Investment trust
BFSP Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc
ISIN GB00BKV46W45London Stock Exchange: BFSP
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£0.825
on
Close unchanged since 28/10/2026 — the same price has been reported every trading day since, so this line may not have traded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, BFSP (Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc, ISIN GB00BKV46W45) closed at £0.825 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −4.1% (income paid out is not included), or −25.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −10.3%
- −13.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- −10.3%
- −19.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −4.1%
- −25.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £959 on 13/11/2026 — about £749 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 Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 0.0%, 2023 +8.2%, 2024 +4.9%, 2025 −4.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −10.3%. Returns of Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −10.9%; to 30/09/2025: −6.1%; to 30/09/2024: +9.5%; to 30/09/2023: +1.1%; to 30/09/2022: +2.9%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −10.3% | −13.2% | |
| to | −4.7% | −7.9% | |
| to | +4.9% | +1.3% | |
| +8.2% | +3.9% | ||
| 0.0% | −8.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −10.9% | −14.0% |
| from | −6.1% | −9.8% |
| from | +9.5% | +6.7% |
| from | +1.1% | −4.9% |
| from | +2.9% | −5.4% |
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)
6.0%over 5 years
| 1 year | 6.9% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 6.4% |
| 5 years | 6.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −17.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −13.3%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +13.5%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 16.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 6.9% over 1 year, 6.4% over 3 years, 6.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc since November 2021, in pounds: −17.8% from 04/04/2025 to 10/09/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −13.3% (12 months to 03/07/2026); the highest was +13.5% (12 months to 26/01/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of Blackfinch Spring VCT Plc was 16.7% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (28/02/2025), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
Blackfinch Spring VCT 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
- BFSP
- ISIN
- GB00BKV46W45
- 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 £0.92 on 14/11/2025 to £0.825 on 13/11/2026 (−10.3%). The lowest close shown was £0.8135 on 10/09/2026 and the highest £0.92 on 14/11/2025.
One close a week. Before 10/09/2026 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
260 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 250 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 146 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 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of BFSP?
The ISIN of BFSP is GB00BKV46W45. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; BFSP is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were BFSP’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of BFSP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 0.0%, 2023 +8.2%, 2024 +4.9%, 2025 −4.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −10.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has BFSP done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 BFSP’s price changed by −4.1% (income paid out is not included), or −25.1% 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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