Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust Plc BRSC

Dividend Summary

The next Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust Plc dividend is expected to go ex in 27 days and to be paid in 2 months.
The previous Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust Plc dividend was 15p and it went ex 6 months ago and it was paid 5 months ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 1.2.

Latest Dividends

Summary	Previous dividend	Next dividend
Status	Paid	Forecast
Type	Interim	Final
Per share	15p	Sign Up Required
Declaration date	25 Oct 2023 (Wed)	03 May 2024 (Fri)
Ex-div date	02 Nov 2023 (Thu)	16 May 2024 (Thu)
Pay date	04 Dec 2023 (Mon)	25 Jun 2024 (Tue)

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£15.00

Paid on 04 Dec 2023 (Mon)

Next Payment

Paid on 25 Jun 2024 (Tue)

Forecast Accuracy

87%

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Dividend Yield Today

3.3%

The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend payment by the prevailing share price

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The table below shows the full dividend history for Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust Plc

Status	Type	Decl. date	Ex-div date	Pay date	Decl. Currency	Forecast amount	Decl. amount	Accuracy
Forecast	Final	01 May 2026	14 May 2026	23 Jun 2026	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Interim	22 Oct 2025	30 Oct 2025	01 Dec 2025	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Final	02 May 2025	15 May 2025	24 Jun 2025	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Interim	23 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2024	02 Dec 2024	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Final	03 May 2024	16 May 2024	25 Jun 2024	GBP	Sign up	—
Paid	Interim	25 Oct 2023	02 Nov 2023	04 Dec 2023	GBP	15.9p	15p	😊
Paid	Final	05 May 2023	18 May 2023	27 Jun 2023	GBP	24.5p	25.5p	😃
Paid	Interim	03 Nov 2022	10 Nov 2022	09 Dec 2022	GBP	13.5p	14.5p	😊
Paid	Final	29 Apr 2022	12 May 2022	17 Jun 2022	GBP	20.8p	22p	😊
Paid	Interim	02 Nov 2021	11 Nov 2021	02 Dec 2021	GBP	13.2p	13p	😃
Paid	Final	07 May 2021	20 May 2021	18 Jun 2021	GBP	19.7p	20.5p	😃
Paid	Interim	05 Nov 2020	12 Nov 2020	02 Dec 2020	GBP	14.3p	12.8p	😏
Paid	Interim	03 Jun 2020	11 Jun 2020	29 Jun 2020	GBP	24p	19.7p	😌
Paid	Interim	05 Nov 2019	14 Nov 2019	03 Dec 2019	GBP	14p	12.8p	😊
Paid	Final	03 May 2019	16 May 2019	12 Jun 2019	GBP	20p	19.2p	😃
Paid	Interim	29 Oct 2018	08 Nov 2018	26 Nov 2018	GBP	12p	12p	😄
Paid	Final	27 Apr 2018	17 May 2018	15 Jun 2018	GBP	15p	16p	😊
Paid	Interim	30 Oct 2017	09 Nov 2017	15 Dec 2017	GBP	8.5p	10p	😌
Paid	Final	02 May 2017	18 May 2017	19 Jun 2017	GBP	11.5p	13p	😏
Paid	Interim	25 Oct 2016	03 Nov 2016	30 Nov 2016	GBP	7.5p	8p	😊
Paid	Final	25 Apr 2016	19 May 2016	20 Jun 2016	GBP	—	10.5p
Paid	Interim	26 Oct 2015	05 Nov 2015	30 Nov 2015	GBP	—	7p
Paid	Final	27 Apr 2015	21 May 2015	25 Jun 2015	GBP	—	9p
Paid	Interim	24 Oct 2014	06 Nov 2014	03 Dec 2014	GBP	—	5.5p
Paid	Final	25 Apr 2014	14 May 2014	17 Jun 2014	GBP	—	7.4p
Paid	Interim	–	30 Oct 2013	29 Nov 2013	GBP	—	4.6p
Paid	Final	–	29 May 2013	03 Jul 2013	GBP	—	6.5p
Paid	Interim	–	07 Nov 2012	07 Dec 2012	GBP	—	3.5p
Paid	Interim	–	26 Oct 2011	02 Dec 2011	GBP	—	2.42p
Paid	Final	–	11 May 2011	21 Jun 2011	GBP	—	4.8p
Paid	Interim	–	20 Oct 2010	26 Nov 2010	GBP	—	2.2p
Paid	Final	–	31 Dec 2009	31 Dec 2009	GBP	—	6.1p
Paid	Final	–	31 Dec 2008	31 Dec 2008	GBP	—	5.05p
Paid	Final	–	31 Dec 2007	31 Dec 2007	GBP	—	5.15p
Paid	Final	–	31 Dec 2006	31 Dec 2006	GBP	—	4.76p

Year	Amount	Change
2006	4.76p	—
2007	5.15p	 8.2%
2008	5.05p	 -1.9%
2009	6.1p	 20.8%
2010	7.0p	 14.8%
2011	2.42p	 -65.4%
2012	10.0p	 313.2%
2013	12.0p	 20.0%
2014	14.5p	 20.8%
2015	17.5p	 20.7%
2016	21.0p	 20.0%
2017	26.0p	 23.8%
2018	31.2p	 20.0%
2019	32.5p	 4.2%
2020	33.3p	 2.5%
2021	35.0p	 5.1%
2022	40.0p	 14.3%
2023	41.4p	 3.5%
2024	Sign Up Required
2025	Sign Up Required

Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust Plc Optimized Dividend Chart

The chart below shows the optimized dividends for this security over a rolling 12-month period.

Dividend Yield Today: 3.3%
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52 Week High: 5.2% on 15 May 2023
52 Week Low: 3.1% on 17 May 2023
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About Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust Plc

Smaller companies, chosen well, can be a strong contributor to portfolio returns. They will often be at the vanguard of innovation, and as such may display faster organic growth. They will often be driven by entrepreneurial management, and may be the beneficiaries of merger and acquisition activity. As such, we believe they have a place as part of a diversified portfolio.

Nevertheless, investors should note that the share prices of smaller companies may experience greater volatility than other types of investment and not every company will be a winner. BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc offers:

A portfolio of companies with strong growth potential, blended to diversify risk.
Exposure to quality smaller companies with successful management teams, strong balance sheets, a reliable record of revenue growth and a competitive market position.
Companies selected by an experienced smaller companies team.

Sector: Equity Investments
Country: United Kingdom
Share Price: £13.62 (yesterday's closing price)
Shares in Issue: 47 million
Market Cap: £642mn
Dividend Cover How many times is the dividend covered by company income. A cover of 1 means all income is paid out in dividends: 1.2
CADI The Consecutive Annual Dividend Increases - the number of years this company has been increasing its dividends: 10+
Market Indices: FTSE 350, FTSE 250
Home Page URL: https://www.blackrock.com/uk/individual/site-entry?nc=true&targetUrl=%2Fuk%2Findividual%2Fproducts%2Finvestment-trusts%2Four-range%2Fblackrock-smaller-companies-investment-trust%2Ftrust-information%3FsiteEntryPassthrough%3Dtrue

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