Investment trust
ALW Alliance Witan PLC
ISIN GB00B11V7W98London Stock Exchange: ALW
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£13.80
on
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, ALW (Alliance Witan PLC, ISIN GB00B11V7W98) closed at £13.80 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its price changed by +38.0% (income paid out is not included), or +9.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +8.7%
- +5.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +35.0%
- +22.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +38.0%
- +9.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,380 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,091 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 Alliance Witan PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −8.1%, 2023 +17.3%, 2024 +11.2%, 2025 +3.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.3%. Returns of Alliance Witan PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +9.9%; to 30/09/2025: +4.7%; to 30/09/2024: +15.8%; to 30/09/2023: +12.6%; to 30/09/2022: −10.0%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +8.3% | +5.3% | |
| +3.1% | −0.5% | ||
| +11.2% | +7.4% | ||
| +17.3% | +12.6% | ||
| −8.1% | −15.9% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +9.9% | Not available |
| from | +4.7% | +0.6% |
| from | +15.8% | +12.9% |
| from | +12.6% | +5.9% |
| from | −10.0% | −17.3% |
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)
13.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 11.0% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 12.2% |
| 5 years | 13.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −18.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −11.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +28.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 0.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Alliance Witan PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 11.0% over 1 year, 12.2% over 3 years, 13.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Alliance Witan PLC since October 2021, in pounds: −18.3% from 31/01/2025 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Alliance Witan PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −11.7% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +28.7% (12 months to 22/03/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of Alliance Witan PLC was 0.5% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (14/08/2026), 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
Alliance Witan 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
- ALW
- ISIN
- GB00B11V7W98
- 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 £13.45 on 31/07/2026 to £13.80 on 30/09/2026 (+2.6%). The lowest close shown was £13.45 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £13.87 on 14/08/2026.
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 ALW?
The ISIN of ALW is GB00B11V7W98. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ALW is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were ALW’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of ALW in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −8.1%, 2023 +17.3%, 2024 +11.2%, 2025 +3.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has ALW done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 ALW’s price changed by +38.0% (income paid out is not included), or +9.1% 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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