The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (ESCT)

Category Europe ex-UK Small/Mid-Cap Equity

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

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Sell

181.00p

Buy

182.40p

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Discount/Premium

-5.55%

Estimated NAV

196.936p

Prices updated at 31 Mar 2025, 17:09 BST

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Investment objective

The Company seeks capital growth by investing in smaller and medium sized companies which are quoted, domiciled, listed or have operations in Europe (ex UK).

FTSE All-Share

-1.02%

LSE

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Company name

Janus Henderson Investors Ltd

Legal structure

Closed Ended Investment Company

Domicile

United Kingdom

Fiscal year end

30 Jun 2025

Launch date

06 Sep 1990

Lead manager

Ollie Beckett

Lead manager start date

01 Jul 2011

Lead fund manager biography

Ollie Beckett is a Portfolio Manager on the European Equities Team at Janus Henderson Investors. Ollie first joined Henderson as an assistant portfolio manager for European equities upon the firm’s merger with AMP Asset Management in 1998 and was named fund manager in 1999. He moved to the Global Technology Team in 2000. He left Henderson in 2003 to pursue other interests before returning to his current role with the firm in 2005. Ollie received a BA degree (Hons) in economics and government from the University of Manchester. He has 29 years of financial industry experience.

Head office

201 Bishopsgate

London

United Kingdom

EC2M 3AE

0207 818 1818

Company website

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