Why ETFs
Offering instant diversification, broad investment choice and low‐fees, ETFs make an excellent choice for investors.
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What is an ETF?
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Key reasons to invest with ETFs
They’re simple
ETFs let you invest in an entire market, quickly and in a single transaction, by tracking the performance of an index.
Wide investment choice
You can choose to invest globally, across specific regions or in individual stock markets. There are also ETFs for bonds, commodities and themes such as ESG or tech.
They’re diversified
ETFs often hold hundreds of individual shares or bonds, helping reduce risk and making them ideal for a long-term portfolio.
Easily bought and sold
ETFs are bought and sold on the stock market like shares — offering greater flexibility than traditional funds like unit trusts.
They’re low cost
ETFs have some of the lowest investment costs around — as little as 0.05% — so more of what you make goes in your pocket rather than someone else’s.
Zero stamp duty
With most share purchases in the UK, investors have to pay 0.5% stamp duty. But with ETFs there’s no stamp duty.
ETFs have spreads and annual charges and come with risks like market volatility, liquidity, and concentration, and may not always accurately track their index. Past performance and forecasts are not reliable indicators of future results. The value of your investments, including any income, can rise or fall. You may get back less than you originally invested.
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