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Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust

Paid for 35 yrs
0.8%
dividend yield · 15.3p in the last 12 months · price 1880p
Forward yield
2.5%
47.8p declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
4 Feb 2027
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+6.7%
a year, compound · 10y +7.2%
Payments a year
1
paid every year for 35 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

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Dividends per share by year

Price 1880p
0p20p40p60p'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
Yearly totals as a table
YearDividends per share
2026 (so far)15.3p
202550.3p
202451.1p
202348.2p
202236.3p
202133.9p
202036.4p
201938.5p
201835.9p
201730.5p
201629.2p
201525.2p
201423.9p
201322.6p
201221.3p
201119.4p
201019p
200919p
200816.5p
200713.8p
200612.1p
200511.3p
200410.3p
20039.7p
20029.2p
20018.85p
20007.75p
19997.4p
19987.15p
19976.5p
19965.25p
19954.6p
19944.6p
19934.6p
19924.6p
19912p

Coming up

  • 4
    Feb
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 87 days · paid around 6 Mar
    Forecast · medium
    32.5p
  • 5
    Aug
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 269 days · paid around 4 Sept
    Forecast · high
    15.3p

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they?

Announcements

  • Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Dividend Declaration
    28 Jul 2026 · declared interim 15.3p · ex 6 Aug · paid 27 Aug
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  • Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Dividend Declaration
    29 Jan 2026 · proposed final 32.5p · ex 5 Feb · paid 9 Mar
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  • Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Dividend Declaration
    29 Jan 2026 · proposed special 12p · ex 5 Feb · paid 9 Mar
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Dividend history

71 payments since 1991
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
6 Aug 2026 · announced15.3p
5 Feb 2026 · announced12p
7 Aug 202514.3p
6 Feb 202536p
8 Aug 202413.6p
8 Feb 202437.5p
3 Aug 202312.9p
9 Feb 202335.3p
4 Aug 202212.1p
10 Feb 202224.3p
5 Aug 202110.9p
11 Feb 202122.9p
All 71 payments
6 Aug 202010.4p
6 Feb 202026p
8 Aug 201910p
7 Feb 201928.5p
9 Aug 20189.5p
8 Feb 201826.4p
3 Aug 20179.05p
9 Feb 201721.5p
4 Aug 20168.6p
11 Feb 201620.6p
6 Aug 20158.15p
12 Feb 201517p
6 Aug 20147.75p
5 Feb 201416.2p
31 Jul 20137.35p
6 Feb 201315.3p
1 Aug 20127p
1 Feb 201214.3p
3 Aug 20116.45p
2 Feb 201113p
10 Mar 20106p
3 Feb 201013p
29 Jul 20096p
4 Feb 200913p
30 Jul 20086p
30 Jan 200810.5p
25 Jul 20074.7p
7 Feb 20079.15p
2 Aug 20064.25p
8 Feb 20067.85p
3 Aug 20054p
2 Feb 20057.25p
4 Aug 20043.75p
4 Feb 20046.6p
6 Aug 20033.5p
5 Feb 20036.2p
7 Aug 20023.3p
30 Jan 20025.9p
8 Aug 20013.2p
7 Feb 20015.65p
31 Jul 20003p
31 Jan 20004.75p
19 Jul 19992.85p
25 Jan 19994.55p
20 Jul 19982.75p
26 Jan 19984.4p
28 Jul 19972.65p
27 Jan 19973.85p
22 Jul 19962.25p
29 Jan 19963p
24 Jul 19952.1p
30 Jan 19952.5p
25 Jul 19942.1p
31 Jan 19942.5p
2 Aug 19932.1p
1 Feb 19932.5p
27 Jul 19922.1p
27 Jan 19922.5p
15 Jul 19912p

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. p = pence per share. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.