JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC) to Issue Dividend of GBX 3.10

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Friday, March 28th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 12th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.10 ($0.04) per share by the investment trust on Friday, July 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 12th. This is a 3.3% increase from JPMorgan US Smaller Companies's previous dividend of $3.00. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of JUSC traded up GBX 1 ($0.01) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 387 ($5.22). The company's stock had a trading volume of 206,462 shares, compared to its average volume of 206,591. The company has a market cap of £234.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 1.15. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has a 1 year low of GBX 334.01 ($4.51) and a 1 year high of GBX 528 ($7.13). The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 375.97 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 436.69.

JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 28th. The investment trust reported GBX 3.74 ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies had a return on equity of 4.45% and a net margin of 71.91%.

About JPMorgan US Smaller Companies

The next big thing starts small The JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc uses the stock-picking credentials of our US based investment team to invest in well-run companies with attractive and sustainable profits from the potentially faster growing smaller companies segment of the US stock market. Key points Expertise - Managed by locally based specialist investors, focused on finding the small cap opportunities within North America. Portfolio - Seeks well-run US smaller companies with a sustainable competitive advantage, that have a record of success and are good stewards of capital. Results - Provides access to some of the world's fastest growing smaller companies in an under researched market. Why invest in this trust JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc provides access to potentially faster growing smaller US stocks.