Investment trust
BOOK Literacy Capital PLC
ISIN GB00BMF1L080London Stock Exchange: BOOK
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£2.94
on
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, BOOK (Literacy Capital PLC, ISIN GB00BMF1L080) closed at £2.94 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −3.6% (income paid out is not included), or −24.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −22.4%
- −25.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- −34.7%
- −41.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −3.6%
- −24.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £964 on 13/11/2026 — about £752 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 Literacy Capital PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +24.7%, 2023 +30.4%, 2024 −2.1%, 2025 −16.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −25.0%. Returns of Literacy Capital PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −14.0%; to 30/09/2025: −26.0%; to 30/09/2024: −1.0%; to 30/09/2023: +30.8%; to 30/09/2022: +33.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −25.0% | −27.4% | |
| to | −16.6% | −19.5% | |
| to | −2.1% | −5.4% | |
| +30.4% | +25.2% | ||
| +24.7% | +14.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −14.0% | −17.0% |
| from | −26.0% | −28.8% |
| from | −1.0% | −3.5% |
| from | +30.8% | +23.0% |
| from | +33.8% | +23.0% |
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)
18.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 19.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 18.9% |
| 5 years | 18.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −46.0%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −32.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +122.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 44.3%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Literacy Capital PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 19.8% over 1 year, 18.9% over 3 years, 18.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Literacy Capital PLC since November 2021, in pounds: −46.0% from 28/06/2024 to 09/10/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Literacy Capital PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since June 2021 was −32.7% (12 months to 10/07/2026); the highest was +122.2% (12 months to 24/06/2022). On 13/11/2026 the price of Literacy Capital PLC was 44.3% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (07/06/2024), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
Literacy Capital 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
- BOOK
- ISIN
- GB00BMF1L080
- 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 £3.79 on 14/11/2025 to £2.94 on 13/11/2026 (−22.4%). The lowest close shown was £2.85 on 09/10/2026 and the highest £4.06 on 23/01/2026.
One close a week. Before 27/07/2026 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
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 228 rolling 12-month returns since June 2021, and of 124 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 (150 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of BOOK?
The ISIN of BOOK is GB00BMF1L080. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; BOOK is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were BOOK’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of BOOK in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +24.7%, 2023 +30.4%, 2024 −2.1%, 2025 −16.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −25.0%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has BOOK done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 BOOK’s price changed by −3.6% (income paid out is not included), or −24.8% 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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