The European Smaller Companies Trust seeks capital growth by investing in smaller and medium-sized companies that are quoted, domiciled, listed or have operations in Europe (excluding the UK). The trust invests mainly in Western Europe with the portfolio typically holding more than 120 companies, with an average market cap of around £1bn and rarely above £3bn.
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Ollie Beckett
Fund manager
% | 1M | 3M | 12M |
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Actual | (6.0) | 5.0 | (2.8) |
Relative | (1.7) | 4.8 | (0.6) |
52 week high/low | 172.0p/124.5p |
In our last note on The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT) (Does what it says on the tin), we communicated to investors fund manager Ollie Beckett’s market views and how this has affected the fund’s positioning. In this note we update investors on Beckett’s latest thinking and why he feels that, despite all of the negativity and volatility, European smaller companies and ESCT particularly are well placed to deliver long-term growth for investors.
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