Molten Ventures Plc (GROW.L)
London, GB
Molten Ventures Plc, formerly known as Draper Esprit plc, is a private equity and venture capital firm that deploys capital across the entire business lifecycle. This includes early-stage investments such as seed and Series A funding, growth capital, pre-initial public offering (IPO) rounds, late-stage opportunities, cross-stage deals, buyouts, and private investments in public equity (PIPEs). Beyond direct investments, the firm also makes secondary acquisitions of stakes in existing portfolio companies and purchases entire funds from other technology investors. Their investment focus is on technology-driven enterprises, typically backing companies from their pre-revenue phase onward. A significant portion, 30%, of their investment corpus is allocated to very early-stage businesses generating less than $5 million in annual revenue. Molten Ventures targets a wide array of tech sectors, including digital technology, consumer and enterprise solutions, e-commerce, data and analytics, systems and semiconductors, financial technology (fintech), internet and mobile applications, media, telecommunications, SaaS, deeptech, digital health & wellness, healthcare, software, hardware, medical technology, and life sciences. Geographically, the firm concentrates its investment activities within Europe, with a particular emphasis on Ireland and the United Kingdom. Investment sizes generally fall between $0.02 million and €10 million (or approximately $10.88 million), participating in funding rounds that can range up to €1 million (around $1.09 million) and €30 million (roughly $32.63 million). Molten Ventures is prepared to take both minority and majority ownership positions. Established in 1984, Molten Ventures Plc has its headquarters in London, UK, and operates an additional office in Dublin, Ireland.
No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.
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| 1D | 5D | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Max |
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| +0.08% | +16.90% | +4.10% | +35.80% | +32.56% | +23.39% | +111.59% | +102.77% | -27.78% | +102.44% | +102.44% |
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Market Data
| Rating | 2026-05 | Change |
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| Strong Buy | 2 | +1 |
| Buy | 4 | 0 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 |
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Revenue growth Asset Management: +17.4%+260.8% ★ Q1'26: +2,517.5% (vs Q1'24)
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EPS growth Asset Management: +22.7%+16,146.5% ★ Q1'26: +92.9% (vs Q1'24)
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FCF margin FCF growth · Asset Management: +27.7%+66.5% Q1'26: +21.0% (vs Q1'24)
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EBIT margin Asset Management: +50.6%+75.9% ★ Q1'26: +28.0% (vs Q1'24)
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ROIC Asset Management: +6.5%+8.6% ★ Q1'26: +11.6% (vs Q1'24)
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Share dilution Asset Management: +0.0%-5.1% ★ Q1'26: -22.2% (vs Q1'24)
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Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Asset Management: -0.03×1.07× Q1'26: 0.78× (vs Q1'24)
* These projections are based on analyst consensus estimates and user-defined valuation multiples. This table is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Mar 2027 2 Rev. Ana. 3 EPS Ana. |
Mar 2028 3 Rev. Ana. 4 EPS Ana. |
Mar 2029 2 Rev. Ana. 2 EPS Ana. |
Mar 2030 1 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
Mar 2031 1 Rev. Ana. 1 EPS Ana. |
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| Revenue |
1.67M
est: 24.90M (-93.3%)
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72.35M
est: 32.78M (+120.7%)
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120.82M
est: 2.40M (+4,934.0%)
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11.26M
est: 19.99M (-43.7%)
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12.51M
est: 201.25M (-93.8%)
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350.90M
est: 355.58M (-1.3%)
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45.50M
est: -169.35M (+126.9%)
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-47.80M
est: -15.51M (-208.1%)
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44.40M
est: 89.04M (-50.1%)
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174.69M
152.33M – 209.64M
+96.2% YoY
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207.02M
164.30M – 231.92M
+18.5% YoY
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140.23M
112.41M – 158.68M
-32.3% YoY
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159.93M
127.56M – 180.07M
+14.1% YoY
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188.00M
149.95M – 211.67M
+17.5% YoY
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202.00M
161.12M – 227.43M
+7.4% YoY
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| EBITDA |
29.19M
est: 9.66M (+202.2%)
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62.66M
est: 12.72M (+392.8%)
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109.75M
est: 931.1K (+11,687.1%)
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40.97M
est: 7.75M (+428.4%)
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273.25M
est: 130.98M (+108.6%)
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325.80M
est: 164.22M (+98.4%)
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-283.00M
est: -65.70M (-330.8%)
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-49.90M
est: -6.02M (-729.1%)
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500.0K
est: 30.31M (-98.4%)
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59.46M
51.85M – 71.36M
+96.2% YoY
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70.46M
55.92M – 78.94M
+18.5% YoY
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47.73M
38.26M – 54.01M
-32.3% YoY
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54.44M
43.42M – 61.29M
+14.1% YoY
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63.99M
51.04M – 72.05M
+17.5% YoY
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68.76M
54.84M – 77.41M
+7.4% YoY
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| EBIT |
29.03M
est: 9.61M (+202.0%)
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62.50M
est: 12.66M (+393.8%)
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109.58M
est: 926.7K (+11,724.7%)
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40.45M
est: 7.72M (+424.2%)
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272.60M
est: 131.88M (+106.7%)
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325.00M
est: 165.34M (+96.6%)
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-283.70M
est: -65.39M (-333.8%)
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-50.30M
est: -5.99M (-739.6%)
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200.0K
est: 30.09M (-99.3%)
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59.04M
51.48M – 70.85M
+96.2% YoY
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69.96M
55.52M – 78.38M
+18.5% YoY
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47.39M
37.99M – 53.63M
-32.3% YoY
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54.05M
43.11M – 60.85M
+14.1% YoY
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63.53M
50.68M – 71.53M
+17.5% YoY
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68.27M
54.45M – 76.86M
+7.4% YoY
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| Net Income |
28.49M
est: 91.11M (-68.7%)
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57.77M
est: 92.31M (-37.4%)
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110.58M
est: 136.81M (-19.2%)
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39.71M
est: 47.61M (-16.6%)
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267.40M
est: 129.45M (+106.6%)
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300.70M
est: 162.30M (+85.3%)
