BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

270.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      1.50p
  • 52 Week High: 283.60
  • 52 Week Low: 234.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 238.02m
  • Volume: 165,861
  • Market Cap: £642.66m

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 £34,358
James Barnes 12,500 £33,750
Helen Sinclair 4,950 £13,365
Angela Lane 3,672 £9,914
Mark Little 2,955 £7,978

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Rathbone Bros 40,088,400 £108,238,680
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd 24,400,693 £65,881,871
Derbyshire County Council 12,175,000 £32,872,500
Tilney Smith & Williamson Limited 11,950,925 £32,267,498
The Bank of New York Mellon Nominees Limited 11,925,000 £32,197,500
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 11,900,000 £32,130,000
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 11,743,150 £31,706,505
Tilney Smith & Williamson Limited 10,613,350 £28,656,045
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 10,126,100 £27,340,470
East Riding of Yorkshire Council 9,402,500 £25,386,750
Saba Capital CEF Special Opportunities Master Fund 1, Ltd 8,421,300 £22,737,510
West Yorkshire Pension Fund 8,075,425 £21,803,648
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited 7,694,275 £20,774,542
Royal London Asset Management Limited 7,682,675 £20,743,222
Evelyn Partners 7,477,300 £20,188,710
City of London Investment Management Company Limited 2,754,850 £7,438,095
BlackRock, Inc. 2,177,643 £5,879,636

* 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 270.00p
Change Today 1.50p
% Change 0.56 %
52 Week High 283.60
52 Week Low 234.00
Volume 165,861
Shares Issued 238.02m
Market Cap £642.66m

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
74.35% below the market average74.35% below the market average74.35% below the market average74.35% below the market average74.35% below the market average
82.79% below the sector average82.79% below the sector average82.79% below the sector average82.79% below the sector average82.79% below the sector average
Price Trend
19.64% above the market average19.64% above the market average19.64% above the market average19.64% above the market average19.64% 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
29.84% below the market average29.84% below the market average29.84% below the market average29.84% below the market average29.84% below the market average
1.68% below the sector average1.68% below the sector average1.68% below the sector average1.68% below the sector average1.68% below the sector average
Growth
73.57% below the market average73.57% below the market average73.57% below the market average73.57% below the market average73.57% below the market average
48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% below the sector average48.57% 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 14-Oct-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
12:54 550 @ 270.00p
12:43 221 @ 270.50p
12:43 400 @ 270.50p
12:26 7,788 @ 270.25p
12:15 21 @ 269.71p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

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