Final dividend
Amount
21.5p / share
Ex-dividend
01 Oct 2026
Record date
02 Oct 2026
Payment
23 Oct 2026
Source: issuer announcement, UK National Storage Mechanism · filed 30 Jul 2026
Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust
Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust's next dividend of 21.5p per share goes ex-dividend on 01 Oct 2026 and is paid on 23 Oct 2026. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust usually pays two dividends a year, in March and October. Every date below is taken from the company's own regulatory filings.
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 Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (HSL). Every figure below is per share, exactly as announced, multiplied by this number.
Payments since 8 Mar 2021
| Dividend | Payment date | Shares held | Your payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.5pFinal | 23 Oct 2026not yet paid | £215.00 | |
| 7.5pInterim | 27 Mar 2026 | £75.00 | |
| 20.5pFinal | 13 Oct 2025 | £205.00 | |
| 7.5pInterim | 7 Mar 2025 | £75.00 | |
| 19.5pFinal | 7 Oct 2024 | £195.00 | |
| 7.5pInterim | 5 Mar 2024 | £75.00 | |
| 19pFinal | 9 Oct 2023 | £190.00 | |
| 7pInterim | 6 Mar 2023 | £70.00 | |
| 17pFinal | 10 Oct 2022 | £170.00 | |
| 7pInterim | 7 Mar 2022 | £70.00 | |
| 16.75pFinal | 11 Oct 2021 | £167.50 | |
| 7pInterim | 8 Mar 2021 | £70.00 |
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 FY2015 to FY2026 Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust’s dividend went 13.5p → 29p, so the income on an unchanged holding changed +114.8% — an average of +7.2% a year over 11 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 Henderson Smaller Companies Investment 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.