ETF guides
Compare the fee first. Then read the guide.
Every fund below shows the one number that compounds against you for 15 years: its annual fee. Open any card for the guide behind it.
Funds covered
7
Median annual fee
0.20%
Fee range
0.03% – 0.35%
Showing 7 funds, cheapest first · fees as of the latest review
GlobalX S&P 500 Core ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£3 a year on a £10,000 holding
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£7 a year on a £10,000 holding
Xtrackers MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£19 a year on a £10,000 holding
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£20 a year on a £10,000 holding
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£22 a year on a £10,000 holding
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£22 a year on a £10,000 holding
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£35 a year on a £10,000 holding
Four words on every card
Annual fee (TER)
The yearly charge taken inside the fund, before you see any return. 0.20% costs £20 a year on £10,000.
Accumulating / Distributing
Dividends are reinvested inside the fund, or paid out to you as cash.
UCITS
The EU fund regime most European brokers require. Non-UCITS funds carry different tax treatment.
Registered in
The fund's home country. It sets the withholding tax charged on the dividends it receives.
How we band the fee
Our labels, not an industry standard. Bars are scaled against a 0.50% ceiling.
Lowest band
≤ 0.10%
Low
0.11 - 0.25%
Fair
0.26 - 0.40%
Watch
Over 0.40%
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Custody charges, commission and FX spread are paid to your broker, not the fund. Our calculators show what the difference is worth over fifteen years.