Top investment trusts
View the best performing and most popular investment trusts over various timeframes.
Please remember, investment value can go up or down and you could get back less than you invest. The value of international investments may be affected by currency fluctuations which might reduce their value in sterling.
Most popular investment trusts with ii customers
In the table below you will find the most purchased investment trusts by ii customers in an ISA, SIPP or Trading Account.
The following investments should not be taken as personal recommendations to buy or sell a particular trust - they are not intended to provide advice.
Top 10 most-popular investment trusts in October 2024
| Ranking | Investment trust | Change from September | One-year return to 30 October 2024 (%) | Three-year return to 30 October 2024 (%) |
| 1 | Greencoat UK Wind | Up two | 5.3 | 11.8 |
| 2 | City of London | Up three | 18.7 | 24.4 |
| 3 | Scottish Mortgage | Down one | 37.0 | -41 |
| 4 | JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | Up two | 29.0 | 46.4 |
| 5 | Alliance Witan | Down one | 24.6 | 25.6 |
| 6 | NextEnergy Solar Fund | New Entry | 9.0 | -1.1 |
| 7 | Supermarket Income REIT | Up three | 5.5 | -27.6 |
| 8 | F&C Investment Trust | No change | 26.5 | 22.2 |
| 9 | 3i Group | Down two | 70.5 | 161 |
| 10 | BlackRock World Mining | Down nine | 5.7 | 15.3 |
Performance data sourced from FE Fund info. Performance data to 30 October 2024. Rankings are based on the number of "buys" during September 2024.
Best performing investment trusts
Below are the top performing investment trusts up to 1 October 2024. For a more comprehensive overview of fund, investment trust and ETF performance, read our latest update.
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How to use the data
The tables showcase the best performing investment trusts across the entire investment trust universe. As such, you may see more specialist investment trust types feature as the best performing investment trusts across the various timeframes.
Such investment trusts tend to invest in a single country, sector or commodity, and may be more suitable for adventurous investors with a long timeframe.
Investment trusts can be held in an ISA, SIPP, and other investment accounts. Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and may be subject to change.
Please remember that past performance is not a guide to future performance. The tables simply offer a snapshot of the best-performing funds over time. When doing your research, it makes sense to look at an even greater variety of time periods to assess performance across different market conditions. It is also a good idea to look at performance on a yearly basis in order to ensure good long-term performance is not just the result of one outstanding year.
Investment trust performance figures – also bear in mind
The performance figures show the total return in sterling unless otherwise specified. Figures are calculated on a share price total return basis.
Like funds (open-ended investment companies or unit trusts), investment trusts are a pooled investment that invest in a 'basket' of underlying assets such as equities, bonds or property; but unlike funds, trusts are listed on the London Stock Exchange and their share prices go up and down according to investor demand and supply.
Therefore, one of the key differences compared to funds is that there are two 'layers' of activity: the performance of the underlying investments (the net asset value) held in the investment trust, and its share price.
Choosing the right investment trusts for your portfolio
There are around 400 investment trusts available to UK investors – so finding the best investment trusts can be difficult. .
As well as fund performance over time, you should consider your investment goals and appetite for risk.
In general, five years is the minimum recommended period for investing in funds, as the stock market can be unpredictable in the short term.
Important information
Our most popular investments should not be taken as personal recommendations to buy or sell a particular stock or fund, and are not intended to provide advice.
The value of your investments can fall as well as rise and you may not get back all the money that you invest. Please note the tax treatment of these products depends on the individual circumstances of each customer and may be subject to change in future.