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Data as at: 05/12/2024

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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.
AIC sector
Global Smaller Companies
Management group
Columbia Threadneedle
Company website
The Global Smaller Companies Trust website
Launch date
15/02/1889
Financial year end
April
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Nish Patel
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 (%)
774.42 910.23 166.80 188.42 -11.79 2 1.68 Jun, Dec 0.78 (30/04/2024)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-Dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
11/07/2024 20/08/2024 2.130 No 2024
28/12/2023 25/01/2024 0.680 No 2024
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Ways to invest

ISA

Junior ISA

Investment scheme

Children's investment scheme

Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
The Global Smaller Companies Trust Share price total return 20.3 4.3 29.0 109.0
Global Smaller Companies AIC sector Share price total return 21.7 -15.4 30.9 164.0
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Share structure

Number of shares
464,003,006
Number of treasury shares
156,530,764

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 445,386 10,430,735 160,453,683 755,063,613
Average N/A 474,124 631,707 598,307
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0.74 17.18 255.18 1,087.40
Average N/A 0.78 1.00 0.86
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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 : 31/10/2024

Investment % of total assets
Eastspring Inv Japan Smaller Coms CG 4.9
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Ord 4.0
Schroder ISF Glbl EM Smlr Coms C Acc USD 3.8
PineBridge Asia exJapan SmCap Eq Y 3.7
Utilico Emerging Markets Ord 2.4
Eagle Materials Inc 2.4
Kirby Corp 1.7
Curtiss-Wright Corp 1.7
Ensign Group Inc 1.7
Brown & Brown Inc 1.6

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