Fundology

Investment trust

EWI Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust

ISIN GB00BHSRZC82London Stock Exchange: EWI

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£2.57

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At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, EWI (Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, ISIN GB00BHSRZC82) closed at £2.57 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −21.2% (income paid out is not included), or −38.5% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Change in the fund’s price, after its ongoing charges. Any income paid out is not included. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
+29.8%
+25.2% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+90.8%
+72.4% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
−21.2%
−38.5% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £788 on 13/11/2026 — about £615 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 Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −39.8%, 2023 −10.9%, 2024 +26.5%, 2025 +7.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +20.4%. Returns of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +36.3%; to 30/09/2025: +32.6%; to 30/09/2024: +11.2%; to 30/09/2023: −20.1%; to 30/09/2022: −42.9%.

Calendar-year returns of EWI, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +20.4%+16.6%
to +7.3%+3.6%
to +26.5%+22.2%
−10.9%−14.4%
−39.8%−44.9%
Returns of EWI over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +36.3%+31.4%
from +32.6%+27.4%
from +11.2%+8.4%
from −20.1%−24.9%
from −42.9%−47.5%

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

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

25.0%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year26.5%
3 years22.6%
5 years25.0%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−62.5%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−50.6%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+71.9%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
21.3%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 26.5% over 1 year, 22.6% over 3 years, 25.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust since November 2021, in pounds: −62.5% from 19/11/2021 to 27/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −50.6% (12 months to 17/06/2022); the highest was +71.9% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust was 21.3% 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

Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust 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.

Terms:Investment trustShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
EWI
ISIN
GB00BHSRZC82
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
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Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£2.57+26.6% over 1 year · closing price
EWI closing price: £2.03 on 14/11/2025, £2.57 on 13/11/2026 (+26.6%); low £2.01, high £2.88.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £2.03 on 14/11/2025 to £2.57 on 13/11/2026 (+26.4%). The lowest close shown was £2.01 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £2.88 on 03/07/2026.

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

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling 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.

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  • Largest 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 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 EWI?

The ISIN of EWI is GB00BHSRZC82. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; EWI is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

What were EWI’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of EWI in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −39.8%, 2023 −10.9%, 2024 +26.5%, 2025 +7.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +20.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has EWI done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 EWI’s price changed by −21.2% (income paid out is not included), or −38.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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