Best-selling funds, investment trusts and ETFs of April 2023
Discover the most-bought investments on the major platforms
By Boring Money
11 May, 2023
Best-Selling Funds of April 2023
Top of the Pops: popular funds across all 4 providers. This article brings you the most bought funds on each of the major investment platforms in April 2023. If you can’t face reading through it all, we start with the most popular funds across the board.
Top Funds across all 4 platforms are: Fundsmith Equity Fund and Fidelity Index World
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Top 10 Funds from AJ Bell
Funds | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
AJ Bell Adventurous | 35.99% | 39.86% | 0.31% |
AJ Bell Moderately Adventurous | 27.06% | 31.88% | 0.31% |
AJ Bell Global Growth | 39.82% | - | 0.31% |
Fundsmith Equity Fund | 37.87% | 79.64% | 0.94% |
AJ Bell Balanced | 20.32% | 28.12% | 0.31% |
Fidelity Index World | 42.65% | 61.27% | 0.12% |
AJ Bell Responsible | - | - | 0.45% |
Vanguard LifeStrategy 100% Equity | 41.78% | 46.32% | 0.22% |
Vanguard LifeStrategy 80% Equity | 27.94% | 34.58% | 0.22% |
Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap | 40.94% | 50.71% | 0.23% |
Top 10 Funds from Fidelity
Funds | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Fidelity Index World | 42.65% | 61.27% | 0.12% |
Fundsmith Equity Fund | 37.87% | 79.64% | 0.94% |
Legal & General US Index Trust | 45.36% | 79.80% | 0.10% |
Legal & General UK Index Trust | 40.34% | 21.90% | 0.18% |
FIF - Fidelity Cash Fund | 2.39% | 3.70% | 0.15% |
Fid Funds Global Tech Fund | 65.69% | 146.97% | 1.03% |
Fidelity Global Special Situations | 35.91% | 46.05% | 0.92% |
Fidelity Index UK Fund | 40.38% | 22.43% | 0.06% |
Fidelity Index US Fund | 46.21% | 82.54% | 0.06% |
Royal London Short Term Money Market | 2.66% | 4.06% | 0.10% |
Top 10 Funds from Hargreaves Lansdown (in alphabetical order)
Funds | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Fidelity Index World | 42.65% | 61.27% | 0.12% |
Fundsmith Equity | 37.87% | 79.64% | 0.94% |
Jupiter Asian Income | 43.56% | 47.14% | 0.72% |
Legal & General European Index * | 49.17% | 39.86% | 0.06% |
Legal & General International Index Trust * | 46.14% | 60.10% | 0.08% |
Legal & General UK 100 Index * | 47.57% | 24.08% | 0.06% |
Legal & General US Index * | 48.90% | 81.49% | 0.05% |
Rathbone Global Opportunities * | 33.10% | 64.45% | 0.51% |
UBS S&P 500 Index | 49.33% | 85.22% | 0.09% |
Vanguard LifeStrategy 100% Equity | 41.78% | 46.32% | 0.22% |
Top 10 Funds from Interactive Investor
Funds | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Fundsmith Equity | 37.87% | 79.64% | 0.94% |
Vanguard LifeStrategy 80% Equity | 27.94% | 34.58% | 0.22% |
Vanguard LifeStrategy 100% Equity | 41.78% | 46.32% | 0.22% |
Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap | 40.94% | 50.71% | 0.23% |
Vanguard US Equity Index | 46.99% | 77.18% | 0.10% |
Royal London Short Term Money Market | 2.66% | 4.06% | 0.10% |
Vanguard LifeStrategy 60% Equity | 15.27% | 23.49% | 0.22% |
Vanguard FTSE Developed World Ex UK | 44.75% | 62.96% | 0.14% |
HSBC FTSE All-World Index | 39.59% | 53.65% | 0.13% |
Fidelity Index World | 42.65% | 61.27% | 0.12% |
By default, performance has been calculated in accordance with end of day market prices on 30/04/2023.
