BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

271.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.50p
  • 52 Week High: 283.60
  • 52 Week Low: 234.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 236.68m
  • Volume: 552,004
  • Market Cap: £641.41m

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Sep-26 Buy Dividends Angela Lane 260.93p 197 £514.02
07-Sep-26 Buy Dividends Mark Little 270.50p 55 £148.77
20-May-26 Buy Dividends Mark Little 1,286.36p 11 £141.50
16-Apr-26 Placing Angela Lane 1,280.55p 697 £8,925.45
16-Apr-26 Buy Louise Nash 1,272.98p 2,472 £31,468.07

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
16-Apr-26 Buy Louise Nash 1,272.98p 2,472 £31,468.07
16-Apr-26 Placing Angela Lane 1,280.55p 697 £8,925.45
16-Sep-26 Buy Dividends Angela Lane 260.93p 197 £514.02
07-Sep-26 Buy Dividends Mark Little 270.50p 55 £148.77
20-May-26 Buy Dividends Mark Little 1,286.36p 11 £141.50

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Ronald Gould 12,725 £34,485
James Barnes 12,500 £33,875
Helen Sinclair 4,950 £13,414
Angela Lane 3,672 £9,951
Mark Little 2,955 £8,008

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Rathbone Bros 40,088,400 £108,639,564
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd 24,400,693 £66,125,878
Derbyshire County Council 12,175,000 £32,994,250
Tilney Smith & Williamson Limited 11,950,925 £32,387,007
The Bank of New York Mellon Nominees Limited 11,925,000 £32,316,750
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 11,900,000 £32,249,000
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 11,743,150 £31,823,936
Tilney Smith & Williamson Limited 10,613,350 £28,762,178
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 10,126,100 £27,441,731
East Riding of Yorkshire Council 9,402,500 £25,480,775
Saba Capital CEF Special Opportunities Master Fund 1, Ltd 8,421,300 £22,821,723
West Yorkshire Pension Fund 8,075,425 £21,884,402
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited 7,694,275 £20,851,485
Royal London Asset Management Limited 7,682,675 £20,820,049
Evelyn Partners 7,477,300 £20,263,483
City of London Investment Management Company Limited 2,754,850 £7,465,644
BlackRock, Inc. 2,177,643 £5,901,412

* 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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BRSC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 271.00p
Change Today -2.50p
% Change -0.91 %
52 Week High 283.60
52 Week Low 234.00
Volume 552,004
Shares Issued 236.68m
Market Cap £641.41m

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
74.74% below the market average74.74% below the market average74.74% below the market average74.74% below the market average74.74% below the market average
81.38% below the sector average81.38% below the sector average81.38% below the sector average81.38% below the sector average81.38% below the sector average
Price Trend
19.75% above the market average19.75% above the market average19.75% above the market average19.75% above the market average19.75% above the market average
0.75% above the sector average0.75% above the sector average0.75% above the sector average0.75% above the sector average0.75% above the sector average
Income
29.24% below the market average29.24% below the market average29.24% below the market average29.24% below the market average29.24% below the market average
2.17% below the sector average2.17% below the sector average2.17% below the sector average2.17% below the sector average2.17% below the sector average
Growth
73.38% below the market average73.38% below the market average73.38% below the market average73.38% below the market average73.38% below the market average
47.58% below the sector average47.58% below the sector average47.58% below the sector average47.58% below the sector average47.58% below the sector average

BRSC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  2nd Interim Interim
Ex-Div 05-Nov-26 30-Jul-26
Paid 10-Dec-26 03-Sep-26
Amount 2.23p 2.23p

Trades for 13-Nov-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:50 108,312 @ 271.99p
16:45 39,869 @ 270.80p
16:37 35,000 @ 271.00p
16:35 47,901 @ 271.00p
16:35 1,771 @ 271.00p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

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