Best-selling trusts of August 2021
14 Sep, 2021
Top of the Pops: popular Trusts across all 4 providers. This article brings you the most bought Trusts. If you can’t face reading through it all, we start with the most popular products across the major investment platforms.

Top 10 Trusts from AJ Bell
Name | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | OCF |
Scottish Investment Trust | -2.32% | 27.63% | 0.52% |
Scottish Mortgage | 164.52% | 359.81% | 0.34% |
F&C Investment Trust | 29.68% | 92.29% | 0.52% |
Smithson Investment Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Murray International | 16.33% | 22.72% | 0.65% |
Monks | 75.58% | 189.87% | 0.43% |
TR Property | 27.83% | 75.53% | 0.63% |
Merchants Trust | 27.13% | 60.69% | 0.61% |
Caledonia Investments | 28.61% | 60.83% | 0.99% |
Tritax Big Box | 76.28% | 99.13% | 0.82% |
Top 10 Trusts from Fidelity
Name | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | OCF |
SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INV TRUST | 164.52% | 359.81% | 0.34% |
BLACKROCK THROGMORTON TRUST PLC | 97.29% | 236.67% | 0.60% |
SMITHSON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC | N/A | N/A | N/A |
BLACKROCK GREATER EURO INV TST | 104.74% | 177.77% | 1.01% |
MONTANARO EUROPEAN SMALLER C.TSTPLC | 122.09% | 253.23% | 1.20% |
CAPITAL GEARING TRUST | 25.52% | 45.44% | 0.58% |
HARBOURVEST GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY | 70.65% | 151.02% | 1.37% |
RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS PLC | 31.11% | 61.64% | 0.66% |
Scottish American Investment Co plc Ordinary 25p Shares | 48.08% | 100.61% | 0.70% |
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc Ordinary Shares 5p | 164.52% | 359.81% | 0.34% |
Smithson Investment Trust Plc ORD GBP0.01 | N/A | N/A | 1.00% |
Witan Investment Trust plc ORD GBP0.05 | 22.81% | 69.65% | 0.78% |
Top 10 Trusts from Hargreaves Lansdown
Name | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | OCF |
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc Ordinary 5p Shares | 97.29% | 236.67% | 0.60% |
City Of London Investment Trust Ordinary 25p Shares | 9.69% | 20.44% | 0.36% |
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust Ordinary 1p | 68.35% | 238.79% | 0.72% |
F&C Investment Trust plc Ordinary 25p | 29.68% | 92.29% | 0.52% |
RIT Capital Partners plc Ordinary GBP1 | 31.11% | 61.64% | 0.66% |
Scottish American Investment Co plc Ordinary 25p Shares | 48.08% | 100.61% | 0.70% |
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc Ordinary Shares 5p | 164.52% | 359.81% | 0.34% |
Smithson Investment Trust Plc ORD GBP0.01 | N/A | N/A | 1.00% |
Witan Investment Trust plc ORD GBP0.05 | 22.81% | 69.65% | 0.78% |
Top 10 Trusts from Interactive Investor
Nam | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | OCF |
Scottish Mortgage (LSE:SMT) | 164.52% | 359.81% | 0.34% |
Smithson (LSE:SSON) | N/A | N/A | 1.00% |
BlackRock Throgmorton | 97.29% | 236.67% | 0.60% |
City of London | 9.69% | 20.44% | 0.36% |
Capital Gearing | 25.52% | 45.44% | 0.58% |
Henderson Far East Income | 5.50% | 24.14% | 1.08% |
Fidelity China Special Situations | 77.99% | 119.53% | 0.97% |
BlackRock World Mining | 94.84% | 142.57% | 0.99% |
Monks | 75.58% | 189.87% | 0.43% |
RIT Capital Partners | 31.11% | 61.64% | 0.66% |