Funds marked with a * have performance calculated as of end of day market prices on 04/05/2023.
Best-Selling Investment Trusts of April 2023
Top of the Pops: popular investment trusts across all 4 providers. This article brings you the most bought trusts on each of the major investment platforms in April 2023. If you can’t face reading through it all, we start with the most popular products across the board.
Top Investment Trusts across all 4 platforms are: Scottish Mortgage and City Of London
Top 10 investment trusts from AJ Bell
Investment Trusts | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Scottish Mortgage | -4.23% | 35.60% | 0.32% |
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | 67.54% | 74.35% | 0.63% |
Personal Assets | 15.43% | 31.07% | 0.67% |
Law Debenture | 87.63% | 69.34% | 0.49% |
Renewables Infrastructure | 20.42% | 56.49% | 0.88% |
HICL Infrastructure | 7.69% | 34.96% | 1.14% |
JPMorgan Emerging Markets | 20.93% | 29.09% | 0.84% |
Alliance Trust | 43.56% | 49.54% | 0.61% |
BlackRock Throgmorton | 18.06% | 21.72% | 0.55% |
City Of London | 44.40% | 27.08% | 0.37% |
Top 10 investment trusts from Fidelity
Investment Trusts | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Scottish Mortgage | -4.23% | 35.60% | 0.32% |
Allianz Technology Trust | 20.32% | 73.11% | 0.71% |
Impax Environmental Markets | 44.94% | 60.90% | 0.81% |
Mid Wynd Intern | 19.34% | 49.81% | 0.61% |
City of London | 44.40% | 27.08% | 0.37% |
F&C | 45.10% | 47.48% | 0.54% |
Fidelity European Trust | 62.97% | 88.52% | 0.78% |
Edinburgh Worldwide | -30.12% | -4.85% | 0.63% |
BlackRock World Mining | 144.24% | 130.62% | 0.95% |
Greencoat UK Wind | 35.58% | 66.39% | 0.95% |
Top 10 investment trusts from Hargreaves Lansdown (in alphabetical order)
Investment Trusts | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
BlackRock World Mining | 144.24% | 130.62% | 1.06% |
City Of London | 44.40% | 27.08% | 0.74% |
F&C | 45.10% | 47.48% | 0.84% |
Fidelity European Trust | 62.97% | 88.52% | 0.79% |
Greencoat UK Wind | 35.58% | 66.39% | 1.04% |
Henderson Far East Income | 2.05% | -1.64% | 1.05% |
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | 67.54% | 74.35% | 1.25% |
Law Debenture Corporation | 87.63% | 69.34% | 0.48% |
Merchants Trust | 76.24% | 50.16% | 0.61% |
Scottish Mortgage | -4.23% | 35.60% | 0.84% |
Top 10 investment trusts from Interactive Investor
Investment Trusts | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Scottish Mortgage | -4.23% | 35.60% | 0.84% |
City of London | 44.40% | 27.08% | 0.74% |
F&C | 45.10% | 47.48% | 0.83% |
Greencoat UK Wind | 35.58% | 66.39% | 0.98% |
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | 67.54% | 74.35% | 1.25% |
Alliance Trust | 43.56% | 49.54% | 0.89% |
Merchants Trust | 76.24% | 50.16% | 0.61% |
BlackRock World Mining | 144.24% | 130.62% | 1.06% |
Murray International | 58.77% | 42.10% | 0.87% |
Henderson Far East Income | 2.05% | -1.64% | 1.05% |
Performance has been calculated in accordance with end of day market prices on 30/04/2023.
Best-Selling ETFs of April 2023
Top of the Pops: popular ETFs across all 4 providers. This article brings you the most bought ETFs on each of the major investment platforms in April 2023. If you can’t face reading through it all, we start with the most popular ETFs across the board.
