Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (ASL)

Category UK Small-Cap Equity

This investment trust can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account

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Sell

1,424.00p

Buy

1,426.00p

arrow-up2.00p (+0.14%)

Discount/Premium

-12.80%

Estimated NAV

1,630.69p

Prices updated at 24 Jan 2025, 16:35 GMT

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Prices in GBX

Investment objective

To achieve a NAV total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than on the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding Investment Companies) over the long term, by investing in over 80 small UK quoted companies.

FTSE All-Share

-0.64%

LSE

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Annual performance (%)

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	This fund	Peer group index
31 Dec 14 - 31 Dec 15	13.86	25.24
31 Dec 15 - 31 Dec 16	-4.24	3.19
31 Dec 16 - 31 Dec 17	22.63	29.29
31 Dec 17 - 31 Dec 18	-11.77	-10.13
31 Dec 18 - 31 Dec 19	39.76	22.22
31 Dec 19 - 31 Dec 20	-16.47	1.29
31 Dec 20 - 31 Dec 21	20.31	26.02
31 Dec 21 - 31 Dec 22	-7.29	-20.37
31 Dec 22 - 31 Dec 23	8.03	3.73
31 Dec 23 - 31 Dec 24	10.68	10.57

Primary benchmark: Deutsche Numis SC Ex Invt Com TR GBP

Peer group index: Morningstar IT UK Smaller Companies

Trailing returns (%)

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	This fund	Peer group index
1 Day	-0.84	0.13
1 Month	-2.47	-0.13
3 Months	-5.33	-1.23
6 Months	-11.68	-6.22
1 Year	10.43	11.05
3 Years annualised	2.03	-2.56
5 Years annualised	2.29	2.98

Primary benchmark: Deutsche Numis SC Ex Invt Com TR GBP

Peer group index: Morningstar IT UK Smaller Companies

Please note that past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Please use the interactive graph for benchmark comparison.

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