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Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Trust

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Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Trust

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  • Price (GBX)105.00
  • Today's Change0.00 / 0.00%
  • Shares traded147.36k
  • 1 Year change0.00%
  • Beta1.1868
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About the company

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC is a closed-ended investment trust. The Company’s investment objective is capital appreciation through investing in small, quoted companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) or traded on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and to outperform its benchmark, the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding investment companies) (NSCI). The Company seeks to achieve its objective and to manage risk by investing in a diversified portfolio of quoted United Kingdom small companies. The Company's investment portfolio includes investments in various sectors, such as technology, telecommunications, health care, financials, real estate, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials, basic materials, energy and utilities. The Company’s investment manager is Montanaro Asset Management Limited.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)20.32m
  • Net income in GBP17.92m
  • Incorporated1994
  • Employees0.00
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Profile

Management group(s)Montanaro Asset Management Limited
AIC sectorUK Smaller Companies
ISINGB00BZ1H9L86
Launch date16 Mar 1995
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

The Company seeks to achieve its objective and to manage risk by investing in a diversified portfolio of quoted UK small companies. At the time of initial investment, a potential investee company must be profitable and no bigger than the largest constituent of the NSCI, which represents the smallest 10% of the UK Stock Market by value. At the start of 2023 this was any company below £1.62 billion in size. The Manager focuses on the smaller end of this Index.

Managed by

Charles Montanaro, Guido Dacie-Lombardo

Management & contract fees

Manager receives a management fee of 0.5% p.a. of GA and no performance fee.The Management Agreement is terminated by the Manager on giving 12 months notice.

Peer analysis

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Aquis Exchange PLC23.71m5.20m130.79m75.0024.694.6019.895.520.19240.19240.85561.030.7204--5.00316,145.9015.8112.6018.2314.44----21.9418.77----0.09520.0018.9742.8811.08--12.08--
Peel Hunt Ltd83.95m-2.05m135.70m308.00--1.4662.421.62-0.0173-0.01730.71250.75550.1538--0.1958270,796.80-0.3751---1.60-------2.44-----0.84990.2737---37.17---112.07------
Amicorp FS (UK) PLC-80.32bn-80.32bn144.54m98.00--19.07----------0.0787----------------------------0.0609---0.5345---38.33------
Mercia Asset Management PLC27.89m-2.82m149.74m116.00--0.7611356.525.37-0.0065-0.00650.06220.45330.1266--14.96240,439.70-1.285.59-1.355.85-----10.1038.79---0.35370.004318.74-24.2919.68-89.1311.270.5277--
JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Ltd-15.17m-19.36m151.52m0.00--0.7565-----0.0883-0.0883-0.06920.9517-0.0681-------8.69---8.71--------------0.00--3.78--0.5782------
City of London Investment Group PLC56.49m13.89m162.89m120.0011.491.348.512.880.27980.27981.142.400.4029--8.08470,763.909.9015.3510.4817.1295.4194.9224.5827.73----0.0362103.76-15.178.64-27.245.2725.652.90
Montanaro UK Smllr Cmpns nvstmnt Trst PL20.32m17.92m175.75m0.009.810.9505--8.650.10710.10710.12131.100.1015--46.82--8.950.75918.970.775991.5452.1788.1942.25----0.0976472.87-207.09---150.40----15.49
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC25.91m24.74m182.39m0.007.370.998--7.040.17630.17630.1851.300.1393--88.74--13.30--13.94--93.7488.2695.4782.15----0.081817.12952.40--453.87------
B.P. Marsh & Partners plc32.11m25.30m187.28m16.007.440.92237.355.830.67590.67590.85785.450.1617--4.892,006,813.0012.7410.7912.8210.92----78.7973.78--78.700.00347.8939.327.3436.373.32-42.76-10.20
Riverstone Energy Ltd11.67m-1.82m246.97m0.0053.330.7094--21.160.17060.17060.250212.820.0206--10.11---0.3209-15.10-0.3212-15.1318.73---15.61------0.00---86.81---102.55------
Data as of Apr 24 2024. Currency figures normalised to Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Trust's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

65.72%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202316.72m9.99%
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd.as of 31 Mar 202314.89m8.90%
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd.as of 02 Oct 202313.86m8.28%
Derbyshire County Council Pension Fundas of 31 Mar 202313.17m7.87%
Montanaro Asset Management Ltd.as of 03 Apr 202410.08m6.02%
Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Mar 20238.36m5.00%
Quilter Cheviot Ltd.as of 31 Mar 20238.36m4.99%
Lazard Asset Management LLCas of 31 Mar 20238.35m4.99%
Newton Investment Management Ltd.as of 31 Mar 20238.31m4.96%
1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 31 Mar 20237.90m4.72%
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