Investment trust
BSV British Smaller Companies VCT plc
ISIN GB0001403152London Stock Exchange: BSV
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£0.705
on
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, BSV (British Smaller Companies VCT plc, ISIN GB0001403152) closed at £0.705 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −9.6% (income paid out is not included), or −29.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −6.6%
- −9.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- −7.2%
- −16.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −9.6%
- −29.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £904 on 13/11/2026 — about £706 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 British Smaller Companies VCT plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −7.4%, 2023 +2.7%, 2024 −2.6%, 2025 −0.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −5.4%. Returns of British Smaller Companies VCT plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −4.0%; to 30/09/2025: −3.2%; to 30/09/2024: 0.0%; to 30/09/2023: −0.6%; to 30/09/2022: −5.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −5.4% | −8.4% | |
| to | −0.7% | −4.1% | |
| to | −2.6% | −5.9% | |
| +2.7% | −1.4% | ||
| −7.4% | −15.2% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −4.0% | −7.4% |
| from | −3.2% | −7.0% |
| from | 0.0% | −2.5% |
| from | −0.6% | −6.6% |
| from | −5.4% | −13.1% |
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)
7.0%over 5 years
| 1 year | 6.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 6.3% |
| 5 years | 7.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −14.0%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −8.6%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +25.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 14.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of British Smaller Companies VCT plc in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 6.7% over 1 year, 6.3% over 3 years, 7.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of British Smaller Companies VCT plc since November 2021, in pounds: −14.0% from 03/06/2022 to 13/11/2026. The lowest 12-month return of British Smaller Companies VCT plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −8.6% (12 months to 18/11/2022); the highest was +25.6% (12 months to 21/01/2022). On 13/11/2026 the price of British Smaller Companies VCT plc was 14.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (25/03/2022), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
British Smaller Companies 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
- BSV
- ISIN
- GB0001403152
- 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 £0.755 on 14/11/2025 to £0.705 on 13/11/2026 (−6.6%). The lowest close shown was £0.705 on 13/11/2026 and the highest £0.76 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 14/09/2026 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
261 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 251 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 147 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 FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP (Acc), over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of BSV?
The ISIN of BSV is GB0001403152. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; BSV is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were BSV’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of BSV in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −7.4%, 2023 +2.7%, 2024 −2.6%, 2025 −0.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −5.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has BSV done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 BSV’s price changed by −9.6% (income paid out is not included), or −29.4% 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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