Fundology

Investment trust

NESF NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd

ISIN GG00BJ0JVY01London Stock Exchange: NESF

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£0.508

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At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, NESF (NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd, ISIN GG00BJ0JVY01) closed at £0.508 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −49.4% (income paid out is not included), or −60.5% 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
−13.3%
−16.4% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
−40.3%
−46.1% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
−49.4%
−60.5% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £506 on 13/11/2026 — about £395 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 NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +9.4%, 2023 −16.9%, 2024 −28.6%, 2025 −23.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +0.8%. Returns of NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −22.5%; to 30/09/2025: −20.8%; to 30/09/2024: −8.5%; to 30/09/2023: −22.3%; to 30/09/2022: +12.5%.

Calendar-year returns of NESF, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +0.8%−2.4%
to −23.6%−26.3%
to −28.6%−31.0%
−16.9%−20.2%
+9.4%+0.2%
Returns of NESF over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from −22.5%−25.2%
from −20.8%−23.9%
from −8.5%−10.8%
from −22.3%−27.0%
from +12.5%+3.4%

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)

20.4%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year26.3%
3 years22.7%
5 years20.4%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−63.7%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−37.6%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+24.2%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
58.3%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 26.3% over 1 year, 22.7% over 3 years, 20.4% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd since November 2021, in pounds: −63.7% from 02/09/2022 to 22/05/2026. The lowest 12-month return of NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −37.6% (12 months to 26/06/2026); the highest was +24.2% (12 months to 02/09/2022). On 13/11/2026 the price of NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd was 58.3% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (02/09/2022), in pounds.

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

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

In plain English

NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd 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
NESF
ISIN
GG00BJ0JVY01
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
Guernsey
Can usually be held in
ISA and SIPP
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Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£0.51−7.8% over 1 year · closing price
NESF closing price: £0.55 on 14/11/2025, £0.51 on 13/11/2026 (−7.8%); low £0.44, high £0.55.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £0.551 on 14/11/2025 to £0.508 on 13/11/2026 (−7.8%). The lowest close shown was £0.442 on 22/05/2026 and the highest £0.551 on 14/11/2025.

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

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 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 NESF?

The ISIN of NESF is GG00BJ0JVY01. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; NESF is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

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

Calendar-year returns of NESF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +9.4%, 2023 −16.9%, 2024 −28.6%, 2025 −23.6%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +0.8%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has NESF done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 NESF’s price changed by −49.4% (income paid out is not included), or −60.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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