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HSL The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

HSL aims to help investors benefit from often overlooked and underappreciated smaller UK companies. A rigorous approach seeks to uncover opportunities at a reasonable price.

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ISIN
GB0009065060

Share price
972.00p
As of 22/09/2026

Estimated NAV
1,069.69p
As of 22/09/2026

Discount / Premium
-9.13%
As of 22/09/2026

Yield
2.98%
As of 22/09/2026

Overview

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Company aims to maximise shareholders’ total returns (capital and income) by investing in smaller companies that are quoted in the United Kingdom.

The value of an investment and the income from it can fall as well as rise as a result of market and currency fluctuations and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Potential investors must read the latest annual report and where relevant, the key information document before investing. This website is for promotional purposes and does not qualify as an investment recommendation.

ABOUT THIS COMPANY

  • Looks for quality growth companies but will only invest at a reasonable price
  • Outperformed the Numis Smaller Companies Index in all but four years since Neil’s appointment in 2002.
  • Disciplined management team that abides by a strict checklist to increase the likelihood of good performance
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Past performance does not predict future returns. 
 

Georgeson Tracing Programme

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust has engaged Georgeson to carry out a tracing and engagement programme that will help find and reunite shareholders in the Company with their unclaimed assets.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Portfolio Management

Indriatti van Hien, ACA, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Industry since 2007. Joined Firm in 2011.

Cassie Herlihy

Portfolio Manager

Industry since 2017. Joined Firm in 2025.

Performance

Marketing Communication. Past performance does not predict future returns. The value of an investment and the income from it may go down as well as up and you may lose the amount originally invested. Potential investors must read the latest annual report and where relevant, the key information document before investing.
Discrete Performance (%)
As of 30/06/2026
Share price Net asset value per share Deutsche Numis SC Ex Invt Com TR
 
As of 30/06/2026 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Share price 6.85 4.57 20.29 -6.06 -33.61
Net asset value per share 6.43 -0.04 17.23 -7.38 -26.59
Deutsche Numis SC Ex Invt Com TR 7.12 11.14 14.49 4.43 -17.18
The Price and Net Asset Value are total returns.

Source: © 2026 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance does not predict future returns.
Note that any differences among portfolio securities currencies, share class currencies and costs to be paid or represented in currencies other than your home currency will expose you to currency risk.  Costs and returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency and exchange rate fluctuations.
Cumulative & Annualised Performance (%)
As of 31/08/2026
Share price Net asset value per share Deutsche Numis SC Ex Invt Com TR
 
  Cumulative Annualised
  1MO 3MO YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR
Share price 3.78 7.85 16.28 16.55 48.15 -16.12 109.39
Net asset value per share 4.88 7.21 13.69 17.20 39.25 -15.09 82.46
Deutsche Numis SC Ex Invt Com TR 3.94 8.10 11.90 17.44 47.58 21.88 97.18
Source: © Morningstar 2026. All rights reserved. The Price and Net Asset Value (NAV) are total returns. Source: Morningstar. Past performance does not predict future returns.
Note that any differences among portfolio securities currencies, share class currencies and costs to be paid or represented in currencies other than your home currency will expose you to currency risk.  Costs and returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency and exchange rate fluctuations.

Recommended holding period 5 Years

Example Investment: GBP 10,000

Scenarios If you exit after 1 year If you exit after 5 years
MinimumThere is no minimum guaranteed return. You could lose some or all of your investment
StressWhat you might get back after costs3,440 GBP2,510 GBP
Average return each year-65.59%-24.17%
UnfavourableWhat you might get back after costs5,950 GBP7,780 GBP
Average return each year-40.53%-4.90%
ModerateWhat you might get back after costs10,180 GBP11,390 GBP
Average return each year1.81%2.64%
FavourableWhat you might get back after costs17,940 GBP24,960 GBP
Average return each year79.38%20.08%
There is currently insufficient data to provide a useful indication of past performance to investors. This share class has been established for less than a year. To view performance returns please choose an alternative share class, if available.

Portfolio

Top Holdings (As of 31/08/2026)
Holding % of Fund
Balfour Beatty 3.00
Paragon Banking Group 2.80
Computacenter 2.72
OSB Group 2.60
Oxford Instruments 2.49
Mitchells & Butlers 2.38
Bellway 2.32
Volution Group 2.15
Renishaw 2.09
Chemring Group 2.05
TOTAL 24.62
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Sector Allocation % of Fund % of Fund As of 31/08/2026

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  • The value of the Funds and the income from them is not guaranteed and may fall as well as rise. You may get back less than you originally invested.
  • Past performance does not predict future returns.
  • Third party data is believed to be reliable, but its completeness and accuracy is not guaranteed.
  • Some of the administrative expenses are taken from capital. This allows more income to be paid but it may also restrict capital growth or even reduce the capital over time.
  • Losses could be incurred if a counterparty became unwilling or unable to meet its obligations, or as a result of failure or delay in operational processes or the failure of a third party provider.
  • Derivatives may be used with the aim of reducing risk or managing the portfolio more efficiently. However, this introduces other risks, in particular, that a derivative counterparty may not meet its contractual obligations.
  • If a Company's portfolio is concentrated towards a particular country or geographical region, the investment carries greater risk (as well as the potential for greater reward) than a portfolio that is diversified across more countries.
  • This investment should be held as part of a broader diversified portfolio. Balancing it with investments that have different risk profiles can help reduce the impact of any single investment underperforming.
  • The Company may borrow to invest, which could magnify gains or losses.
  • As the Company may borrow to invest, changes in interest rates could increase or decrease the cost of any borrowings.
  • The Company invests in the shares of other companies. These shares may become hard to value or to sell at a desired time and price, especially in extreme market conditions when asset prices may be falling, increasing the risk of investment losses.
  • Your return on investment is directly related to the market price of the Company's shares, which may be higher (trading at a premium) or lower (trading at a discount) than the value of its underlying net asset value assets. This means your returns may differ from the performance of those assets.
  • While active management techniques are typically positive for performance, this approach may also result in periods of underperformance relative to the benchmark and comparable passive and index-tracking funds, particularly during unexpected market shifts.
  • Shares can gain and lose value rapidly, and typically involve higher risks than bonds or money market instruments. The value of your investment may rise and fall in line with the underlying equity markets.
  • If the companies in which the portfolio is invested persistently reduce their dividend payments, the Company will find it more difficult to maintain or grow its own dividend payments each year.
  • The Company maintains a portfolio with a bias towards income-generating companies. This may result in the Company significantly underperforming or outperforming the wider market.
  • The portfolio invests in smaller company shares, which may be more difficult to buy and sell, and their share prices may fluctuate more than those of larger companies.
  • The Company confirms that it currently conducts its affairs so that its ordinary shares of 25p each can be recommended by IFAs to ordinary retail investors in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules in relation to non-mainstream investment products and intends to continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
  • The shares are excluded from the FCA’s restrictions which apply to non-mainstream investment products because they are shares in an investment trust.
  • For detailed product information including the risks associated with investing please read the relevant Prospectus or Annual Report. Please refer to the AIFMD Disclosure document and Annual Report of the AIF before making any final investment decisions.
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  • The Legal Entity Identifier for this product is 213800NE2NCQ67M2M998.

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