Final dividend
21.5p / share
01 Oct 2026
02 Oct 2026
23 Oct 2026
Source: issuer announcement, UK National Storage Mechanism · filed 30 Jul 2026
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
Final dividend
21.5p / share
01 Oct 2026
02 Oct 2026
23 Oct 2026
Source: issuer announcement, UK National Storage Mechanism · filed 30 Jul 2026
What Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust paid in each of its own financial years, on the basis the company reports. A company’s year and the dates its dividends reach shareholders do not always line up, so a dividend can sit under a different year here than on the payment-dates view. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust’s financial year ends 31 May.
| Year ended | Total | Change | Interim | Final | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | 29p | +3.6% | 7.5p | 21.5p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2025 | 28p | +3.7% | 7.5p | 20.5p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2024 | 27p | +3.8% | 7.5p | 19.5p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2023 | 26p | +8.3% | 7p | 19p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2022 | 24p | +1.1% | 7p | 17p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2021 | 23.75p | +1.1% | 7p | 16.75p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2020 | 23.5p | +2.2% | 7p | 16.5p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2019 | 23p | +9.5% | 6.5p | 16.5p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2018 | 21p | +16.7% | 6p | 15p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2017 | 18p | +20.0% | 5p | 13p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2016 | 15p | +11.1% | 4p | 11p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 May 2015 | 13.5p | — | 3.5p | 10p | Filing ↗ |
Each year’s total is the figure Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust itself published, linked to the announcement it appeared in, and every payment behind it has been checked against that total. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust’s financial year ends 31 May.