The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

224.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 224.60p
  • 52 Week Low: 163.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 352.14m
  • Volume: 1,994,680
  • Market Cap: £788.80m
  • Beta: 0.93

Latest Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
05-Dec-25 Buy Daniel Burgess 211.28p 18,000 £38,030.40
27-Nov-25 Buy James Williams 208.00p 15,000 £31,200.00
25-Nov-25 Buy Stuart Paterson 203.08p 48,587 £98,670.77

Largest Deals (365 days)

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
25-Nov-25 Buy Stuart Paterson 203.08p 48,587 £98,670.77
05-Dec-25 Buy Daniel Burgess 211.28p 18,000 £38,030.40
27-Nov-25 Buy James Williams 208.00p 15,000 £31,200.00

Director Shareholdings

Notifier Holding Value*
Daniel Burgess 66,000 £147,840
James Williams 33,000 £73,920
Ann Grevelius 15,000 £33,600

Major Shareholders

Notifier** Holding Value*
Global Investments Holdings 59,978,412 £134,351,643
Halifax Share Dealing 55,457,032 £124,223,752
Wells Capital Management 24,387,624 £54,628,278
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 18,613,520 £41,694,285
Alliance Trust Savings 18,156,712 £40,671,035
City of London Investment Management Company Limited 18,107,808 £40,561,490
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 17,783,216 £39,834,404
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 17,429,675 £39,042,472
Hargreaves Lansdown 15,722,232 £35,217,800
Rathbone Brothers 13,590,984 £30,443,804
LGT Group 12,405,136 £27,787,505
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 9,744,712 £21,828,155

* 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.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

 

ESCT Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 224.00p
Change Today 2.00p
% Change 0.90 %
52 Week High 224.60p
52 Week Low 163.00p
Volume 1,994,680
Shares Issued 352.14m
Market Cap £788.80m
Beta 0.93

ESCT Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
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
  2nd Interim Interim
Ex-Div 18-Sep-25 03-Apr-25
Paid 08-Oct-25 02-May-25
Amount 3.45p 1.45p

Trades for 09-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
16:39 275,000 @ 222.70p
16:38 200,000 @ 222.70p
11:30 843,729 @ 222.50p
15:09 300,000 @ 222.70p
16:36 27,371 @ 224.00p

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