Investment trusts lose ground to ETFs as ownership drops to lowest level in five years

According to Boring Money's Investment Trust Report 2026, trust ownership has dropped from 12% to 9% in the past year alone, marking its lowest level since the research house began tracking adoption in 2021. The decline in ownership was most stark among 35 to 54-year-olds, where adoption has dropped from 12% to 7% – a fall of more than 40%. Investment trust ownership among under-35s, however, increased from 7% to 9% in a "glimmer of hope" for the sector. There are an estimated 2.2 million investment trust holders in the UK.    Boring Money CEO Holly Mackay said declining levels ...