Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (ASL)

Category UK Small-Cap Equity
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Sell

1,430.00p

Buy

1,442.00p

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Discount/Premium

-12.22%

Estimated NAV

1,633.66p

Prices updated at 17 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.
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Portfolio as of 31/12/2024

Asset allocation

Show long & short position

Geographical breakdown

Continent or country allocation (%)

Market classification (%)

Top 10 holdings

1
Wilmington PLC
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
3.43748
2
Just Group PLC
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
3.21711
3
Morgan Advanced Materials PLC
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
2.88866
4
Vesuvius PLC
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
2.73559
5
TI Fluid Systems PLC
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
2.70287
6
Galliford Try Holdings PLC
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
2.67374
7
Bakkavor Group PLC Ordinary Shares
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
2.46768
8
Quilter PLC Ordinary Shares
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
2.43144
9
Zegona Communications PLC
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
2.34642
10
Zigup PLC
Sector
-
Country
United Kingdom
% of assets
2.21995
Assets in top 10 holdings %

27.12%

Total no. of equity holdings

79.00

Total no. of bond holdings

-

Stock sectors

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc
UK Small-Cap Equity

47.65%

Basic materials

5.75%
-

Con cyclical

19.01%
-

Financial svs

18.47%
-

Real estate

4.42%
-

43.15%

Comm services

8.52%
-

Energy

1.74%
-

Industrials

27.24%
-

Technology

5.65%
-

9.19%

Con defensive

9.19%
-

Healthcare

-
-

Utilities

-
-


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