The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

236.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -1.00p
  • 52 Week High: 238.50
  • 52 Week Low: 190.60
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 343.30m
  • Volume: 250,112
  • Market Cap: £811.91m

Latest ShareCast News

European Smaller Companies Trust posts positive first half

By Josh White

Date: Tuesday 24 Feb 2026

(Sharecast News) - The European Smaller Companies Trust reported a positive first half on Tuesday, as net asset value outperformed its benchmark and the company completed its combination with European Assets Trust, lifting net assets to £839.6m and introducing a new dividend policy targeting distributions of at least 5% of NAV.

ESCT ShareCast News

Transaction in Own Shares 31-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Transaction in Own Shares 30-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Transaction in Own Shares 29-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Transaction in Own Shares 23-Dec-2025 ShareCast
Monthly Factsheet as at 30 November 2025 22-Dec-2025 ShareCast

ESCT Regulatory News

Net Asset Value(s) 22-May-2026 13:35 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 21-May-2026 12:16 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 20-May-2026 12:14 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 19-May-2026 17:17 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 19-May-2026 12:45 RNS

ESCT Newspaper Links

Royal leads the list of the lame for 2008 re-rat... 31-Dec-2007 The Scotsman

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ESCT News Wires

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ESCT Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 236.50p
Change Today -1.00p
% Change -0.42 %
52 Week High 238.50
52 Week Low 190.60
Volume 250,112
Shares Issued 343.30m
Market Cap £811.91m

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 30-Apr-26 29-Jan-26
Paid 29-May-26 27-Feb-26
Amount 2.81p 2.81p

Trades for 22-May-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:47 1,168 @ 237.02p
16:35 33,081 @ 236.50p
16:35 1,788 @ 236.50p
16:35 1,489 @ 236.50p
16:35 38 @ 236.50p

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