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Vol. II · No. 207Sunday, 26 July 2026
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The Screen · Financials

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust

SMT.L · LSE · GBp · Market cap $15.6B

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
1,435.00 GBp

At the last full screen
2026-05-09

Screened 2026-05-09 · the tape above runs as of 22:40 UTC · 24 Jul · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its distribution label.

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust holds its Distribution at $1,435.00. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 3 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-05-09
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the buyers, held for 3 days
Price at the screen$1,435.00
Valuation4.65 trailing · 0.00 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 10.0
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Business activity exclusion: Closed-End Fund

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Business activity exclusion: Closed-End Fund Fail
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables Excluded Below 49% Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

Our framework reads AVOID

Price History & Projections
$1,486$1,057$627TODAY5y agoPROJECTION

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-05-09 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words

Why it gives us pause

On our numbers, the price already runs ahead of the business.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E0.0x
Trailing P/E4.7xvery cheap relative to earnings
Revenue growth+0.0%revenue is shrinking
Profit margin0.0%currently unprofitable
Market cap$15.6B

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

SMT.L trades on LSE. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-07-18 Accumulation $1,435.00 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 27% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 41%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 20%.

2026-07-03 Accumulation $1,435.00 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Accumulation $1,435.00 Entry 1

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

The Insider Ledger · Form 4 Filings, As Filed
Most recent filings · SMT.L
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-05-21 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 2,200,000 $43,606,200
2026-05-19 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 1,500,000 $29,029,500
2026-05-18 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 500,000 $9,671,500
2026-05-15 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 500,000 $9,578,000
2026-05-14 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 1,250,000 $24,202,500
2026-05-13 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 1,000,000 $19,323,000
2026-05-12 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 1,600,000 $30,926,400
2026-05-08 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 2,100,000 $40,994,100
2026-05-07 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 1,500,000 $29,412,000
2026-05-06 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC 1,550,000 $30,440,450

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $1,426.50 -1.2% · $988 -1.2%
2 months $1,361.00 +3.5% · $1,035 +3.5%
3 months $1,180.00 +19.4% · $1,194 +19.4%
6 months $1,142.00 +23.4% · $1,234 +23.4%
1 year $999.16 +41.0% $4.38 $1,415 +41.5%
2 years $893.32 +57.7% $8.62 $1,587 +58.7%
3 years $686.52 +105.2% $10.22 $2,067 +106.7%
5 years $1,242.74 +13.4% $17.91 $1,148 +14.8%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever SMT.L does next, these words stay.

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust · SMT.L · Distribution · $1,435.00
Recorded 2026-05-09 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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