Investment trust
BGEU Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC GBP
ISIN GB00BMC7T380London Stock Exchange: BGEU
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£1.24
on
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, BGEU (Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC GBP, ISIN GB00BMC7T380) closed at £1.24 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −23.9% (income paid out is not included), or −40.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +19.3%
- +15.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +49.9%
- +35.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −23.9%
- −40.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £761 on 13/11/2026 — about £594 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 Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −41.5%, 2023 +6.9%, 2024 −7.5%, 2025 +26.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.3%. Returns of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +12.1%; to 30/09/2025: +15.6%; to 30/09/2024: +10.8%; to 30/09/2023: +5.2%; to 30/09/2022: −46.6%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +13.3% | +9.7% | |
| to | +26.7% | +22.4% | |
| to | −7.5% | −10.7% | |
| +6.9% | +2.6% | ||
| −41.5% | −46.4% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +12.1% | +8.2% |
| from | +15.6% | +11.1% |
| from | +10.8% | +7.9% |
| from | +5.2% | −1.1% |
| from | −46.6% | −51.0% |
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)
22.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 19.9% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 17.6% |
| 5 years | 22.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −53.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −50.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +27.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 24.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC GBP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 19.9% over 1 year, 17.6% over 3 years, 22.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC GBP since November 2021, in pounds: −53.6% from 19/11/2021 to 27/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC GBP in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −50.7% (12 months to 23/09/2022); the highest was +27.0% (12 months to 09/01/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust PLC GBP was 24.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (19/11/2021), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
Baillie Gifford European 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
- BGEU
- ISIN
- GB00BMC7T380
- 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 £1.07 on 14/11/2025 to £1.24 on 13/11/2026 (+16.0%). The lowest close shown was £0.938 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £1.29 on 16/10/2026.
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 largest fall since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks it 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 Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc), over the three years to 13/11/2026 (129 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of BGEU?
The ISIN of BGEU is GB00BMC7T380. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; BGEU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were BGEU’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of BGEU in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −41.5%, 2023 +6.9%, 2024 −7.5%, 2025 +26.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has BGEU done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 BGEU’s price changed by −23.9% (income paid out is not included), or −40.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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