BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

279.50p
   
  • Change Today:
      3.00p
  • 52 Week High: 6,600.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 262.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 243.03m
  • Volume: 792,849
  • Market Cap: £679.27m
  • Beta: 0.00

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
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
10-Dec-25 Buy Dividends Mark Little 1,300.00p 6 £78.00

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
20-May-26 Buy Dividends Mark Little 1,286.36p 11 £141.50
10-Dec-25 Buy Dividends Mark Little 1,300.00p 6 £78.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Ronald Gould 12,725 £35,566
James Barnes 12,500 £34,938
Helen Sinclair 4,950 £13,835
Angela Lane 3,475 £9,713
Mark Little 2,900 £8,106

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Rathbone Bros 40,088,400 £112,047,078
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd 24,400,693 £68,199,937
Derbyshire County Council 12,175,000 £34,029,125
Tilney Smith & Williamson Limited 11,950,925 £33,402,835
The Bank of New York Mellon Nominees Limited 11,925,000 £33,330,375
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 11,900,000 £33,260,500
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 11,743,150 £32,822,104
Tilney Smith & Williamson Limited 10,613,350 £29,664,313
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 10,126,100 £28,302,450
East Riding of Yorkshire Council 9,402,500 £26,279,988
Saba Capital CEF Special Opportunities Master Fund 1, Ltd 8,421,300 £23,537,534
West Yorkshire Pension Fund 8,075,425 £22,570,813
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited 7,694,275 £21,505,499
Royal London Asset Management Limited 7,682,675 £21,473,077
Evelyn Partners 7,477,300 £20,899,054
City of London Investment Management Company Limited 2,754,850 £7,699,806
BlackRock, Inc. 2,177,643 £6,086,512

* 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 279.50p
Change Today 3.00p
% Change 1.09 %
52 Week High 6,600.00p
52 Week Low 262.00p
Volume 792,849
Shares Issued 243.03m
Market Cap £679.27m
Beta 0.00

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
68.52% below the market average68.52% below the market average68.52% below the market average68.52% below the market average68.52% below the market average
45.93% below the sector average45.93% below the sector average45.93% below the sector average45.93% below the sector average45.93% below the sector average
Price Trend
14.03% below the market average14.03% below the market average14.03% below the market average14.03% below the market average14.03% below the market average
43.14% below the sector average43.14% below the sector average43.14% below the sector average43.14% below the sector average43.14% below the sector average
Income
34.36% below the market average34.36% below the market average34.36% below the market average34.36% below the market average34.36% below the market average
21.43% below the sector average21.43% below the sector average21.43% below the sector average21.43% below the sector average21.43% below the sector average
Growth
31.54% below the market average31.54% below the market average31.54% below the market average31.54% below the market average31.54% below the market average
27.86% below the sector average27.86% below the sector average27.86% below the sector average27.86% below the sector average27.86% below the sector average

BRSC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 30-Jul-26 09-Apr-26
Paid 03-Sep-26 08-May-26
Amount 2.23p 28.50p

Trades for 06-Aug-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:37 150,000 @ 279.50p
11:37 195,100 @ 277.50p
16:35 140,403 @ 279.50p
16:35 1 @ 279.50p
16:35 681 @ 279.50p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

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