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-243.40M
est: -243.40M (+0.0%)
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-40.60M
est: -40.60M (+0.0%)
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-800.0K
est: -800.0K (+0.0%)
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120.30M
83.44M – 174.21M
+15,137.5% YoY
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192.92M
103.42M – 256.74M
+60.4% YoY
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113.48M
90.06M – 141.16M
-41.2% YoY
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113.80M
106.95M – 120.66M
+0.3% YoY
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156.02M
114.97M – 181.55M
+37.1% YoY
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171.79M
126.59M – 199.91M
+10.1% YoY
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| SGA |
1.11M
est: 2.56M (-56.5%)
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2.11M
est: 10.60M (-80.1%)
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3.33M
est: 246.4K (+1,252.9%)
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3.98M
est: 3.82M (+4.0%)
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4.00M
est: 35.21M (-88.6%)
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5.70M
est: 44.14M (-87.1%)
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6.30M
est: -17.39M (+136.2%)
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6.00M
est: -1.59M (+476.6%)
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7.30M
est: 77.44M (-90.6%)
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8.23M
7.17M – 9.87M
-89.4% YoY
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9.75M
7.74M – 10.92M
+18.5% YoY
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6.60M
5.29M – 7.47M
-32.3% YoY
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7.53M
6.01M – 8.48M
+14.1% YoY
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8.85M
7.06M – 9.97M
+17.5% YoY
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9.51M
7.59M – 10.71M
+7.4% YoY
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| EPS |
0.81
est: 0.49 (+64.3%)
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0.87
est: 0.71 (+21.9%)
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1.15
est: 0.79 (+45.1%)
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0.34
est: 0.28 (+21.4%)
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2.08
est: 1.66 (+25.3%)
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2.00
est: 1.91 (+4.6%)
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-1.59
est: -1.28 (-24.1%)
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-0.21
est: -0.37 (+43.4%)
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0.00
est: 0.23 (-101.9%)
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0.71
0.48 – 0.99
+207.7% YoY
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1.11
0.59 – 1.46
+56.5% YoY
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0.66
0.51 – 0.81
-40.9% YoY
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0.65
0.61 – 0.69
-1.0% YoY
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0.89
0.66 – 1.04
+37.1% YoY
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0.98
0.72 – 1.14
+10.1% YoY
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| Date | Rating | Overall | DCF | ROE | ROA | D/E | P/E | P/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | C- | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 |
| 2026-06-11 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-06-10 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-06-09 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-06-08 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-06-05 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-06-04 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-06-03 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-06-02 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-06-01 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-29 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-28 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-27 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-26 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-22 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-21 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-20 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-19 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-18 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-15 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-14 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-13 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-12 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-11 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-08 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-07 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-06 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-05 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-05-01 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-30 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-29 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-28 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-27 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-24 | A- | 4/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-23 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-22 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-21 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-20 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-17 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| 2026-04-16 | B+ | 3/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
Owner Earnings
Ownership Overview
Ownership breakdown not available.
No beneficial ownership filings recorded.
Institutional Activity (13F)
Institutional history not available.
Top holders not available.
ETF Ownership
| # | ETF | Weight | Est. AUM exposure | TER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iShares Listed Private Equity UCITS ETF IPRA.AS | 0.50% | 434.2K | 0.75% |
| 2 | iShares Listed Private Equity UCITS ETF IDPE.L | 0.50% | 3.90M | 0.75% |
| 3 | Amundi Prime UK Mid & Small Cap UCITS ETF DR - GBP (D) PRUK.L | 0.48% | 2.06M | 0.05% |
| 4 | Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF S250.L | 0.28% | 101.1K | 0.12% |
| 5 | iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF MIDD.L | 0.28% | 2.38M | 0.40% |
| 6 | Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (GBP) Distributing VMID.DE | 0.28% | 7.42M | 0.10% |
| 7 | Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF VMIG.MI | 0.28% | 7.42M | 0.10% |
| 8 | Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 1D XMCX.L | 0.27% | 103.3K | 0.15% |
| 9 | HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF HMCX.L | 0.27% | 180.3K | 0.09% |
| 10 | iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF EWUS | 0.27% | 107.7K | 0.59% |
Insider Activity
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Insider history not available.
No recent insider transactions.
Executive team
Executive compensation
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No CEO compensation history available.
Proxy statements
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Recent SEC filings
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Executive team
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin David Wilkinson | Chief Executive Officer & Non-Independent Executive Director | 1M | male |
| Stuart Malcolm Chapman | Co-Founder & Director | 1M | male |
| Andrew Zimmermann | Chief Financial Officer & Director | 246.5K | male |
| Cherylene Chikomo | Human Resource Manager | — | — |
| Dipesh Pindoria | Head of IT | — | male |
| Nicholas Gwyn Brisbourne | Senior Partner | — | male |
| Oliver Pink | Head of Communications | — | male |
| Paula Darlison | Group Administration Manager | — | female |
| Richard Marsh | Chief Portfolio Officer | — | — |
| Ben Robson | General Counsel & Compliance Officer | — | — |
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