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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust

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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust

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  • Price (GBX)1,333.28
  • Today's Change-4.72 / -0.35%
  • Shares traded13.81k
  • 1 Year change+4.00%
  • Beta1.3648
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About the company

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's principal activity is portfolio investment. The Company's objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller United Kingdom-quoted companies. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing predominantly in United Kingdom smaller companies which are listed or traded on the London Stock Exchange or on the alternative investment market (AIM). It also invests in securities which are listed overseas but have a secondary United Kingdom quotation. The Company invests in various sectors, including industrials, financials, technology, basic materials, energy, health care, real estate, utilities, consumer discretionary, consumer staples and telecommunications. The Company's investment manager is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited. The Company's alternative investment fund manager is BlackRock Fund Managers Limited.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)-36.82m
  • Net income in GBP-44.14m
  • Incorporated1906
  • Employees0.00
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Management group(s)BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
AIC sectorUK Smaller Companies
ISINGB0006436108
Launch date02 May 1906
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

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.

Managed by

Roland Arnold

Management & contract fees

The management fee will be paid at 0.60% in respect of the first GBP 750m of the total assets of Company less current liabilities, reducing to 0.50% thereafter. The Company will no longer pay a performance fee. The contract is terminable on 6 months notice.

Peer analysis

Key Information
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Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC26.82m20.74m581.33m0.0028.540.9995--21.670.0680.0680.08791.940.043--24.12--3.32--3.57--87.57--77.34----11.380.00--96.84--95.17------
Schiehallion Fund Ltd-112.66m-120.15m594.07m0.00--0.7983-----0.1274-0.1274-0.11950.9207-0.125-------13.33---13.54--------------0.00---876.71---1,154.97------
Fidelity Emerging Markets Ltd78.05m57.76m597.72m0.0010.460.9518--7.660.63280.63280.85566.960.1242--42.40--9.190.04099.480.041495.2755.8274.012.22----0.003,620.90108.10-22.27102.92-33.65--0.00
GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd51.71m30.91m612.68m0.0020.190.643--11.850.0350.0350.05861.100.0477--136.07--2.855.303.015.3783.2388.2259.7777.43--4.300.0978109.08-67.17-9.98-77.98-15.89---1.63
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd932.00k13.14m620.17m0.0047.260.7473--665.420.02150.02150.00151.360.0011--3.97--1.5411.241.5411.25-10.41-7.301,410.098,112.35----0.0044.368.635.14-73.206.10--3.01
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc-36.82m-44.14m633.14m0.00--0.9509-----0.9102-0.9102-0.75614.07-0.0466-------5.582.27-5.612.31--73.14--70.37----0.092383.65-283.72---326.47----9.00
Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd-15.55m-25.91m633.27m0.00--1.00-----0.1019-0.1019-0.06042.56-0.0213-------3.554.03-3.784.31--82.52--74.32----0.057494.94-159.50---250.76----3.64
JLEN Environmental Assets Group Ltd20.41m10.42m638.38m0.0061.270.8059--31.280.01580.01580.03091.200.0251------1.2811.391.2811.4358.1191.4551.0490.01----0.0057.85-43.7832.98-46.8736.09--2.50
Blackrock Greater Eurp Invstmnt Trst PLC99.68m91.59m638.58m0.007.011.13--6.410.90580.90580.98635.600.1836--114.77--16.876.7317.457.0094.6188.8091.8986.02----0.046618.34151.2520.81145.4921.37--3.26
JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust plc21.41m2.96m639.27m0.00149.270.8446--29.860.05990.05990.286610.590.0267--6.21--0.3686.700.376.7276.7594.7613.8183.41----0.000.00-53.96---93.30------
European Smaller Companies Trust PLC91.68m78.68m650.52m0.008.280.8585--7.100.19630.19630.22881.890.1118--23.69--9.596.4210.807.1789.2185.3185.8281.12----0.117330.95175.5947.51159.7460.06--14.63
Jpmorgan European Discovery Trust PLC40.54m28.24m667.65m0.0025.041.03--16.470.17930.17930.25744.350.0553--7.08--3.853.694.173.8675.9280.5469.6675.47----0.0038.66-261.34---1,285.71----6.08
Bellevue Healthcare Trust PLC-107.95m-121.04m674.02m0.00--1.01-----0.221-0.221-0.19671.44-0.1137-------12.752.86-14.503.10--78.16--68.93---33.260.0455116.21-290.64---192.19----8.41
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC-34.37m-43.25m674.64m0.00--0.9521-----0.4633-0.4633-0.36787.88-0.038-------4.78-0.6413-5.05-0.6638---114.07---187.66----0.1523--76.47--72.19----75.54
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust PLC-94.90m-106.20m677.30m0.00---------0.0972-0.0972-0.088-----------------------------------108.79---123.32------
Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC59.70m51.59m681.21m0.0014.461.02--11.410.16360.16360.18952.310.0745--3.66--6.43-0.49376.51-0.498790.46-37.4686.42-86.12--531.960.0966---104.73---110.19----40.64
Data as of Mar 19 2024. Currency figures normalised to BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

47.19%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.as of 02 May 20235.03m10.62%
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Feb 20244.23m8.94%
Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 30 Nov 20232.45m5.18%
Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLPas of 02 May 20232.01m4.26%
Saba Capital Management LPas of 07 Dec 20231.60m3.39%
West Yorkshire Pension Fundas of 01 Feb 20241.56m3.29%
Royal London Asset Management Ltd.as of 28 Apr 20221.54m3.25%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Feb 20241.49m3.15%
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd.as of 01 Feb 20241.34m2.83%
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd.as of 30 Sep 20231.09m2.29%
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