Investment trust
AUSC Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP
ISIN GB0002959582London Stock Exchange: AUSC
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£5.42
on
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, AUSC (Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP, ISIN GB0002959582) closed at £5.42 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its price changed by −26.1% (income paid out is not included), or −41.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +3.2%
- +0.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +36.9%
- +24.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- −26.1%
- −41.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £739 on 30/09/2026 — about £585 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 UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −39.4%, 2023 −0.9%, 2024 +9.6%, 2025 −0.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.4%. Returns of Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +6.5%; to 30/09/2025: +1.8%; to 30/09/2024: +20.9%; to 30/09/2023: +1.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +8.4% | +5.4% | |
| −0.4% | −3.8% | ||
| +9.6% | +5.9% | ||
| −0.9% | −4.8% | ||
| −39.4% | −44.6% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +6.5% | Not available |
| from | +1.8% | −2.2% |
| from | +20.9% | +17.8% |
| from | +1.8% | −4.3% |
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)
18.9%over 5 years
| 1 year | 17.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 16.4% |
| 5 years | 18.9% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −51.5%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −43.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +37.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 29.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 17.3% over 1 year, 16.4% over 3 years, 18.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP since October 2021, in pounds: −51.5% from 31/12/2021 to 27/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since October 2021 was −43.0% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +37.6% (12 months to 25/10/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP was 29.0% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (31/12/2021), 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 UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc GBP 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
- AUSC
- ISIN
- GB0002959582
- 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 £5.08 on 31/07/2026 to £5.42 on 30/09/2026 (+6.7%). The lowest close shown was £5.03 on 11/09/2026 and the highest £5.42 on 30/09/2026.
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 206 rolling 12-month returns since October 2021, and of 102 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 2 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 FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP (Acc), over the three years to 30/09/2026 (153 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of AUSC?
The ISIN of AUSC is GB0002959582. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; AUSC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were AUSC’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of AUSC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −39.4%, 2023 −0.9%, 2024 +9.6%, 2025 −0.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has AUSC done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 AUSC’s price changed by −26.1% (income paid out is not included), or −41.5% 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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