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
Launch date
15/02/1889
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 (%)
694.13 812.61 155.40 172.88 -10.11 3 1.81 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
24/12/2024 23/01/2025 0.700 No 2025
11/07/2024 20/08/2024 2.130 No 2024
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Ways to invest

Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
The Global Smaller Companies Trust Share price total return -4.8 10.6 55.5 79.5
Global Smaller Companies AIC sector Share price total return 1.8 12.5 22.2 114.0
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Share structure

Number of shares
446,675,099

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1,128,526 7,897,903 155,747,234 724,932,673
Average N/A 415,679 615,602 574,432
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1.75 11.72 251.95 1,077.09
Average N/A 0.62 1.00 0.85
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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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