Aberdeen UK Smaller Cos Growth Trust plc (AUSC)

Category UK Small-Cap Equity

This investment trust can be held in an Investment ISA, SIPP and Investment Account

Some Investment Trusts include direct costs as part of their Ongoing charge, such as the annual management charge. For those that show Ongoing charges as 0% or a dash please review the investment literature for details on the charges that will apply. The Financial Conduct Authority will review this in 2025.

If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to one of Fidelity’s advisers or an authorised financial adviser of your choice.

Sell

497.50p

Buy

499.50p

arrow-up1.50p (+0.30%)

Discount/Premium

-8.77%

Estimated NAV

546.984p

Prices updated at 12 Dec 2025, 17:30 GMT

Prices minimum 15 mins delay

Prices in GBX

Investment objective

To achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio consisting mainly of UK-quoted smaller companies. The portfolio will normally comprise between 50-60 holdings representing the Investment Manager's highest conviction investment ideas. In order to reduce risk in the Company without compromising flexibility, no holding within the portfolio should exceed 5% of total assets at the time of acquisition.

FTSE All-Share

-0.48%

LSE

Important documents: Please ensure that you have read the Key Information Document/Technical Guide , Pre-sale Illustrations document & Doing Business with Fidelity document (incorporating the Fidelity Client Terms) and the fund information documents. These can be found within the Charges & documents section.

Company name

abrdn Fund Managers Limited

Legal structure

Closed Ended Investment Company

Domicile

United Kingdom

Fiscal year end

30 Jun 2026

Launch date

19 Aug 1993

Fund manager

Abby Glennie

Manager start date

30 Jun 2019

Fund manager biography

Abby joined the UK Smaller Companies team in Jan 2016. She has been at abrdn since Feb 2013, on the UK Larger Companies team, where she ran funds with a variety of UK Equity mandates, and had sector responsibilities including Technology, Non-Life Insurance and Healthcare. She has over 8 years’ industry experience, all of which has been spent covering UK Equities. Previously she worked on the UK Equities team at Kames Capital, which she joined as a graduate in 2007. Abby has a First Class Joint Honours degree in Economics and Finance from The University of Aberdeen.

Head office

280 Bishopsgate

London

United Kingdom

EC2M 4AG

-

Company website

Important Information

Investment values, and income from investments, can go down as well as up, so you may get back less than you invest. This is not a personal recommendation for a specific investment. If you're not sure which investments are suitable for you, consult Fidelity's advisers or another authorised financial adviser. The information contained herein: is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; may not be copied or distributed; and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

Any ESG-related information, methodologies, tools, ratings, data and opinions contained or reflected herein are not directed to or intended for use or distribution to India-based clients or users and their distribution to Indian resident individuals or entities is not permitted, and Morningstar accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the actions of third parties in this respect.