The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

214.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      5.50p
  • 52 Week High: 221.00
  • 52 Week Low: 163.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 227.51m
  • Volume: 2,357,492
  • Market Cap: £488.01m

Latest Deals

No deals were found in the last 365 days.

Largest Deals (365 days)

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Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Daniel Burgess 48,000 £102,960
James Williams 18,000 £38,610
Ann Grevelius 15,000 £32,175
Simona Heidempergher 12,800 £27,456

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Global Investments Holdings 59,978,412 £128,653,694
Halifax Share Dealing 55,457,032 £118,955,334
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 42,732,794 £91,661,843
Wells Capital Management 24,387,624 £52,311,454
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 18,613,520 £39,926,000
Alliance Trust Savings 18,156,712 £38,946,147
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 17,429,675 £37,386,653
Hargreaves Lansdown 15,722,232 £33,724,188
Rathbone Brothers 13,590,984 £29,152,661
LGT Group 12,405,136 £26,609,017
City of London Investment Management Company Limited 11,971,537 £25,678,947
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 9,744,712 £20,902,407

* 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.

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ESCT Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 214.50p
Change Today 5.50p
% Change 2.63 %
52 Week High 221.00
52 Week Low 163.00
Volume 2,357,492
Shares Issued 227.51m
Market Cap £488.01m

ESCT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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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 19-Sep-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
17:06 24,322 @ 214.50p
16:35 2,033,532 @ 214.50p
16:35 14,757 @ 214.50p
16:35 6,879 @ 214.50p
16:35 6,879 @ 214.50p

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