Investment Trusts

Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust Plc

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Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust Plc

  • Price (GBX)273.00
  • Today's Change-2.00 / -0.73%
  • Shares traded148.99k
  • 1 Year change-6.51%
  • Beta0.1045
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About the company

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company carries on the business of an investment trust. The investment objective of the Company is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in mainly smaller Asian quoted companies. It invests mainly in the shares of smaller Asian quoted companies, that is, companies with market capitalizations of below US$5,000 million, or the equivalent thereof, at the time of first investment. Its investments in various regions, which include Australasia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The Company invests no more than 15% of its total assets in other listed investment companies. It invests in various sectors, such as consumer staples, industrials, consumer discretionary, and materials. Its investment manager is First Sentier Investors (UK) Investment Management Limited.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)-4.35m
  • Net income in GBP-7.96m
  • Incorporated1995
  • Employees0.00
  • Location
    Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust Plc10 St. Colme StreetEDINBURGH EH3 6AAUnited KingdomGBR
  • Phone+44 13 1378 0500Fax+44 13 1538 6607
  • Websitehttps://www.scottishoriental.com/
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Profile

Management group(s)First Sentier Investors (UK) Funds Ltd
AIC sectorAsia Pacific Smaller Companies
ISINGB00BRBL6574
Launch date29 Mar 1995
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

To achieve long-term capital growth by investing in mainly smaller Asian quoted companies with market capitalisations of below USD 5,000 m, or the equivalent thereof, at the time of investment.

Managed by

Sreevardhan Agarwal, Martin Lau

Management & contract fees

Annual management fee of 0.75% p.a. on the NAV of the company payable quarterly in arrears. Performance fee is 10% of that portion of the NAV outperformance over the benchmark. Contract is terminable on 1 year notice.

Peer analysis

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Employees
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Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust Plc's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

74.92%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd.as of 07 Jan 202617.02m15.00%
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Aug 202412.12m10.68%
Columbia Threadneedle Management Ltd.as of 31 Aug 202512.12m10.68%
Interactive Investor Services Ltd.as of 31 Aug 202511.92m10.51%
Lazard Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Aug 20257.24m6.38%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 31 Aug 20255.82m5.13%
Overseas Asset Management (Cayman) Ltd.as of 31 Aug 20255.75m5.07%
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 31 Aug 20245.70m5.03%
Brewin Dolphin Ltd.as of 31 Aug 20254.19m3.69%
Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20253.15m2.77%
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