Investment trust
AJOT AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc
ISIN GB00BD6H5D36London Stock Exchange: AJOT
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£1.78
on
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, AJOT (AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc, ISIN GB00BD6H5D36) closed at £1.78 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +45.8% (income paid out is not included), or +13.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +5.7%
- +1.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +61.4%
- +45.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +45.8%
- +13.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,458 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,138 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −7.2%, 2023 +13.1%, 2024 +21.3%, 2025 +11.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.2%. Returns of AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +2.3%; to 30/09/2025: +25.5%; to 30/09/2024: +21.8%; to 30/09/2023: +6.2%; to 30/09/2022: −9.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +3.2% | −0.1% | |
| to | +11.7% | +7.9% | |
| to | +21.3% | +17.1% | |
| +13.1% | +8.6% | ||
| −7.2% | −15.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +2.3% | −1.4% |
| from | +25.5% | +20.7% |
| from | +21.8% | +18.7% |
| from | +6.2% | −0.2% |
| from | −9.5% | −16.9% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
17.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 20.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 18.3% |
| 5 years | 17.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −17.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −13.1%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +36.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 7.6%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 20.6% over 1 year, 18.3% over 3 years, 17.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc since November 2021, in pounds: −17.4% from 27/02/2026 to 26/06/2026. The lowest 12-month return of AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −13.1% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +36.2% (12 months to 08/08/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of AVI Japan Opportunity Trust Plc was 7.6% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
AVI Japan Opportunity Trust 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
- AJOT
- ISIN
- GB00BD6H5D36
- 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 usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Investment trusts
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £1.70 on 14/11/2025 to £1.78 on 13/11/2026 (+4.4%). The lowest close shown was £1.59 on 26/06/2026 and the highest £1.92 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with 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 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 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 November 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 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of AJOT?
The ISIN of AJOT is GB00BD6H5D36. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; AJOT is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were AJOT’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of AJOT in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −7.2%, 2023 +13.1%, 2024 +21.3%, 2025 +11.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has AJOT done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 AJOT’s price changed by +45.8% (income paid out is not included), or +13.8% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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