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What would the big platforms cost you?

Estimated yearly cost of holding your portfolio on each major UK platform — the platform's own charge plus a typical fund fee, from published fee schedules.

Comparing against your current fee of 1.70% a year.

Estimated annual platform costs on £500,000, cheapest first
PlatformEst. annual cost10-year gap vs your feeProtectionVisit
InvestEngine£7500.15% a year£121,082 better offover 10 years at 6% growthFSCS protected up to £85,000 per personVisit platform
iWeb£7500.15% a year£121,082 better offover 10 years at 6% growthFSCS protected up to £85,000 per person (Lloyds Banking Group)Visit platform
Interactive Investor£8940.18% a year£118,685 better offover 10 years at 6% growthFSCS protected up to £85,000 per personVisit platform
Vanguard Investor£1,3750.27% a year£110,712 better offover 10 years at 6% growthFSCS protected up to £85,000 per personVisit platform
AJ Bell£1,6250.33% a year£106,594 better offover 10 years at 6% growthFSCS protected up to £85,000 per personVisit platform
Hargreaves Lansdown£3,2500.65% a year£80,255 better offover 10 years at 6% growthFSCS protected up to £85,000 per personVisit platform

Annual cost = the platform's published custody/subscription charge on the value entered, plus a typical fund charge for the funds most commonly held there. Dealing charges and promotional offers are not included. Sorted cheapest first.

This is a general illustration based on the assumptions shown, not personalised financial advice. Typical cost figures are drawn from published charge sheets and may not reflect your actual fees.

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