Investment trust
ESCT European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
ISIN GB00BMCF8689London Stock Exchange: ESCT
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£2.33
on
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, ESCT (European Smaller Companies Trust PLC, ISIN GB00BMCF8689) closed at £2.33 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its price changed by +31.7% (income paid out is not included), or +4.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +8.1%
- +5.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +62.4%
- +47.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +31.7%
- +4.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,317 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,042 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: Fundology, from recorded daily closes. Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of European Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −17.3%, 2023 +10.5%, 2024 +5.2%, 2025 +23.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +9.9%. Returns of European Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +9.6%; to 30/09/2025: +17.8%; to 30/09/2024: +21.9%; to 30/09/2023: +17.5%; to 30/09/2022: −31.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +9.9% | +6.8% | |
| +23.3% | +19.0% | ||
| +5.2% | +1.6% | ||
| +10.5% | +6.1% | ||
| −17.3% | −24.3% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +9.6% | Not available |
| from | +17.8% | +13.2% |
| from | +21.9% | +18.8% |
| from | +17.5% | +10.4% |
| from | −31.7% | −37.2% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
19.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 17.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 17.6% |
| 5 years | 19.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −33.0%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −30.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +30.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 4.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of European Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 17.2% over 1 year, 17.6% over 3 years, 19.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of European Smaller Companies Trust PLC since October 2021, in pounds: −33.0% from 12/11/2021 to 30/09/2022. The lowest 12-month return of European Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −30.0% (12 months to 23/09/2022); the highest was +30.7% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of European Smaller Companies Trust PLC was 4.5% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (29/05/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
European 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
- ESCT
- ISIN
- GB00BMCF8689
- 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 be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Investment trusts
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £2.34 on 31/07/2026 to £2.33 on 30/09/2026 (−0.4%). The lowest close shown was £2.31 on 18/09/2026 and the highest £2.43 on 28/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS 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 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 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 October 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 Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc), over the three years to 30/09/2026 (133 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of ESCT?
The ISIN of ESCT is GB00BMCF8689. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ESCT is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were ESCT’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of ESCT in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −17.3%, 2023 +10.5%, 2024 +5.2%, 2025 +23.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +9.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has ESCT done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 ESCT’s price changed by +31.7% (income paid out is not included), or +4.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- Fundology, from recorded closes
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
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