BlackRock's small-cap trusts lead AJ Bell's 'dividend heroes' by total return over last decade

Stalwart Scottish Mortgage takes third place

Jayna Rana
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BlackRock's £790m Smaller Companies and £450m Throgmorton investment trusts are the highest-returning closed-ended funds over the past ten years, as well as being named AJ Bell's dividend heroes (meaning they have increased their dividend every year for at least ten consecutive years), beating the highly-regarded £7.8bn Scottish Mortgage investment trust.

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