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Aberforth Smaller Trust (LSE:ASL) Dividend Yield % : 2.82% (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Aberforth Smaller Trust Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-12), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Aberforth Smaller Trust is 2.82%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:ASL' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.92   Med: 2.4   Max: 4.52
Current: 2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Aberforth Smaller Trust was 4.52%. The lowest was 1.92%. And the median was 2.40%.

LSE:ASL's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
79.37% of 1183 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.75 vs LSE:ASL: 2.82

Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.15.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Aberforth Smaller Trust was 0.40. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.16.

As of today (2024-12-12), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Aberforth Smaller Trust is 2.82%.

Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £0.29.

During the past 12 months, Aberforth Smaller Trust's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Aberforth Smaller Trust was 16.20% per year. The lowest was 3.90% per year. And the median was 5.75% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Aberforth Smaller Trust Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Aberforth Smaller Trust Dividend Yield % Chart

Aberforth Smaller Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.00 2.60 2.31 2.75 2.90

Aberforth Smaller Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.00 2.75 3.17 2.90 2.74

Competitive Comparison of Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Aberforth Smaller Trust Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Aberforth Smaller Trust Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
GBP 0.1360002024-08-082024-08-092024-08-29Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000
GBP 0.2855002024-02-082024-02-092024-03-08Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Aberforth Smaller Trust's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.4215/14.96
=2.82 %

Current Share Price is £14.96.
Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is £0.4215.

Aberforth Smaller Trust's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.272/14.96
=1.82 %

Current Share Price is £14.96.
Aberforth Smaller Trust's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as £0.136 * 2 = £0.272.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Aberforth Smaller Trust  (LSE:ASL) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Aberforth Smaller Trust Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14 Melville Street, Edinburgh, GBR, EH3 7NS
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a UK based closed-ended investment trust. Its 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. The company invests in various industry sectors.

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