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ESCT
The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
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Insights Articles
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The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC: Full-Year Results 2024
Ollie Beckett, fund manager, discusses the full-year results for The European Smaller Companies Trust, including the drivers of the trust’s outperformance in the period.
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Two trends in European Smaller Companies
A vast array of companies make up the European smaller companies market. Here, we discuss how the manager of The European Smaller Companies Trust sorts the wheat from the chaff…
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How European smaller company shares have outperformed over time
European smaller companies have outperformed their larger equivalents on a share price basis over the long term. Here, we discuss some of the reasons why that could be the case...
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“Cheap is not enough” – finding value in a muted market
European smaller companies valuations sit at historic lows. Finding investment value in a market like this requires a different approach...
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The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC: Half-Year Results
Fund Manager, Ollie Beckett, discusses the half-year results for The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (ESCT), including: how the Trust performed over the period; where he, and the team, have found opportunities in the market; and provides his outlook for European small cap.
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Why 2024 could be European small caps’ time to shine
With European small cap valuations reaching historic lows, this point in the economic cycle could be ideal for stock-pickers focusing on high-quality growth stocks.