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The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
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Insights Articles
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Europe’s hidden growth engines: Rory Stokes on what’s next for small caps
At the recent AIC Investment Company Showcase, Rory Stokes, deputy fund manager at The European Smaller Companies Trust, discussed the current landscape of the European small cap market and how the trust looks beyond the obvious to find value in often overlooked smaller companies in the region.
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The European Smaller Companies Trust: full-year results 2025
The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT) has released its results for the full-year 2025. 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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The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC: Half-Year Results 2025
Ollie Beckett, fund manager of The European Smaller Companies Trust, discusses the trust’s half-year results, including performance, portfolio changes and his outlook for the market...
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Meet the ISA millionaire makers
The AIC has found that 50 investment trusts would have made investors ISA millionaires if they had invested their full ISA allowance in them each year between 1999 and 2024.
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A chart that counts: European Smaller Companies Trust
European smaller companies have historically beaten large caps over different stages of the stock market cycle.
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ESCT AJ Bell and Shares Investor Evening
Watch Ollie Beckett, Fund Manager of the European Smaller Companies Trust, as he speaks at the AJ Bell and Shares Investor Evening.