ESCT
The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
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Insights Articles
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The European Smaller Companies Trust: full-year results 2026
The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT) has released its results for the full-year ended 30 June 2026. Dive into the details and discover how we're performing by watching a video from our fund manager, Ollie Beckett, as he discusses the results and provides further insights.
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Europe: broadening your investment opportunity set
The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT) looks beyond Europe's household names to uncover the region's hidden growth engines. Here, ESCT deputy fund manager, Julia Scheufler, explains why Europe's smaller companies can help broaden an investor's opportunity set through diversification, specialist expertise and exposure to long-term growth trends.
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A stronger economy, better opportunities: why Sweden is back on the radar
Julia Scheufler and Ollie Beckett, deputy fund manager and fund manager of The European Smaller Companies Trust, highlight why Sweden has recently become an increasingly attractive hunting ground – and what this could mean for investors.
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Your income, made simple: ESCT rolls out quarterly dividends
ESCT’s new dividend policy offers clearer, more regular income, with dividends now paid every quarter.
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Hear from the fund manager, Ollie Beckett (ESCT), hosted by Kepler
Watch Ollie Beckett, fund manager of The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT), as he introduces the trust and outlines its investment approach in this webinar hosted by Kepler Trust Intelligence.
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ISAs and investment trusts explained
With this year’s ISA deadline approaching, explore ISA, SIPP and JISA basics with Janus Henderson Investment Trusts…