Quarterly dividend
Amount
2.225p / share
Ex-dividend
30 Jul 2026
Record date
31 Jul 2026
Payment
03 Sep 2026
Source: issuer announcement, UK National Storage Mechanism · filed 21 Jul 2026
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust
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
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Enter the shares you hold to see what each payment is worth. Every amount links to the announcement it came from.
Shares of BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC). Every figure below is per share, exactly as announced, multiplied by this number.
Payments since 18 Jun 2021
| Dividend | Paid | Shares held | Your payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.225pQuarterly | 3 Sep 2026 | £22.25 | |
| 28.5pInterim | 8 May 2026 | £285.00 | |
| 16pInterim | 10 Dec 2025 | £160.00 | |
| 28.5pFinal | 26 Jun 2025 | £285.00 | |
| 15.5pInterim | 4 Dec 2024 | £155.00 | |
| 27pFinal | 27 Jun 2024 | £270.00 | |
| 15pInterim | 4 Dec 2023 | £150.00 | |
| 25.5pFinal | 27 Jun 2023 | £255.00 | |
| 14.5pInterim | 9 Dec 2022 | £145.00 | |
| 22pFinal | 17 Jun 2022 | £220.00 | |
| 13pInterim | 2 Dec 2021 | £130.00 | |
| 20.5pFinal | 18 Jun 2021 | £205.00 |
Change any row to match what you held at the time — the number at the top fills them all. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date do not receive that payment.
Over the longer run: from FY2016 to FY2026 BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust’s dividend went 17.5p → 44.5p, so the income on an unchanged holding changed +154.3% — an average of +9.8% a year over 10 years. Past changes are not a guide to future ones. See every year.
What this assumes. That the number in each row is what you held when that dividend was paid, and that you did not reinvest.
Every per-share figure comes from BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust’s own announcements, filed under UK listing rules. This is general information, not investment advice.
Working out the tax? The dividend tax calculator takes a total and applies this year’s rates and allowance. To see the effect of buying more shares with each payment, try the reinvestment calculator, and to build a whole portfolio’s payment calendar use the dividend income calculator.