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Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Ord (BGCG) stock price history
Every LSE trading session of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Ord from Jan 1, 1970 to Sep 28, 2026: 14,632 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 17, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
BGCG adjusted close, 1970 to 2026
- £6.40
- All time high, 2021
- £3.31
- 52 week high, £2.84 low
- 14,632
- Daily sessions since 1970
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1970 to 2026 series and minute bars.
BGCG key facts
- Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Ord (BGCG) closed at £2.93 on Sep 28, 2026 on LSE.
- BGCG's all time high close is £6.40, set on Feb 11, 2021; its all time low close is £0.0192 on Dec 31, 1974.
- BGCG's 52 week range is £2.84 to £3.31.
- BGCG returned -5.5% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and -20.6% over five years.
- Over ten years BGCG returned +3%, +0.3% a year compounded.
- BGCG's deepest drawdown was -75.2% from Dec 28, 1972 to Dec 31, 1974.
- DataCedar holds 14,632 daily sessions of BGCG history from Jan 1, 1970 and minute bars from Sep 17, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
BGCG price chart, 1970 to 2026
BGCG returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.2% |
| 3 months | -3.9% |
| 6 months | +0.4% |
| Year to date | -4.2% |
| 1 year | -5.5% |
| 3 years | +38.2% |
| 5 years | -20.6% |
| 10 years | +3.0% |
| Since Jan 1, 1970 | +6,866% |
| Compound annual growth, 56.7 years | +7.8% |
BGCG records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- £6.40 on Feb 11, 2021
- All time low close
- £0.0192 on Dec 31, 1974
- 52 week high
- £3.31 on May 13, 2026
- 52 week low
- £2.84 on Mar 30, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -75.2% from Dec 28, 1972 to Dec 31, 1974, recovered Jun 30, 1980
- Best single session
- +278.1% on Sep 4, 1972
- Worst single session
- -67.0% on Sep 1, 1972
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 19.5%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 42%
- Growth of 1 since 1970
- 69.7×
- Best calendar year
- 1995, +135%
- Worst calendar year
- 1974, -58%
BGCG price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1970 starts on Jan 1, 1970; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | £3.04 | £3.31 | £2.84 | £2.93 | -4.7% | 24.6M | 187 |
| 2025 | £2.23 | £3.28 | £2.13 | £3.07 | +37.3% | 29.5M | 253 |
| 2024 | £2.01 | £2.56 | £1.75 | £2.24 | +12.6% | 38.1M | 254 |
| 2023 | £2.70 | £3.30 | £1.89 | £1.99 | -26.8% | 27.8M | 251 |
| 2022 | £3.82 | £3.83 | £2.04 | £2.72 | -26.7% | 39.4M | 250 |
| 2021 | £5.28 | £6.58 | £3.55 | £3.71 | -29.7% | 62.2M | 253 |
| 2020 | £3.46 | £6.16 | £2.50 | £5.28 | +53.1% | 82.3M | 254 |
| 2019 | £2.91 | £3.51 | £2.89 | £3.45 | +17.8% | 15.3M | 253 |
| 2018 | £3.34 | £3.54 | £2.79 | £2.93 | -12.7% | 12M | 253 |
| 2017 | £2.83 | £3.37 | £2.78 | £3.35 | +18.6% | 7.9M | 252 |
| 2016 | £2.26 | £2.97 | £2.06 | £2.83 | +23.7% | 7M | 253 |
| 2015 | £2.33 | £2.74 | £2.03 | £2.29 | -1.8% | 7.1M | 253 |
| 2014 | £2.24 | £2.40 | £2.05 | £2.33 | +4.4% | 7.5M | 253 |
| 2013 | £2.12 | £2.66 | £2.12 | £2.23 | +7.1% | 10.5M | 253 |
| 2012 | £1.80 | £2.10 | £1.79 | £2.08 | +15.1% | 7.7M | 251 |
| 2011 | £2.19 | £2.27 | £1.71 | £1.81 | -16.4% | 8M | 252 |
| 2010 | £1.67 | £2.18 | £1.61 | £2.16 | +28.3% | 6.7M | 253 |
| 2009 | £1.35 | £1.71 | £1.03 | £1.69 | +28.3% | 8.2M | 253 |
