Hargreaves Lansdown vs Vanguard Investor
Side-by-side comparison from each platform's published fees.
Hargreaves LansdownStock ISA | Vanguard InvestorStock ISA | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated yearly costexample investor | £292.80 | |
| Fees | ||
| Platform fee | Shares and ETFs Mutual funds | Whole portfolio |
| Dealing | Shares and ETFs Mutual funds US shares and ETFs | ETFs Mutual funds US shares and ETFs |
| FX | ||
| How trades are placed | Quote & Deal | Batch Dealing |
| What it can hold | ||
| UK investments | Supported | Supported |
| US shares | Supported | Not supported |
| Individual shares | Supported | Not supported |
| Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) | Supported | Supported |
| Mutual funds | Supported | Vanguard's own funds and ETFs only |
| Flexible ISA | Not supported | Supported |
| Fractional trading | Not supported | Not supported |
| About the providers | ||
| Official website | Visit Hargreaves Lansdown website | Visit Vanguard Investor website |
| Founded | 1985 (41 years old) | 2010 (16 years old) |
Example investor: £80,000 portfolio, 12 trades a year, half in shares (half of them US) and half in UK ETFs. Estimate with your numbers
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