Fundology

Investment trust

MTU Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

ISIN GB00BZ1H9L86London Stock Exchange: MTU

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At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, MTU (Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC, ISIN GB00BZ1H9L86) closed at £1.11 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −35.0% (income paid out is not included), or −49.3% 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
+11.4%
+7.4% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+24.4%
+12.4% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
−35.0%
−49.3% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £650 on 13/11/2026 — about £507 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 Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −27.1%, 2023 −15.1%, 2024 +1.9%, 2025 −5.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +10.2%. Returns of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +11.4%; to 30/09/2025: −5.6%; to 30/09/2024: +7.0%; to 30/09/2023: +6.4%; to 30/09/2022: −42.0%.

Calendar-year returns of MTU, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +10.2%+6.7%
to −5.4%−8.7%
to +1.9%−1.5%
−15.1%−18.5%
−27.1%−33.3%
Returns of MTU over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +11.4%+7.4%
from −5.6%−9.3%
from +7.0%+4.3%
from +6.4%0.0%
from −42.0%−46.7%

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)

19.6%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year14.6%
3 years16.0%
5 years19.6%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−49.6%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−42.3%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+24.4%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
34.2%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 14.6% over 1 year, 16.0% over 3 years, 19.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC since November 2021, in pounds: −49.6% from 31/12/2021 to 27/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −42.3% (12 months to 16/09/2022); the highest was +24.4% (12 months to 25/10/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC was 34.2% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (31/12/2021), in pounds.

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

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

In plain English

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment 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.

Terms:Investment trustShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
MTU
ISIN
GB00BZ1H9L86
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
£1.11+12.6% over 1 year · closing price
MTU closing price: £0.99 on 14/11/2025, £1.11 on 13/11/2026 (+12.6%); low £0.93, high £1.14.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £0.986 on 14/11/2025 to £1.11 on 13/11/2026 (+12.1%). The lowest close shown was £0.926 on 20/03/2026 and the highest £1.14 on 09/10/2026.

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.

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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 2 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 FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP (Acc), over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ISIN of MTU?

The ISIN of MTU is GB00BZ1H9L86. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; MTU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

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

Calendar-year returns of MTU in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −27.1%, 2023 −15.1%, 2024 +1.9%, 2025 −5.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +10.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has MTU done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 MTU’s price changed by −35.0% (income paid out is not included), or −49.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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