The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

229.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 246.50
  • 52 Week Low: 198.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 339.57m
  • Volume: 187,351
  • Market Cap: £779.32m

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) 15-Sep-2026 13:06 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 14-Sep-2026 13:52 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 11-Sep-2026 17:27 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 11-Sep-2026 12:48 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 10-Sep-2026 17:49 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 229.50p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.86 %
52 Week High 246.50
52 Week Low 198.00
Volume 187,351
Shares Issued 339.57m
Market Cap £779.32m

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
  3rd Interim 2nd Interim
Ex-Div 30-Jul-26 30-Apr-26
Paid 04-Sep-26 29-May-26
Amount 2.81p 2.81p

Trades for 15-Sep-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
13:53 436 @ 231.00p
13:51 36,000 @ 230.90p
13:48 2 @ 231.86p
13:20 4,453 @ 230.68p
13:15 5,362 @ 230.68p

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