BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)

Sector:

Investment Firms

Index:

FTSE 250

1,308.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      10.00p
  • 52 Week High: 1,608.00
  • 52 Week Low: 1,096.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 42.61m
  • Volume: 113,540
  • Market Cap: £557.38m
  • Beta: 0.01

Directors dealings: Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust“s non-exec buys in

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Friday 28 Oct 2016

LONDON (ShareCast) - (ShareCast News) - Robert Robertson, a non-executive director at Blackcrock“s Smaller Companies Trust, picked up 5,000 shares at an individual price of 901p, for a total consideration of £45,050.


The transaction was carried out on 28 of October, the trust said in a statement.

Three days before the vehicle unveiled an 8.8% rise in its net asset value per share for the six months ending on 31 August to 1,079.28p.

Estimated with debt at fair value the trust finished the reporting period at a discount of 16.3%, up from 10.1% as of 31 August 2015, and was sporting a dividend yield of 2.1%, up from the 1.6% which was an offer at the end of the prior-year period.

Top Director Buys

Berendsen (BRSN)
Director name: Ferguson,Iain
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 1,033.00p
Value: £103,300.00

Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC)
Director name: Robertson,Robert Sinclair
Amount purchased: 5,000 @ 901.00p
Value: £45,050.00

Schroder Uk Mid Cap Fund (SCP)
Director name: Talbut,Robert
Amount purchased: 2,564 @ 414.00p
Value: £10,614.96

Foresight 3 Vct (FTD)
Director name: Abbott,Raymond
Amount purchased: 20,325 @ 49.80p
Value: £10,121.85

Phoenix Group Holdings (di) (PHNX)
Director name: Barbour ,Alastair
Amount purchased: 3,625 @ 235.00p
Value: £8,518.75

Ashley House (ASH)
Director name: Holmes,Jonathan
Amount purchased: 17,418 @ 7.75p
Value: £1,349.90

Ashley House (ASH)
Director name: Walters,Antony
Amount purchased: 17,418 @ 7.75p
Value: £1,349.90



Top Director Sells

Gw Pharmaceuticals (GWP)
Director name: Guy,Geoffrey
Amount sold: 138,318 @ 804.00p
Value: £1,112,076.71

Gw Pharmaceuticals (GWP)
Director name: Guy,Geoffrey
Amount sold: 130,000 @ 808.00p
Value: £1,050,399.99

Equiniti Group (EQN)
Director name: Beeston,Kevin S
Amount sold: 368,914 @ 203.29p
Value: £749,965.31

Equiniti Group (EQN)
Director name: Stier,John
Amount sold: 295,000 @ 203.29p
Value: £599,705.53

Gw Pharmaceuticals (GWP)
Director name: Guy,Geoffrey
Amount sold: 31,682 @ 790.00p
Value: £250,287.80

Coral Products (CRU)
Director name: Grimmond,Joseph (Joe)
Amount sold: 170,000 @ 19.50p
Value: £33,150.00

Equiniti Group (EQN)
Director name: Matthews,Paul
Amount sold: 16,125 @ 203.29p
Value: £32,780.51

Phoenix Group Holdings (di) (PHNX)
Director name: Barbour ,Alastair
Amount sold: 1,750 @ 235.00p
Value: £4,112.50

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BRSC Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,308.00p
Change Today 10.00p
% Change 0.77 %
52 Week High 1,608.00
52 Week Low 1,096.00
Volume 113,540
Shares Issued 42.61m
Market Cap £557.38m
Beta 0.01

BRSC Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
69.55% below the market average69.55% below the market average69.55% below the market average69.55% below the market average69.55% below the market average
51.8% below the sector average51.8% below the sector average51.8% below the sector average51.8% below the sector average51.8% below the sector average
Price Trend
27.25% below the market average27.25% below the market average27.25% below the market average27.25% below the market average27.25% below the market average
59.34% below the sector average59.34% below the sector average59.34% below the sector average59.34% below the sector average59.34% below the sector average
Income
32.05% below the market average32.05% below the market average32.05% below the market average32.05% below the market average32.05% below the market average
17.24% below the sector average17.24% below the sector average17.24% below the sector average17.24% below the sector average17.24% below the sector average
Growth
37.1% below the market average37.1% below the market average37.1% below the market average37.1% below the market average37.1% below the market average
34.3% below the sector average34.3% below the sector average34.3% below the sector average34.3% below the sector average34.3% below the sector average

BRSC Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 15-May-25 31-Oct-24
Paid 26-Jun-25 04-Dec-24
Amount 28.50p 15.50p

Trades for 06-Jun-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:37 10,000 @ 1,308.00p
16:37 22,000 @ 1,307.05p
16:35 20,229 @ 1,308.00p
16:35 132 @ 1,308.00p
16:35 178 @ 1,308.00p

BRSC Key Personnel

Chair Ronald Gould

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