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
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 (%)
717.23 858.83 140.00 159.98 -12.49 3 1.64 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 Dividend type Special dividend Financial year
06/07/2023 04/08/2023 1.670 Income No 2023
29/12/2022 26/01/2023 0.630 Income 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 -2.9 4.3 10.0 88.0
Global Smaller Companies AIC sector Share price total return -2.8 -17.2 25.4 115.6
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Share structure

Number of shares
512,309,042

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 206,368 9,812,808 117,638,122 750,660,382
Average N/A 426,644 466,818 595,290
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0.29 13.59 169.93 1,040.71
Average N/A 0.59 0.67 0.83
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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 : 31/10/2023

Investment % of total assets
Eastspring Inv Japan Smaller Coms CG 5.0
PineBridge Asia exJapan SmCap Eq Y 3.7
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Ord 3.6
Schroder ISF Glbl EM Smlr Coms C Acc USD 3.4
Utilico Emerging Markets Ord 2.5
Kirby Corp 1.6
Ensign Group Inc 1.5
LKQ Corp 1.5
Eagle Materials Inc 1.4
Graphic Packaging Holding Co 1.3

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