Quarterly dividend
2.225p / share
30 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026
03 Sep 2026
Source: issuer announcement, UK National Storage Mechanism · filed 21 Jul 2026
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust's most recent dividend was 2.225p per share, its quarterly dividend, paid on 03 Sep 2026. BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust pays its dividend quarterly. No further dividend has been declared yet — this page updates when the next one is filed.
Data updated
Quarterly dividend
2.225p / share
30 Jul 2026
31 Jul 2026
03 Sep 2026
Source: issuer announcement, UK National Storage Mechanism · filed 21 Jul 2026
| Dividend | Amount | Ex-dividend | Record | Payment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterly dividend | 2.225p | 30 Jul 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | 03 Sep 2026 | Filing ↗ |
| Interim dividend | 28.5p | 09 Apr 2026 | 10 Apr 2026 | 08 May 2026 | Filing ↗ |
| Interim dividend | 16p | 06 Nov 2025 | 07 Nov 2025 | 10 Dec 2025 | Filing ↗ |
| Final dividend | 28.5p | 15 May 2025 | 16 May 2025 | 26 Jun 2025 | Filing ↗ |
| Interim dividend | 15.5p | 31 Oct 2024 | 01 Nov 2024 | 04 Dec 2024 | Filing ↗ |
| Final dividend | 27p | 23 May 2024 | 24 May 2024 | 27 Jun 2024 | Filing ↗ |
| Interim dividend | 15p | 02 Nov 2023 | 03 Nov 2023 | 04 Dec 2023 | Filing ↗ |
| Final dividend | 25.5p | 18 May 2023 | 19 May 2023 | 27 Jun 2023 | Filing ↗ |
| Interim dividend | 14.5p | 10 Nov 2022 | 11 Nov 2022 | 09 Dec 2022 | Filing ↗ |
| Final dividend | 22p | 12 May 2022 | 13 May 2022 | 17 Jun 2022 | Filing ↗ |
| Interim dividend | 13p | 11 Nov 2021 | 12 Nov 2021 | 02 Dec 2021 | Filing ↗ |
| Final dividend | 20.5p | 20 May 2021 | 21 May 2021 | 18 Jun 2021 | Filing ↗ |
Based on its filing history, BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust pays its dividend quarterly. Dates can move year to year, so always check the specific dividend's timetable above.
The most recent dividend recorded for BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust was 2.225p per share (quarterly), paid on 03 Sep 2026. Every figure is taken directly from the company's own announcement and links back to it.
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust's most recent ex-dividend date is 30 Jul 2026. Buy the shares on or after this date and you are not entitled to that dividend — the seller keeps it.
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust's recent dividend announcements have offered shareholders a way to take shares instead of cash — either a scrip alternative, where the company issues new shares, or a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), which uses the cash to buy existing shares in the market. Where it applies, it is noted on the dividend concerned; which one, and the election terms, are in the linked filing.
New to these dates? See ex-dividend dates explained and record date vs payment date.