BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (lse: BRSC) is a large British investment trust dedicated to smaller company investments. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
The company was established as the North British Canadian Investment Company in 1906,[1][2] and was renamed the NB Smaller Companies Trust in December 1993 and the 3i Smaller Companies Trust in December 1995.[3] After Merrill Lynch & Co. secured the investment management mandate,[4] it became the Merrill Lynch British Smaller Companies Trust in February 2005.