The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

211.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 221.00
  • 52 Week Low: 163.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 354.11m
  • Volume: 1,839,736
  • Market Cap: £747.17m

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
05-Dec-25 Buy Daniel Burgess 211.28p 18,000 £38,030.40
27-Nov-25 Buy James Williams 208.00p 15,000 £31,200.00
25-Nov-25 Buy Stuart Paterson 203.08p 48,587 £98,670.77

Largest Deals (28 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
25-Nov-25 Buy Stuart Paterson 203.08p 48,587 £98,670.77
05-Dec-25 Buy Daniel Burgess 211.28p 18,000 £38,030.40
27-Nov-25 Buy James Williams 208.00p 15,000 £31,200.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Daniel Burgess 66,000 £139,260
James Williams 33,000 £69,630
Ann Grevelius 15,000 £31,650

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Global Investments Holdings 59,978,412 £126,554,449
Halifax Share Dealing 55,457,032 £117,014,338
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 42,732,794 £90,166,195
Wells Capital Management 24,387,624 £51,457,887
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 18,613,520 £39,274,527
Alliance Trust Savings 18,156,712 £38,310,662
City of London Investment Management Company Limited 18,107,808 £38,207,475
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 17,429,675 £36,776,614
Hargreaves Lansdown 15,722,232 £33,173,910
Rathbone Brothers 13,590,984 £28,676,976
LGT Group 12,405,136 £26,174,837
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 9,744,712 £20,561,342

* Value is calculated by using the current share price multiplied by the amount held.
** Major Shareholders are individuals or institutions that own more than 3% of the company’s shares and have been reported in the annual accounts.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

 

ESCT Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 211.00p
Change Today 1.00p
% Change 0.48 %
52 Week High 221.00
52 Week Low 163.00
Volume 1,839,736
Shares Issued 354.11m
Market Cap £747.17m

ESCT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value Not Available
Price Trend
72.20% above the market average72.20% above the market average72.20% above the market average72.20% above the market average72.20% above the market average
88.63% above the sector average88.63% above the sector average88.63% above the sector average88.63% above the sector average88.63% above the sector average
Income Not Available
Growth
18.86% below the market average18.86% below the market average18.86% below the market average18.86% below the market average18.86% below the market average
14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average14.29% below the sector average

ESCT Dividends

  Latest Previous
  2nd Interim Interim
Ex-Div 18-Sep-25 03-Apr-25
Paid 08-Oct-25 02-May-25
Amount 3.45p 1.45p

Trades for 05-Dec-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
12:15 400,000 @ 210.20p
11:33 746,218 @ 210.00p
16:36 145,915 @ 210.88p
16:35 62,508 @ 211.00p
16:35 46,072 @ 211.00p

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