The UK’s smaller companies’ sector is vibrant and dynamic, an important source of employment and an engine of economic growth. Targeting long-term capital growth, the BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (LON:BRSC) seeks out the fastest growing, most innovative and exciting companies from the UK small cap universe.

In this interview Investment Trust Research Analyst, Callum Stokeld joins DirectorsTalk to discuss last years performance, what worked and what didn´t, what the manager is doing with the portfolio and the outlook for dividends.

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