Investment trust
BRSC Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC
ISIN GB00BWQGKH23London Stock Exchange: BRSC
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£2.71
on
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, BRSC (Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC, ISIN GB00BWQGKH23) closed at £2.71 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −32.0% (income paid out is not included), or −47.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +4.9%
- +1.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +9.8%
- −0.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −32.0%
- −47.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £680 on 13/11/2026 — about £530 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 Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −36.0%, 2023 +1.9%, 2024 −0.4%, 2025 −5.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.8%. Returns of Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: 0.0%; to 30/09/2025: −10.2%; to 30/09/2024: +18.8%; to 30/09/2023: +3.1%; to 30/09/2022: −40.1%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +3.8% | +0.4% | |
| to | −5.1% | −8.3% | |
| to | −0.4% | −3.8% | |
| +1.9% | −2.1% | ||
| −36.0% | −41.4% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | 0.0% | −3.5% |
| from | −10.2% | −13.7% |
| from | +18.8% | +15.8% |
| from | +3.1% | −3.1% |
| from | −40.1% | −45.0% |
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)
19.2%over 5 years
| 1 year | 18.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 16.8% |
| 5 years | 19.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −45.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −41.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +25.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 36.1%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 18.2% over 1 year, 16.8% over 3 years, 19.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC since November 2021, in pounds: −45.8% from 31/12/2021 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −41.4% (12 months to 02/09/2022); the highest was +25.7% (12 months to 25/10/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC was 36.1% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (31/12/2021), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust 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
- BRSC
- ISIN
- GB00BWQGKH23
- 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 £2.56 on 14/11/2025 to £2.71 on 13/11/2026 (+5.9%). The lowest close shown was £2.34 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £2.84 on 20/02/2026.
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 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 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of BRSC?
The ISIN of BRSC is GB00BWQGKH23. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; BRSC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were BRSC’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of BRSC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −36.0%, 2023 +1.9%, 2024 −0.4%, 2025 −5.1%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +3.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has BRSC done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 BRSC’s price changed by −32.0% (income paid out is not included), or −47.0% 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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