If you partially withdraw from a S&S ISA that's slightly down, have you lost money?

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Hi - just wondering if you had say £10,000 in an index fund that is currently worth £9,500, and you withdraw £1000, have you taken a loss? Or because you haven't withdrawn the full amount is that £1000 still worth £1000 disregarding inflation?
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I think most likely you've made a loss and would've sold at a lower price per unit than what you bought at, but might be other factors to take into account (charges, distribution payments) so maybe not as much of a loss as might first appear.
It's what I keep telling myself, anyhow! 😉
Depending on what you do with the £1000 you withdraw of course.