The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

203.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -6.00p
  • 52 Week High: 229.50
  • 52 Week Low: 163.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 349.10m
  • Volume: 1,636,401
  • Market Cap: £710.41m

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) 18-Mar-2026 13:14 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 17-Mar-2026 12:17 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 16-Mar-2026 17:08 RNS
Net Asset Value(s) 16-Mar-2026 14:28 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 13-Mar-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 203.50p
Change Today -6.00p
% Change -2.86 %
52 Week High 229.50
52 Week Low 163.00
Volume 1,636,401
Shares Issued 349.10m
Market Cap £710.41m

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
  Interim 2nd Interim
Ex-Div 29-Jan-26 18-Sep-25
Paid 27-Feb-26 08-Oct-25
Amount 2.81p 3.45p

Trades for 19-Mar-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:36 200,000 @ 204.75p
16:47 3,186 @ 204.02p
16:38 787 @ 203.50p
16:38 765 @ 203.50p
16:38 1,208 @ 203.50p

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