Unit and share prices explained

Money added to the Family Investments Child Trust Fund is pooled together with money from other investors. This pot of money is used to purchase ‘units’.

A unit is a share of the total investment held.

The value of each unit is based on the total investment held divided by the number of units held by all of the investors.

The current value of your child’s CTF account will be the number of units they hold, multiplied by the current unit price. For example:

  • 3,000 units or shares x 176.50 pence = 529,500 pence.
  • 529,500 pence divided by 100 = £5,295

The number and value of the units in your child’s account will be shown on their Child Trust Fund statement, which we will send you every year.

Or, if you’re interested in keeping an eye on how your child’s account is doing, you can register for Online Wizard. Online Wizard allows you to view the current value of your child’s account online 24/7 as well as calculate how much it could be worth in the future.

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Please note that the information above is only relevant to the Family Investments Child Trust Fund. Investments in other funds (i.e. Prosper 1) work slightly differently.

Top up a CTF

  • Help give a child a head start to their adult life
  • You can set up either a regular or one-off Direct Debit online now
  • Use the calculator on this page to see how much your child's account could be worth at age 18
  • Anyone can contribute

Remember, any money paid in to the account will remain in the account.
Only the child will be able to access it,
and only when they reach age 18.

Online CTF Account
Management

Sign-up to Online Wizard and you’ll be able to:

  • Find out how much your child’s account could be worth when they reach 18
  • View a summary of the latest activity on the account
  • Change your payment amounts online

Daily Prices

Today’s CTF daily prices are as follows. You can view a full list by clicking the ‘Daily Prices’ button below.

Family CTF: 231.10p

Family Ethical CTF: 503.00p

Family/Barclays CTF: 107.71p

Family/Santander CTF
(Balanced International Tracking Fund)
: 187.70 p

We will endeavour to ensure that the prices quoted above are as at the close of business the previous day. These prices should not be relied upon to make any investment decision.

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