Investment trust
MRCH Merchants Trust PLC
ISIN GB0005800072London Stock Exchange: MRCH
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£6.90
on
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At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, MRCH (Merchants Trust PLC, ISIN GB0005800072) closed at £6.90 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +24.8% (income paid out is not included), or −2.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +22.8%
- +18.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +36.4%
- +23.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +24.8%
- −2.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,248 on 13/11/2026 — about £974 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 Merchants Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.4%, 2023 −0.5%, 2024 +0.2%, 2025 +7.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +15.2%. Returns of Merchants Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +19.9%; to 30/09/2025: −5.4%; to 30/09/2024: +9.6%; to 30/09/2023: +7.4%; to 30/09/2022: −6.0%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +15.2% | +11.5% | |
| to | +7.2% | +3.5% | |
| to | +0.2% | −3.2% | |
| −0.5% | −4.5% | ||
| +0.4% | −8.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +19.9% | +15.6% |
| from | −5.4% | −9.1% |
| from | +9.6% | +6.9% |
| from | +7.4% | +0.9% |
| from | −6.0% | −13.6% |
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
Volatility (annualised)
16.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 15.4% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.4% |
| 5 years | 16.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 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 November 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Merchants Trust PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 15.4% over 1 year, 15.4% over 3 years, 16.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Merchants Trust PLC since November 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 13/11/2026 the price of Merchants Trust PLC was at its highest weekly close since November 2021, in pounds.
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 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
Over the last year, the closing price went from £5.72 on 14/11/2025 to £6.90 on 13/11/2026 (+20.6%). The lowest close shown was £5.63 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £6.90 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.
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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 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 accountLargest 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.
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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 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 +0.2%, 2025 +7.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +15.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has MRCH done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 MRCH’s price changed by +24.8% (income paid out is not included), or −2.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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