Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc (the Trust) is a United Kingdom-based closed-ended investment trust. The Trust's investment objective is to achieve a net asset value total return (with dividends reinvested) greater than that of the Numis Smaller Companies Index (excluding investment companies) over the long term by investing in a diversified portfolio of small United Kingdom quoted companies. Its investment portfolio includes oil and gas producers; oil equipment, services and distribution; alternative energy; chemicals; industrial metals and mining; mining; industrial engineering; industrial transportation; support services; automobiles and parts; beverages; food producers; household goods and home construction, and financial services, among others. Aberforth Partners LLP is the Trust's investment manager.
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