The Global Smaller Companies Trust Logs Higher Fiscal H1 Net Return

02:48 AM EST, 12/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT.L) said Tuesday its net return for the fiscal first half increased year over year. Net return attributable to shareholders for the six months ended Oct. 31 was 113.6 million pounds sterling, compared with 19.7 million pounds a year earlier. Return per share moved to 0.2572 pound from 0.041 pound previously. The UK-based investment trust's gains on investments were 109.2 million pounds, compared with 13.3 million pounds a year ago. The company's board declared an interim dividend for the year ending on April 30, 2026, of 0.007 pound per share. The dividend is payable on Jan. 29, 2026, to shareholders of record on Dec. 30, 2025. It previously paid a final dividend of 0.023 pound per share.