Investment trust
VSL VPC Specialty Lending Investments Plc
ISIN GB00BVG6X439London Stock Exchange: VSL
- Investment trusts
- Investment trust
- ISA
- SIPP
Latest close
LSE£0.1038
on
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VSL (VPC Specialty Lending Investments Plc, ISIN GB00BVG6X439) closed at £0.1038 on the London Stock Exchange. Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by −89.3% (income paid out is not included), or −91.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −36.3%
- −38.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- −85.6%
- −87.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −89.3%
- −91.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £107 on 13/11/2026 — about £83 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data) and 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 VPC Specialty Lending Investments Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −9.9%, 2023 −20.3%, 2024 −58.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −34.6%. Returns of VPC Specialty Lending Investments Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −22.0%; to 30/09/2024: −41.8%; to 30/09/2023: −7.9%; to 30/09/2022: −14.3%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −34.6% | −36.7% | |
| to | −58.9% | −60.3% | |
| −20.3% | −23.5% | ||
| −9.9% | −17.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −22.0% | −24.8% |
| from | −41.8% | −43.3% |
| from | −7.9% | −13.4% |
| from | −14.3% | −21.2% |
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)
29.9%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Lowest 12-month return
- −60.6%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +10.1%
- 12 months to
In words: Volatility of VPC Specialty Lending Investments Plc in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 29.9% over 1 year. The lowest 12-month return of VPC Specialty Lending Investments Plc in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −60.6% (12 months to 10/01/2025); the highest was +10.1% (12 months to 14/01/2022).
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
In plain English
VPC Specialty Lending Investments 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
- VSL
- ISIN
- GB00BVG6X439
- 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 £0.164 on 14/11/2025 to £0.1038 on 13/11/2026 (−36.7%). The lowest close shown was £0.1038 on 13/11/2026 and the highest £0.164 on 14/11/2025.
One close a week. Before 16/09/2026 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 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 201 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
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Questions people ask
What is the ISIN of VSL?
The ISIN of VSL is GB00BVG6X439. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VSL is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were VSL’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VSL in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −9.9%, 2023 −20.3%, 2024 −58.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −34.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VSL done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VSL’s price changed by −89.3% (income paid out is not included), or −91.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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