Investment trust
AAS Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC
ISIN GB00BMF19B58London Stock Exchange: AAS
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£4.62
on
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, AAS (Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC, ISIN GB00BMF19B58) closed at £4.62 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its price changed by +63.8% (income paid out is not included), or +29.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +27.6%
- +24.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +78.4%
- +62.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +63.8%
- +29.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,638 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,296 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: Fundology, from recorded daily closes. Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −13.7%, 2023 +3.1%, 2024 +11.3%, 2025 +23.6%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +26.2%. Returns of Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +30.1%; to 30/09/2025: +25.4%; to 30/09/2024: +10.5%; to 30/09/2023: 0.0%; to 30/09/2022: −12.3%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +26.2% | +22.7% | |
| +23.6% | +19.4% | ||
| +11.3% | +7.5% | ||
| +3.1% | −1.0% | ||
| −13.7% | −21.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +30.1% | Not available |
| from | +25.4% | +20.6% |
| from | +10.5% | +7.7% |
| from | 0.0% | −6.0% |
| from | −12.3% | −19.4% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
17.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 22.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 16.8% |
| 5 years | 17.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −24.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −19.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +60.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 0.6%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 22.3% over 1 year, 16.8% over 3 years, 17.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC since October 2021, in pounds: −24.9% from 17/12/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −19.9% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +60.0% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC was 0.6% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (25/09/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC is an investment trust.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Investment trusts: Companies on the stock exchange that invest in other assets. Their share price can be above or below the value of what they own.
Key facts
- Ticker
- AAS
- ISIN
- GB00BMF19B58
- Structure
- Investment trust
- A company listed on the stock exchange that invests in other assets; its price can differ from the value of what it holds.
- Domicile
- United Kingdom
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Investment trusts
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £4.18 on 31/07/2026 to £4.62 on 30/09/2026 (+10.5%). The lowest close shown was £4.18 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £4.65 on 25/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of AAS?
The ISIN of AAS is GB00BMF19B58. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; AAS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were AAS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of AAS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −13.7%, 2023 +3.1%, 2024 +11.3%, 2025 +23.6%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +26.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has AAS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 AAS’s price changed by +63.8% (income paid out is not included), or +29.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- Fundology, from recorded closes
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
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