The Global Smaller Companies Trust

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Performance (%) as at 30.09.24

Past Performance is not a guide to future performance.


Source: Lipper and CT. Basis: Percentage growth, total return, bid to bid price with net income reinvested in sterling.

Cumulative performance as at 30.09.24 (%)
1 month
Year to date
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
NAV (debt at market value)
-1.54
8.03
12.58
4.59
33.53
Share price
0.00
14.33
20.57
4.91
31.91
Benchmark
-0.16
6.60
14.46
7.34
43.70
Discrete annual performance as at 30.09.24 (%)
2024/ 2023
2023/ 2022
2022/ 2021
2021/ 2020
2020/ 2019
NAV (debt at market value)
12.58
7.65
-13.70
35.56
-5.82
Share price
20.57
12.92
-22.95
38.08
-8.94
Benchmark
14.46
7.64
-12.87
38.35
-3.24

Let's talk about risk

The value of your investments and any income from them can go down as well as up and you may not get back the original amount invested. The value of property reflects the opinion of valuers and is reviewed periodically. These assets can also be illiquid and significant or persistent redemptions may require the manager to sell properties at a lower market value adversely affecting the value of your investment. Investments which are concentrated in a specific sector or country may result in less diversification and hence more volatility in investment values. Gearing is used for investment purposes to obtain, increase or reduce exposure to an asset, index or investment. The use of gearing can enhance returns to investors in a rising market, but if the market falls the losses may be greater.

The Trust's top 10 holdings

Stock picking is the key driver of portfolio composition with only those companies in which the manager has a high degree of conviction warranting a position in the portfolio. Typically, the portfolio is comprised of around 185 holdings including around 10 fund holdings targeting those markets where Columbia Threadneedle does not have dedicated in-house smaller company expertise.

TOP 10 HOLDINGS (EXCLUDING COLLECTIVE INVESTMENTS)
Sector/Country
%
Eagle Materials
Industrials
2.2
Kirby
Industrials
1.7
Brown & Brown
Financials
1.5
Curtiss Wright
Industrials
1.5
Graphic Packaging
Industrials
1.5
The Ensign Group
Healthcare
1.5
Wheaton Precious Metals
Basic Materials
1.4
Boot Barn Holdings
Consumer Discretionary
1.4
WSP Global
Industrials
1.2
Avnet
Technology
1.2

As at 30st September 2024

Top 10 Holdings (including Collective investments)
Sector/Country
%
Eastspring Investments Japan Smaller Companies Fund
Collective Investments
5.0
The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust
Collective Investments
4.1
Schroder ISF Global Emerging Markets Smaller Companies Fund
Collective Investments
3.7
Pinebridge Asia ex Japan Small Cap Fund
Collective Investments
3.6
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust
Collective Investments
2.4
Eagle Materials
Industrials
2.2
Kirby
Industrials
1.7
Brown & Brown
Financials
1.5
Curtiss Wright
Industrials
1.5
Graphic Packaging
Industrials
1.5

As at 30th September 2024

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