Investment trust
GSCT Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC
ISIN GB00BKLXD974London Stock Exchange: GSCT
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£1.91
on
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, GSCT (Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC, ISIN GB00BKLXD974) closed at £1.91 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its price changed by +34.9% (income paid out is not included), or +5.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +11.9%
- +8.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +40.8%
- +27.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +34.9%
- +5.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,349 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,055 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data) and 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 Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 +2.6%, 2024 +10.7%, 2025 +7.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.2%. Returns of Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +14.1%; to 30/09/2025: −0.1%; to 30/09/2024: +18.7%; to 30/09/2023: +11.0%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +8.2% | +5.2% | |
| +7.7% | +4.0% | ||
| +10.7% | +6.9% | ||
| +2.6% | −1.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +14.1% | Not available |
| from | −0.1% | −4.0% |
| from | +18.7% | +15.7% |
| from | +11.0% | +4.4% |
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)
13.2%over 3 years
| 1 year | 13.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 13.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since June 2022
- −20.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −11.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +31.5%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since June 2022
- 3.3%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 13.7% over 1 year, 13.2% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC since June 2022, in pounds: −20.3% from 03/02/2023 to 27/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since June 2022 was −11.4% (12 months to 11/04/2025); the highest was +31.5% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC was 3.3% below its highest weekly close since June 2022 (14/08/2026), 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
Global 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
- GSCT
- ISIN
- GB00BKLXD974
- 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 £1.92 on 31/07/2026 to £1.91 on 30/09/2026 (−0.6%). The lowest close shown was £1.89 on 18/09/2026 and the highest £1.97 on 14/08/2026.
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 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 172 rolling 12-month returns since June 2022, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since June 2022, 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 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of GSCT?
The ISIN of GSCT is GB00BKLXD974. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GSCT is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were GSCT’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of GSCT in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2023 +2.6%, 2024 +10.7%, 2025 +7.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has GSCT done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 GSCT’s price changed by +34.9% (income paid out is not included), or +5.5% 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
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available); 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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