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Hargreaves Lansdown
0.35% a year on the first £250,000 of funds (0.25% to £1m, 0.10% to £2m, no charge above £2m); for shares, ETFs, investment trusts, bonds and gilts, 0.35% capped at £150 a year. Billed monthly.
£1.95 per online fund trade; £6.95 per online share trade for 0 to 19 trades in the previous month, £3.95 for 20 or more; no charge for monthly regular investing by Direct Debit.
Share dealing is £6.95 per online trade (0 to 19 trades in the previous month); an extra charge applies for buying overseas shares.
A foreign exchange charge applies on top of the standard dealing commission when buying overseas shares, tiered by trade value: 0.99% on £0 to £10,000, 0.50% on £10,000 to £25,000 and 0.20% over £25,000 (hl.co.uk overseas share dealing, read 2026-09-22).
The account charge is the custody charge; a separate custody fee is not published.
No inactivity fee published on the charges page.
Investments are held in the name or to the order of HL Nominees, or another nominee company in the Hargreaves Lansdown Group, or by an approved third-party custodian (hl.co.uk terms, read 2026-09-22).
Funds, shares, ETFs, investment trusts, bonds and gilts.
AJ Bell
0.25% a year for funds (0.25% on the first £250,000, 0.10% on the next £250,000, no charge above £500,000); for shares 0.25% capped at £3.50 a month in an ISA or dealing account and £10 a month in a SIPP.
£5.00 per online share deal (£3.50 if 10 or more share deals were placed in the previous month); £1.50 per online fund deal; free regular monthly investing.
£5.00 per online share deal; an additional foreign exchange charge applies to international shares.
Charged on international dealing and foreign-currency funds, capped at 0.75%.
The account charge is the custody charge; a separate custody fee is not published.
No inactivity fee published.
Investments are held in a pooled investment account in the name of the Nominee (Lawshare Nominees Limited) or by an approved third-party custodian (ajbell.co.uk terms, read 2026-09-22).
Shares, funds, ETFs, investment trusts, bonds and gilts.
Interactive Investor
Core plan £5.99 a month for portfolios up to £100,000; Plus £14.99 a month; Premium £39.99 a month. A pension admin fee of £2.50 (Core) or £6 (Plus and Premium) a month applies to a SIPP.
£3.99 per UK or US share trade on Core and Plus, £2.99 on Premium; £3.99 per fund trade on Core, £1.49 on Plus and free on Premium; one free monthly trade on Plus, two on Premium.
£3.99 per UK or US share trade on Core and Plus, £2.99 on Premium.
0.75% on Core; on Plus 0.75% on the first £50,000 and 0.25% above; 0.25% on Premium.
No separate custody fee published; the monthly plan fee covers platform services.
No inactivity fee published.
Investments are held separately from ii's own investments and registered in the name of ii's Nominee (Interactive Investor Nominee Services Limited) or another custodian on trust, with the customer the beneficial owner (ii.co.uk terms of service, read 2026-09-22).
Stocks & Shares ISA, Personal Pension (SIPP), Trading Account, Managed ISA, Managed Portfolios and Junior ISA.
Fidelity International
No service fee on shares, ETFs or investment trusts in an Investment Account; a service fee applies to funds: 0.35% under £250,000, 0.20% from £250,000 to £1m, and no service fee above £1m, capped at £2,000 a year. In an ISA or SIPP the fee on shares, ETFs and investment trusts is capped at £7.50 a month (£90 a year).
£7.50 per online share deal; £1.50 for a regular savings or withdrawal plan or a dividend reinvestment; £30 by phone. No dealing fee on funds.
£7.50 per online share deal; foreign exchange charges may also apply.
No fixed percentage is published for a share-dealing conversion; Fidelity states that cash proceeds received in a foreign currency are converted into sterling at the prevailing exchange rate, to which a spread (an additional charge) may be added by its dealing partner (Fidelity Client Terms, read 2026-09-22).
The service fee is the custody charge; a separate custody fee is not published.
No inactivity fee published.
Investments are registered in the name of Fidelity's Nominee, or a nominee company controlled by its sub-custodian for exchange-traded instruments, and held in an account with those of others on the customer's behalf (Fidelity Client Terms, read 2026-09-22).
Funds, shares, ETFs and investment trusts.
Vanguard UK
Self-managed: £4 a month on invested balances under £32,000, or 0.15% a year at £32,000 and over, capped at £375 a year. Managed service: 0.15% a year capped at £375 a year, plus a 0.20% management fee.
No dealing charge for funds or regular investing; the optional Quote and Deal service for ETFs is £7.50 per trade, waived with batch dealing.
Not-offered. Vanguard's UK platform sells its own funds and ETFs, not individual overseas shares.
No separate currency conversion fee published; currency is handled within the fund.
The account fee is the custody charge; a separate custody fee is not published.
No inactivity fee published.
Pension investments are registered in the name of Vanguard's Trustee; ISA and General Account investments are registered in the name of its Nominee, with the customer the beneficial owner (Vanguard Client Terms, read 2026-09-22).
Vanguard's own funds and ETFs, via a Stocks & Shares ISA, Personal Pension, Junior ISA or General Account.