
Wind-up provisions
At every third AGM an ordinary resolution will be put to shareholders requesting them to approve the continuation of the company. The next such resolution will be proposed at the AGM in November 2025.
Continuation vote
3 yearly
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
736.43 863.03 187.00 202.57 -7.69 8 2.57 Apr, Nov 0.67 (30/06/2024)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
03/04/2025 02/05/2025 1.450 No 2025
31/10/2024 29/11/2024 3.350 No 2024
04/04/2024 03/05/2024 1.450 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
The European Smaller Companies Trust Share price total return 17.3 31.6 200.7 203.2
European Smaller Companies AIC sector Share price total return 12.1 14.5 130.2 144.0
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Share structure

Number of shares
393,815,298
Number of treasury shares
817,028

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 502,993 7,147,695 305,923,667 718,279,981
Average N/A 357,385 1,209,180 569,160
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0.94 13.22 537.57 1,154.07
Average N/A 0.66 2.12 0.91
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00BMCF8689 ESCT GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
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Top holdings

Data as at : 30/11/2024

Investment % of total assets
Van Lanschot Kempen NV NLDR 3.6
TKH Group NV NLDR 2.7
IG Group Holdings PLC 2.5
KSB SE & Co KGaA Participating Preferred 2.3
AlzChem Group AG Akt. nach Kapitalherabsetzung 2.1
Criteo SA ADR 2.1
SUESS MicroTec SE 2.0
Renewi PLC 1.8
R&S Group Holding AG 1.8
Gaztransport et technigaz SA 1.8

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