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Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Portfolio Update

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**Summary**

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust PLC released its portfolio update as of September 30, 2025, highlighting performance, asset values, and sector allocations. The trusts Net Asset Value (NAV) rose by 2.1% in September, slightly underperforming the Deutsche Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM benchmark, which gained 2.9%. Over longer periods, the trusts performance was mixed, with positive returns over three and five years but negative returns over one year.

Key metrics include

**NAV (debt at fair value):** 1507.53p

**Share price:** 1318.00p

**Discount to Cum Income NAV** 12.6%

**Net yield** 3.3%

**Gross assets** £661.0m

**Net gearing** 7.5%

Sector weightings are dominated by Industrials (30.9%) and Financials (28.9%), with the UK comprising 97.2% of the portfolio. Top holdings include Boku, XPS Pensions, and IntegraFin, each representing around 2.7% of the portfolio.

Roland Arnold, representing the Investment Manager, noted that September saw strong global equity market performance, with UK small and mid-caps outperforming, driven by miners and value stocks. Key contributors included Sylvania Platinum, Rosebank Industries, and Diaceutics, while detractors were Hilton Food Group and Greencore.

The outlook remains focused on the UK budget and its impact on businesses and inflation. Despite challenges, Arnold highlighted the resilience of smaller companies in past crises and the potential value in the asset class, as evidenced by ongoing M&A activity.

For more information, shareholders are directed to the BlackRock website or financial terminals.

Below is the HTML table code comparing the financials and debt year-on-year based on the provided text. The table includes key metrics such as Net Asset Value (NAV), Share Price, Gearing, and Ongoing Charges Ratio.

Metric	2024 (Previous Year)	2025 (Current Year)	Year-on-Year Change
Net Asset Value (NAV) - Capital Only (debt at par value)	N/A	1,409.43p	N/A
Net Asset Value (NAV) - Capital Only (debt at fair value)	N/A	1,476.50p	N/A
Net Asset Value (NAV) incl. Income (debt at par value)	N/A	1,440.47p	N/A
Net Asset Value (NAV) incl. Income (debt at fair value)	N/A	1,507.53p	N/A
Share Price	N/A	1,318.00p	N/A
Discount to Cum Income NAV (debt at par value)	N/A	8.5%	N/A
Discount to Cum Income NAV (debt at fair value)	N/A	12.6%	N/A
Net Gearing Including Income (debt at par)	N/A	7.5%	N/A
Ongoing Charges Ratio (actual)	N/A	0.8%	N/A
Gross Assets	N/A	£661.0m	N/A
One-Year Performance (NAV)	N/A	-4.2%	N/A
One-Year Performance (Share Price)	N/A	-7.0%	N/A

### Notes: 1. **N/A**: The previous year's data is not provided in the text, so year-on-year comparisons cannot be made. 2. The table includes key metrics such as NAV, share price, gearing, and ongoing charges ratio, which are directly extracted from the provided text. 3. If previous year data were available, the "Year-on-Year Change" column would calculate the difference between the current and previous year values. 4. The table is structured in HTML format for easy integration into web pages.

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BRSC 07:24

Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Portfolio Update

AI Expand: Explanation + Tables

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**Summary**

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust PLC released its portfolio update as of September 30, 2025, highlighting performance, asset values, and sector allocations. The trusts Net Asset Value (NAV) rose by 2.1% in September, slightly underperforming the Deutsche Numis Smaller Companies plus AIM benchmark, which gained 2.9%. Over longer periods, the trusts performance was mixed, with positive returns over three and five years but negative returns over one year.

Key metrics include

**NAV (debt at fair value):** 1507.53p

**Share price:** 1318.00p

**Discount to Cum Income NAV** 12.6%

**Net yield** 3.3%

**Gross assets** £661.0m

**Net gearing** 7.5%

Sector weightings are dominated by Industrials (30.9%) and Financials (28.9%), with the UK comprising 97.2% of the portfolio. Top holdings include Boku, XPS Pensions, and IntegraFin, each representing around 2.7% of the portfolio.

Roland Arnold, representing the Investment Manager, noted that September saw strong global equity market performance, with UK small and mid-caps outperforming, driven by miners and value stocks. Key contributors included Sylvania Platinum, Rosebank Industries, and Diaceutics, while detractors were Hilton Food Group and Greencore.

The outlook remains focused on the UK budget and its impact on businesses and inflation. Despite challenges, Arnold highlighted the resilience of smaller companies in past crises and the potential value in the asset class, as evidenced by ongoing M&A activity.

For more information, shareholders are directed to the BlackRock website or financial terminals.

Below is the HTML table code comparing the financials and debt year-on-year based on the provided text. The table includes key metrics such as Net Asset Value (NAV), Share Price, Gearing, and Ongoing Charges Ratio.

Metric	2024 (Previous Year)	2025 (Current Year)	Year-on-Year Change
Net Asset Value (NAV) - Capital Only (debt at par value)	N/A	1,409.43p	N/A
Net Asset Value (NAV) - Capital Only (debt at fair value)	N/A	1,476.50p	N/A
Net Asset Value (NAV) incl. Income (debt at par value)	N/A	1,440.47p	N/A
Net Asset Value (NAV) incl. Income (debt at fair value)	N/A	1,507.53p	N/A
Share Price	N/A	1,318.00p	N/A
Discount to Cum Income NAV (debt at par value)	N/A	8.5%	N/A
Discount to Cum Income NAV (debt at fair value)	N/A	12.6%	N/A
Net Gearing Including Income (debt at par)	N/A	7.5%	N/A
Ongoing Charges Ratio (actual)	N/A	0.8%	N/A
Gross Assets	N/A	£661.0m	N/A
One-Year Performance (NAV)	N/A	-4.2%	N/A
One-Year Performance (Share Price)	N/A	-7.0%	N/A

### Notes: 1. **N/A**: The previous year's data is not provided in the text, so year-on-year comparisons cannot be made. 2. The table includes key metrics such as NAV, share price, gearing, and ongoing charges ratio, which are directly extracted from the provided text. 3. If previous year data were available, the "Year-on-Year Change" column would calculate the difference between the current and previous year values. 4. The table is structured in HTML format for easy integration into web pages.

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