Top ETFs across all 4 platforms are: Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF, Vanguard FTSE All-World, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF USD Acc, iShares Physical Gold ETC
Top 10 ETFs from AJ Bell
ETFs | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (VUSA) | 48.39% | 82.46% | 0.07% |
Vanguard FTSE All-World (VWRL) | 40.72% | 51.90% | 0.22% |
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF USD Acc (VUAG) | 48.15% | - | 0.07% |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF USD Acc GBP (CSP1) | 48.43% | 82.46% | 0.07% |
iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF GBP Dist (ISF) | 48.08% | 26.42% | 0.07% |
Vanguard FTSE Dev Eurp ex ETF Dis GBP (VERX) | 51.30% | 42.70% | 0.10% |
iShares Physical Gold ETC (SGLN) | 16.56% | 64.37% | 0.12% |
Vanguard FTSE AllWld HiDivYld ETF $Dis (VHYL) | 45.56% | 37.14% | 0.29% |
iShares Core MSCI World (SWDA) | 45.17% | 61.05% | 0.20% |
Vanguard FTSE 250 (VMID) | 26.50% | 7.94% | 0.10% |
Top 10 ETFs from Fidelity
ETFs | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Acc (VUAG) | 48.15% | - | 0.07% |
iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP (Dist) (ISF) | 48.08% | 26.42% | 0.07% |
Vanguard FTSE All-World (VWRL) | 40.72% | 51.90% | 0.22% |
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Dist (IUSA) | 48.58% | 82.70% | 0.07% |
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (VUSA) | 48.39% | 82.46% | 0.07% |
iShares Physical Gold ETC (SGLN) | 16.56% | 64.37% | 0.12% |
Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS (VUKE) | 48.00% | 26.24% | 0.09% |
iShares USD Tips UCITS ETF (ITPS) | 1.54% | 26.06% | 0.10% |
iShares USD Treasury BD 1-3yr UCTS (IBTG) | -3.76% | 1.10% | 0.10% |
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (VMID) | 26.50% | 7.94% | 0.11% |
Top 10 ETFs from Hargreaves Lansdown (in alphabetical order)
ETFs | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Invesco NASDAQ 100 UCITS (EQQQ) | 48.31% | 120.84% | 0.30% |
iShares III plc Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (IWDG) | 42.99% | 44.63% | 0.30% |
iShares Physical Metals plc Physical Gold (SGLN) | 16.56% | 64.37% | 0.12% |
Vanguard FTSE All World High Dividend Yield (VHYG) | 45.63% | - | 0.29% |
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF USD Accumulation (VWRP) | 40.83% | - | 0.22% |
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing GBP (VWRL) | 40.72% | 51.90% | 0.22% |
Vanguard Share Price S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (VUAG) | 48.15% | - | 0.07% |
Vanguard Funds plc S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (GBP) (VUSA) | 48.39% | 82.46% | 0.07% |
WisdomTree Physical Gold (GBP) (GBSP) | 11.84% | 35.03% | 0.25% |
WisdomTree S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures 2.25x Daily Lev (VILX) | -99.98% | -100.00% | 4.47% |
Top 10 ETFs from Interactive Investor
ETFs | 3 year performance | 5 year performance | Ongoing Charges Figure |
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (VUSA) | 48.39% | 82.46% | 0.07% |
iShares Physical Gold ETC (SGLN) | 16.56% | 64.37% | 0.12% |
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (VWRL) | 40.72% | 51.90% | 0.22% |
iShares Core MSCI World (SWDA) | 45.17% | 61.05% | 0.20% |
iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF GBP Dist (ISF) | 48.08% | 26.42% | 0.07% |
Vanguard S&P 500 (VUAG) | 48.15% | - | 0.07% |
Vanguard FTSE All World High Dividend Yield Ucits ETF (VHYL) | 45.56% | 37.14% | 0.29% |
Lyxor Smart Overnight Return Ucits ETF (CSH2) | 3.09% | 4.63% | 0.07% |
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF (CSP1) | 48.43% | 82.46% | 0.07% |
Vanguard FTSE 100 Ucits (VUKE) | 48.00% | 26.24% | 0.09% |
Performance has been calculated in accordance with end of day market prices on 30/04/2023.
