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Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc

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Share Price: 21 Feb 2025

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1,392.00

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Portfolio

Portfolios are long-only and are actively managed by the team, which conducts its own fundamental analysis and adheres to the value investing style. Aberforth’s commitment to value investment and its focus on small UK quoted companies have remained consistent since inception.

Holdings as at 31/01/2025

Rank	Security	Portfolio Weight
1	Wilmington	3.3%
2	Morgan Advanced Materials	2.8%
3	Just Group	2.8%
4	Vesuvius	2.6%
5	Zegona Communications	2.5%
6	Galliford Try Holdings	2.5%
7	Bakkavor Group	2.2%
8	Senior	2.1%
9	Rathbones Group	2.1%
10	ZIGUP	2.1%
11	Dowlais Group	2.1%
12	NCC Group	2.0%
13	Rank Group	2.0%
14	C&C Group	1.9%
15	Quilter	1.9%
16	CMC Markets	1.9%
17	Marstons	1.8%
18	Conduit Holdings	1.8%
19	Jupiter Fund Management	1.8%
20	XP Power	1.8%
21	International Personal Finance	1.7%
22	Reach	1.7%
23	MONY Group	1.7%
24	Mitchells & Butlers	1.7%
25	Foxtons Group	1.7%
26	Card Factory	1.7%
27	FirstGroup	1.7%
28	Crest Nicholson Holdings	1.6%
29	Workspace Group	1.6%
30	Hilton Food Group	1.5%
31	De La Rue	1.5%
32	Smiths News	1.4%
33	Eurocell	1.4%
34	Avon Technologies	1.3%
35	Robert Walters	1.3%
36	Sabre Insurance Group	1.3%
37	Ashmore Group	1.3%
38	Helical	1.2%
39	EnQuest	1.2%
40	Halfords Group	1.1%
41	Bodycote	1.1%
42	Mobico Group	1.1%
43	DFS Furniture	1.0%
44	PageGroup	1.0%
45	Capital	1.0%
46	Castings	1.0%
47	Hostelworld Group	0.9%
48	Brooks Macdonald Group	0.9%
49	Headlam Group	0.9%
50	RM	0.9%
51	Kenmare Resources	0.8%
52	Speedy Hire	0.8%
53	City Of London Investment Group	0.8%
54	Ricardo	0.8%
55	MJ Gleeson Group	0.8%
56	SIG	0.8%
57	Ecora Resources	0.7%
58	National World	0.7%
59	PayPoint	0.7%
60	Macfarlane Group	0.7%
61	Videndum	0.7%
62	TT Electronics	0.6%
63	Fisher (James) & Sons	0.6%
64	Pharos Energy	0.6%
65	Topps Tiles	0.6%
66	S4 Capital	0.5%
67	Forterra	0.5%
68	Severfield	0.5%
69	Dialight	0.5%
70	Vp	0.5%
71	McBride	0.4%
72	TI Fluid Systems	0.4%
73	Xaar	0.4%
74	STV Group	0.4%
75	Empiric Student Property	0.4%
76	Close Brothers Group	0.4%
77	Centaur Media	0.3%
78	Hansard Global	0.3%
79	On The Beach Group	0.3%
80	Gem Diamonds	0.1%

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Note: The above weightings are calculated as a percentage of total investments.

Industry Weightings

Weightings as at 31/01/2025

Notes:
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The above weightings are calculated as a percentage of total investments.
ASCOT = Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc
DNSCI (XIC) = Deutsche Numis Smaller Companies Index (Excluding Investment Companies)
FTAS (XIC) = FTSE All-Share Index (Excluding Investment Companies)

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