Investment trust
MRCH Merchants Trust PLC
ISIN GB0005800072London Stock Exchange: MRCH
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£6.70
on
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, MRCH (Merchants Trust PLC, ISIN GB0005800072) closed at £6.70 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its price changed by +25.5% (income paid out is not included), or −0.8% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +19.9%
- +16.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +30.6%
- +18.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +25.5%
- −0.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,255 on 30/09/2026 — about £992 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 Merchants Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.4%, 2023 −0.5%, 2024 −2.0%, 2025 +8.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +13.0%. Returns of Merchants Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +21.8%; to 30/09/2025: −6.9%; to 30/09/2024: +9.6%; to 30/09/2023: +7.4%; to 30/09/2022: −5.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +13.0% | +9.8% | |
| +8.4% | +4.7% | ||
| −2.0% | −5.3% | ||
| −0.5% | −4.5% | ||
| +0.4% | −8.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +21.8% | Not available |
| from | −6.9% | −10.6% |
| from | +9.6% | +6.9% |
| from | +7.4% | +0.9% |
| from | −5.4% | −13.0% |
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)
16.0%over 5 years
| 1 year | 15.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.8% |
| 5 years | 16.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −20.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −12.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +30.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 2.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Merchants Trust PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 15.8% over 1 year, 15.8% over 3 years, 16.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Merchants Trust PLC since October 2021, in pounds: −20.4% from 17/02/2023 to 27/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Merchants Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −12.7% (12 months to 16/02/2024); the highest was +30.7% (12 months to 28/01/2022). On 30/09/2026 the price of Merchants Trust PLC was 2.2% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (07/08/2026), 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
Merchants 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
- MRCH
- ISIN
- GB0005800072
- 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 £6.66 on 31/07/2026 to £6.70 on 30/09/2026 (+0.6%). The lowest close shown was £6.59 on 11/09/2026 and the highest £6.85 on 07/08/2026.
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 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 MRCH?
The ISIN of MRCH is GB0005800072. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; MRCH is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were MRCH’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of MRCH in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.4%, 2023 −0.5%, 2024 −2.0%, 2025 +8.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +13.0%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has MRCH done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 MRCH’s price changed by +25.5% (income paid out is not included), or −0.8% 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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