Fundology

Investment trust

NSI New Star Investment Trust PLC

ISIN GB0002631041London Stock Exchange: NSI

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£1.40

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At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, NSI (New Star Investment Trust PLC, ISIN GB0002631041) closed at £1.40 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −3.8% (income paid out is not included), or −24.9% 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
+12.5%
+8.5% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+27.4%
+15.1% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
−3.8%
−24.9% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £962 on 13/11/2026 — about £751 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 New Star Investment Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −12.9%, 2023 −6.8%, 2024 −7.8%, 2025 +15.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.0%. Returns of New Star Investment Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.6%; to 30/09/2025: +10.2%; to 30/09/2024: −5.7%; to 30/09/2023: −5.8%; to 30/09/2022: −14.4%.

Calendar-year returns of NSI, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +13.0%+9.3%
to +15.4%+11.5%
to −7.8%−10.9%
−6.8%−10.5%
−12.9%−20.3%
Returns of NSI over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price only — income paid out is not included)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +17.6%+13.5%
from +10.2%+5.9%
from −5.7%−8.1%
from −5.8%−11.4%
from −14.4%−21.4%

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)

16.9%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year11.8%
3 years21.0%
5 years16.9%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−30.3%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−18.6%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+31.5%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
4.5%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of New Star Investment Trust PLC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 11.8% over 1 year, 21.0% over 3 years, 16.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of New Star Investment Trust PLC since November 2021, in pounds: −30.3% from 19/11/2021 to 18/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of New Star Investment Trust PLC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −18.6% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +31.5% (12 months to 05/08/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of New Star Investment Trust PLC was 4.5% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (19/11/2021), in pounds.

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

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

In plain English

New Star 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
NSI
ISIN
GB0002631041
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
£1.40+13.8% over 1 year · closing price
NSI closing price: £1.23 on 14/11/2025, £1.40 on 13/11/2026 (+13.8%); low £1.21, high £1.42.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £1.23 on 14/11/2025 to £1.40 on 13/11/2026 (+13.9%). The lowest close shown was £1.21 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £1.42 on 05/08/2026.

One close a week. Before 05/08/2026 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

256 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 246 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 142 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The largest fall since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks it 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 (147 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ISIN of NSI?

The ISIN of NSI is GB0002631041. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; NSI is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

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

Calendar-year returns of NSI in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −12.9%, 2023 −6.8%, 2024 −7.8%, 2025 +15.4%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.0%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has NSI done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 NSI’s price changed by −3.8% (income paid out is not included), or −24.9% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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