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HSL The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

HSL aims to help investors benefit from often overlooked and underappreciated smaller UK companies. A rigorous approach seeks to uncover opportunities at a reasonable price.

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ISIN
GB0009065060

Share price
735.00p
As of 16/04/2025

Estimated NAV
830.07p
As of 16/04/2025

Discount / Premium
-11.45%
As of 16/04/2025

Yield
3.67%
As of 16/04/2025

Overview

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Company aims to maximise shareholders’ total returns (capital and income) by investing in smaller companies that are quoted in the United Kingdom.

The value of an investment and the income from it can fall as well as rise as a result of market and currency fluctuations and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Potential investors must read the latest annual report and where relevant, the key information document before investing. This website is for promotional purposes and does not qualify as an investment recommendation.

ABOUT THIS COMPANY

  • Looks for quality growth companies but will only invest at a reasonable price
  • Outperformed the Numis Smaller Companies Index in all but four years since Neil’s appointment in 2002.
  • Disciplined management team that abides by a strict checklist to increase the likelihood of good performance
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Past performance does not predict future returns. 
 

Georgeson Tracing Programme

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust has engaged Georgeson to carry out a tracing and engagement programme that will help find and reunite shareholders in the Company with their unclaimed assets.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Source: Morningstar. Ratings updated quarterly.

Portfolio Management

Neil Hermon: Portfolio Manager
Neil Hermon

Portfolio Manager

Industry since 1989. Joined Firm in 2002.

Indriatti van Hien, ACA, CFA: Portfolio Manager
Indriatti van Hien, ACA, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Industry since 2007. Joined Firm in 2011.

Performance

Marketing Communication. Past performance does not predict future returns. The value of an investment and the income from it may go down as well as up and you may lose the amount originally invested. Potential investors must read the latest annual report and where relevant, the key information document before investing.
Discrete Performance (%)
As of 31/03/2025
Share price Net asset value per share Numis SC Ex Investment Companies TR GBP
 
As of 31/03/2025 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
Share price 1.65 -1.78 -16.32 -12.94 73.92
Net asset value per share -3.82 2.20 -16.99 -3.79 71.71
Numis SC Ex Investment Companies TR GBP 2.31 9.00 -7.91 -1.08 65.59
Note that any differences among portfolio securities currencies, share class currencies and costs to be paid or represented in currencies other than your home currency will expose you to currency risk.  Costs and returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency and exchange rate fluctuations.
The Price and Net Asset Value are total returns.

Source: © 2025 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance does not predict future returns.
Cumulative & Annualised Performance (%)
As of 31/03/2025
Share price Net asset value per share Numis SC Ex Investment Companies TR GBP
 
  Cumulative Annualised
  1MO 3MO YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR
Share price -4.05 -5.79 -5.79 1.65 -16.45 26.50 66.74
Net asset value per share -4.30 -8.69 -8.69 -3.82 -18.41 34.78 57.24
Numis SC Ex Investment Companies TR GBP -3.72 -6.33 -6.33 2.31 2.70 68.22 60.28
Note that any differences among portfolio securities currencies, share class currencies and costs to be paid or represented in currencies other than your home currency will expose you to currency risk.  Costs and returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency and exchange rate fluctuations.
Source: © Morningstar 2025. All rights reserved. The Price and Net Asset Value (NAV) are total returns. Source: Morningstar. Past performance does not predict future returns.

Recommended holding period 5 Years

Example Investment: GBP 10,000

Scenarios If you exit after 1 year If you exit after 5 years
MinimumThere is no minimum guaranteed return. You could lose some or all of your investment
StressWhat you might get back after costs290 GBP260 GBP
Average return each year-97.05%-51.96%
UnfavourableWhat you might get back after costs5,950 GBP6,660 GBP
Average return each year-40.53%-7.80%
ModerateWhat you might get back after costs10,180 GBP12,950 GBP
Average return each year1.80%5.31%
FavourableWhat you might get back after costs17,940 GBP24,960 GBP
Average return each year79.38%20.08%
There is currently insufficient data to provide a useful indication of past performance to investors.
DIVIDENDS
Ex Dividend Date Pay Date Amount div p/ps
06-Feb-25 07-Mar-25 7.50
29-Aug-24 07-Oct-24 19.50
08-Feb-24 05-Mar-24 7.50
24-Aug-23 09-Oct-23 19.00
09-Feb-23 06-Mar-23 7.00
25-Aug-22 10-Oct-22 17.00
10-Feb-22 07-Mar-22 7.00
26-Aug-21 11-Oct-21 16.75
11-Feb-21 09-Mar-21 7.00
27-Aug-20 12-Oct-20 16.50
13-Feb-20 09-Mar-20 7.00
08-Aug-19 08-Oct-19 16.50

Portfolio

Top Holdings (As of 31/03/2025)
% of Fund
Paragon Banking Group 3.35
Balfour Beatty 3.20
Bellway 2.93
Just Group 2.45
Mitchells & Butlers 2.44
Vesuvius 2.26
Volution Group 2.22
Future 2.17
OSB Group 2.13
Oxford Instruments 1.99
TOTAL 25.13
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Sector Allocation % of Fund % of Fund As of 31/03/2025

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  • ​The value of the Funds and the income from them is not guaranteed and may fall as well as rise. You may get back less than you originally invested.
  • ​Past performance does not predict future returns.
  • Third party data is believed to be reliable, but its completeness and accuracy is not guaranteed.
  • This Company is suitable to be used as one component of several within a diversified investment portfolio. Investors should consider carefully the proportion of their portfolio invested in this Company.
  • Active management techniques that have worked well in normal market conditions could prove ineffective or negative for performance at other times.
  • The Company could lose money if a counterparty with which it trades becomes unwilling or unable to meet its obligations to the Company.
  • Shares can lose value rapidly, and typically involve higher risks than bonds or money market instruments. The value of your investment may fall as a result.
  • The return on your investment is directly related to the prevailing market price of the Company's shares, which will trade at a varying discount (or premium) relative to the value of the underlying assets of the Company. As a result, losses (or gains) may be higher or lower than those of the Company's assets.
  • If a Company's portfolio is concentrated towards a particular country or geographical region, the investment carries greater risk than a portfolio that is diversified across more countries.
  • Most of the investments in this portfolio are in smaller companies shares. They may be more difficult to buy and sell, and their share prices may fluctuate more than those of larger companies.
  • Using derivatives exposes the Company to risks different from - and potentially greater than - the risks associated with investing directly in securities. It may therefore result in additional loss, which could be significantly greater than the cost of the derivative.
  • The Company may use gearing (borrowing to invest) as part of its investment strategy. If the Company utilises its ability to gear, the profits and losses incurred by the Company can be greater than those of a Company that does not use gearing.
  • The Company confirms that it currently conducts its affairs so that its ordinary shares of 25p each can be recommended by IFAs to ordinary retail investors in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules in relation to non-mainstream investment products and intends to continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
  • The shares are excluded from the FCA’s restrictions which apply to non-mainstream investment products because they are shares in an investment trust.
  • For detailed product information including the risks associated with investing please read the relevant Prospectus or Annual Report. Please refer to the AIFMD Disclosure document and Annual Report of the AIF before making any final investment decisions.
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