| 2008 | £1.78 | £1.82 | £0.9398 | £1.31 | -27.4% | 8.4M | 254 |
| 2007 | £1.61 | £1.88 | £1.50 | £1.81 | +12.2% | 25.6M | 253 |
| 2006 | £1.64 | £1.77 | £1.37 | £1.61 | -0.5% | 51.2M | 252 |
| 2005 | £1.08 | £1.63 | £1.08 | £1.62 | +50.5% | 22.8M | 260 |
| 2004 | £1.08 | £1.21 | £0.9818 | £1.08 | -0.7% | 0 | 262 |
| 2003 | £0.8046 | £1.12 | £0.7274 | £1.08 | +34.7% | 0 | 261 |
| 2002 | £0.9341 | £1.20 | £0.7274 | £0.8046 | -13.9% | 0 | 261 |
| 2001 | £1.16 | £1.34 | £0.7473 | £0.9341 | -19.5% | 0 | 261 |
| 2000 | £2.03 | £2.03 | £1.15 | £1.16 | -43.0% | 0 | 260 |
| 1999 | £1.07 | £2.03 | £0.9961 | £2.03 | +90.0% | 0 | 261 |
| 1998 | £1.14 | £1.27 | £0.8018 | £1.07 | -5.9% | 0 | 261 |
| 1997 | £1.66 | £1.75 | £1.06 | £1.14 | -31.5% | 0 | 261 |
| 1996 | £1.85 | £2.06 | £1.63 | £1.66 | -10.1% | 0 | 262 |
| 1995 | £0.7865 | £1.85 | £0.6919 | £1.85 | +134.8% | 0 | 260 |
| 1994 | £0.8660 | £0.9282 | £0.7404 | £0.7865 | -8.9% | 0 | 260 |
| 1993 | £0.4827 | £0.8635 | £0.4752 | £0.8635 | +78.9% | 0 | 261 |
| 1992 | £0.4478 | £0.4827 | £0.3359 | £0.4827 | +7.8% | 0 | 262 |
| 1991 | £0.3358 | £0.5051 | £0.3134 | £0.4478 | +33.3% | 0 | 261 |
| 1990 | £0.5497 | £0.5510 | £0.3333 | £0.3358 | -38.9% | 0 | 261 |
| 1989 | £0.3607 | £0.5771 | £0.3582 | £0.5497 | +52.4% | 0 | 260 |
| 1988 | £0.2338 | £0.3607 | £0.2288 | £0.3607 | +54.3% | 0 | 261 |
| 1987 | £0.2847 | £0.3979 | £0.2089 | £0.2338 | -17.9% | 0 | 261 |
| 1986 | £0.1815 | £0.2872 | £0.1790 | £0.2847 | +56.9% | 0 | 261 |
| 1985 | £0.1815 | £0.2051 | £0.1492 | £0.1815 | -0.7% | 0 | 261 |
| 1984 | £0.1638 | £0.1827 | £0.1479 | £0.1827 | +11.5% | 0 | 261 |
| 1983 | £0.1003 | £0.1638 | £0.1003 | £0.1638 | +63.3% | 0 | 260 |
| 1982 | £0.0931 | £0.1003 | £0.0878 | £0.1003 | +7.7% | 0 | 261 |
| 1981 | £0.0934 | £0.1058 | £0.0857 | £0.0931 | -0.2% | 0 | 261 |
| 1980 | £0.0578 | £0.1005 | £0.0578 | £0.0934 | +61.4% | 0 | 262 |
| 1979 | £0.0550 | £0.0677 | £0.0550 | £0.0578 | +5.1% | 0 | 261 |
| 1978 | £0.0583 | £0.0622 | £0.0500 | £0.0550 | -5.7% | 0 | 260 |
| 1977 | £0.0402 | £0.0583 | £0.0402 | £0.0583 | +45.2% | 0 | 260 |
| 1976 | £0.0451 | £0.0489 | £0.0313 | £0.0402 | -11.0% | 0 | 262 |
| 1975 | £0.0192 | £0.0478 | £0.0192 | £0.0451 | +134.6% | 0 | 261 |
| 1974 | £0.0453 | £0.0481 | £0.0192 | £0.0192 | -57.6% | 0 | 261 |
| 1973 | £0.0741 | £0.0741 | £0.0453 | £0.0453 | -38.9% | 0 | 261 |
| 1972 | £0.0604 | £0.0774 | £0.0199 | £0.0741 | +22.7% | 0 | 260 |
| 1971 | £0.0448 | £0.0604 | £0.0448 | £0.0604 | +34.7% | 0 | 261 |
| 1970 | £0.0421 | £0.0448 | £0.0421 | £0.0448 | n/a | 0 | 261 |
BGCG monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | £2.93 | -4.2% |
| August 2026 | £3.06 | 0.0% |
| July 2026 | £3.06 | +0.3% |
| June 2026 | £3.05 | -3.2% |
| May 2026 | £3.15 | +0.6% |
| April 2026 | £3.13 | +6.5% |
| March 2026 | £2.94 | -5.8% |
| February 2026 | £3.12 | -2.2% |
| January 2026 | £3.19 | +3.7% |
| December 2025 | £3.07 | -1.6% |
| November 2025 | £3.12 | -1.1% |
| October 2025 | £3.16 | -0.9% |
About the BGCG data
Daily bars. 14,632 sessions from Jan 1, 1970 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per LSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Sep 17, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are LSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in GBP. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jan 1, 1970, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/BGCG/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on LSE
Common questions
BGCG share price history
