Fundology

Investment trust

FGT Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC

ISIN GB0007816068London Stock Exchange: FGT

Compare with another fund

Latest close

LSE

£8.90

on

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, FGT (Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC, ISIN GB0007816068) closed at £8.90 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −2.0% (income paid out is not included), or −23.5% 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
+9.1%
+5.2% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+9.3%
−1.2% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
−2.0%
−23.5% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £980 on 13/11/2026 — about £765 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 Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −8.1%, 2023 +1.7%, 2024 +4.9%, 2025 −9.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +9.1%. Returns of Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −9.9%; to 30/09/2025: −1.8%; to 30/09/2024: +2.3%; to 30/09/2023: +6.5%; to 30/09/2022: −8.8%.

Calendar-year returns of FGT, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +9.1%+5.6%
to −9.2%−12.3%
to +4.9%+1.3%
+1.7%−2.4%
−8.1%−15.8%
Returns of FGT over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from −9.9%−13.1%
from −1.8%−5.7%
from +2.3%−0.3%
from +6.5%+0.1%
from −8.8%−16.2%

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)

14.9%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year18.1%
3 years14.7%
5 years14.9%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−25.9%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−22.7%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+19.5%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
7.5%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 18.1% over 1 year, 14.7% over 3 years, 14.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC since November 2021, in pounds: −25.9% from 31/01/2025 to 27/03/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −22.7% (12 months to 06/02/2026); the highest was +19.5% (12 months to 16/06/2023). On 13/11/2026 the price of Finsbury Growth & Income Trust PLC was 7.5% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (31/01/2025), in pounds.

As of , price only — income paid out is not included

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

In plain English

Finsbury Growth & Income 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.

Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.

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 trustAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
FGT
ISIN
GB0007816068
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.
Income
Distributing
Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
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

Closing price
£8.90+10.1% over 1 year · closing price
FGT closing price: £8.08 on 14/11/2025, £8.90 on 13/11/2026 (+10.1%); low £7.13, high £8.90.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £8.08 on 14/11/2025 to £8.90 on 13/11/2026 (+10.1%). The lowest close shown was £7.13 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £8.90 on 13/11/2026.

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.

Create a free account to see the 5-year price chart and the after-inflation chart

Sign-up takes an email address. There is no card to enter and nothing to pay.

Create a free accountSign in

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.

    With a free account

  • 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.

    With a free account

  • Largest 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.

    With a free account

Create a free account to see the risk ratios, every rolling return and each large fall and its recovery

Sign-up takes an email address. There is no card to enter and nothing to pay.

Create a free accountSign in

  • 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).

    Pro

Pro — currently by invitation

Pro includes moves against a comparable fund

Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].

Questions people ask

Is FGT accumulating or distributing?

FGT is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.

What is the ISIN of FGT?

The ISIN of FGT is GB0007816068. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; FGT is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

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

Calendar-year returns of FGT in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −8.1%, 2023 +1.7%, 2024 +4.9%, 2025 −9.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +9.1%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has FGT done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 FGT’s price changed by −2.0% (income paid out is not included), or −23.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Similar funds

More investment trusts, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.
All investment trustsEvery fund we cover

Fund documents and methods

Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods

A machine-readable copy of this page: Markdown.