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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (BRSC) Ordinary 25p Shares

Sell:1,330.00p Buy:1,338.00p 0 Change: 4.00p (0.30%)
FTSE 250:0.33%
Market closed Prices as at close on 28 March 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Sell:1,330.00p
Buy:1,338.00p
Change: 4.00p (0.30%)
Market closed Prices as at close on 28 March 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Sell:1,330.00p
Buy:1,338.00p
Change: 4.00p (0.30%)
Market closed Prices as at close on 28 March 2024 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
The selling price currently displayed is higher than the buying price. This can occur temporarily for a variety of reasons; shortly before the market opens, after the market closes or because of extraordinary price volatility during the trading day.
Open:
1,337.00p
Trade high:
1,338.00p
Year high:
1,382.00p
Estimated NAV:
1,534.00
Previous close:
1,338.00p
Trade low:
1,316.43p
Year low:
1,146.00p
Premium/Discount:
-12.26%
Previous:
8.00p (0.59%)
Previous:
8.00p
Volume:
43,058
Dividend yield:
3.00%
Currency:
GBX
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Price

  • Net Asset Value (NAV)
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Premium/Discount

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Performance

1 week 1W 0.3% 1 year 1Y 3.56%
1 month 1M 0.45% 2 years 2Y 18.91%
3 months 3M 2.34% 3 years 3Y 24.15%
6 months 6M 6.87% 5 years 5Y 2.34%

Performance figures are based on the previous close price. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Trust Basics

Benchmark: Deutsche Numis SC Pl AIM ExIvt Cm TR GBP
Annual management charge: n/a
Performance fee: No
Ongoing charge: 0.98%
Dividend yield: 3.00%
Dividend frequency: Semi-Annually
Total assets: £778m
Gross gearing: 7%
Market capitalisation:Market cap.: £636m
Shares in issue: 47.25 million
Legal structure Closed Ended Investment Company
Domicile: United Kingdom
ISIN GB0006436108

Recent dividends paid or declared by BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc:

Type Ex-div date Payment date Amount
Interim 02/11/2023 04/12/2023 15.00p
Final 18/05/2023 27/06/2023 25.50p
Interim 10/11/2022 09/12/2022 14.50p
Final 12/05/2022 17/06/2022 22.00p
Interim 11/11/2021 02/12/2021 13.00p

This data is provided by Digital Look. HL accepts no responsibility for its accuracy and you should independently check data before making any investment decision.

Full dividend history

Five years' total annual BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc dividends:

Financial
year end
Dividend
yield
Dividend
cover
Total dividend
paid
28/02/2023 2.90% 1.02 40.00p
28/02/2022 2.10% 1.01 35.00p
28/02/2021 2.00% 0.40 33.30p
29/02/2020 2.20% 1.14 32.50p
28/02/2019 2.30% 1.08 31.20p

All dividend data is calculated excluding any special dividends. Historical dividends may be adjusted to reflect any subsequent rights issues and corporate actions.

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Important Documents



Objective

To achieve its investment objective the Company invests predominantly in UK smaller companies with securities admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Company may also invest in securities which are listed overseas but have a secondary UK quotation.

NET ASSET VALUE (NAV)

Estimated NAV: 1,534.00
Latest actual NAV: 1,534.50
Latest actual NAV date: 26 March 2024
Premium/Discount: -12.26%
12m average Premium/Discount: -12.30%
NAV frequency: Daily

Recent trade data is unavailable. We will be replacing it, however in the meantime the information is available on the London Stock Exchange website.

Sector Weight
Industrials 23.86%
Communication Services 17.65%
Consumer Cyclical 13.69%
Technology 12.79%
Financial Services 11.79%
Basic Materials 10.42%
Real Estate 6.57%
Consumer Defensive 3.51%
Energy 3.29%
Healthcare 3.08%
Country Weight
United Kingdom 100.87%
United States 1.64%
Cyprus 1.22%
Germany 1.05%
Ireland 0.59%
South Africa 0.57%
Singapore 0.49%
Austria 0.23%

Key Dates

Launch date: 25 March 1973
Financial year end: February
Next AGM: June 2024
Data policy - All information should be used for indicative purposes only. You should independently check data before making any investment decision. HL cannot guarantee that the data is accurate or complete, and accepts no responsibility for how it may be used. Prices provided by NBTrader. Charts provided by Factset. Dividend data provided by Digital Look. Recent trade data provided by MoneyAM. Trust basics, holding data, key dates, objective and NAV provided by Morningstar.

The London Stock Exchange does not disclose whether a trade is a buy or a sell so this data is estimated based on the trade price received and the LSE-quoted mid-price at the point the trade is placed. It should only be considered an indication and not a recommendation.

Trades priced above the mid-price at the time the trade is placed are labelled as a buy; those priced below the mid-price are sells; and those priced close to the mid-price or declared late are labelled 'N/A'.