Best-selling funds, trusts and ETFs of December 2020
By Mike Narouei, Content Producer at Boring Money
7 June, 2021
We asked some of the biggest online investing platforms in the UK - AJ Bell Youinvest, Fidelity, Hargreaves Lansdown, and Interactive Investor - what their customers had been up to in December.
Top of the Pops: popular funds, trusts and ETFs across all 4 providers
This article brings you the most bought funds, investment trusts and ETFs. If you can’t face reading through it all, we start with the most popular products across the major investment platforms.
Most popular funds
Across all 4 platforms
Baillie Gifford American
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery
Baillie Gifford Positive Change
Most popular trusts
Across all 4 platforms
Allianz Technology
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
Monks Investment Trust
Across any 3 platforms
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust
JP Morgan China Growth and Income
Smithson Investment Trust
Most popular ETFs
Across all 4 platforms
iShares Core FTSE 100
iShares Global Clean Energy
Vanguard FTSE 100
Vanguard FTSE All-World
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS
Across any 3 platforms
iShares FTSE 250
Vanguard S&P 500
Best-selling funds in December 2020
Top 10 funds from AJ Bell
Most popular investment funds bought through AJ Bell in December 2020.
AJ Bell multi asset funds
Vanguard Lifestrategy
Fundsmith Equity
Baillie Gifford American
AJ Bell Responsible Growth
Baillie Gifford Positive Change
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery
Fidelity Index World
Blackrock World Mining
Fidelity Global Special Situations
Top 10 funds from Fidelity
Most popular investment funds bought through Fidelity in December 2020, based on net sales.
Baillie Gifford American Fund
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery Acc
Baillie Gifford Positive Change
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery Inc
Rathbones Global Opportunities
Fidelity Funds Global Tech Fund
Vanguard FTSE Developed World ex-UK Equity Index
Baillie Gifford American Fund
Fidelity Euro Cash Fund
Fidelity Index World Fund
Top 10 funds from Hargreaves Lansdown
Most popular investment funds bought through Hargreaves Lansdown in December 2020.
In alphabetical order:
Baillie Gifford American
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery
Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth
Baillie Gifford Managed
Baillie Gifford Pacific Fund
Baillie Gifford Positive Change
HL Select Global Growth Shares
JPMorgan Emerging Markets
Legal & General International Index Trust
Rathbone Global Opportunities
Top 10 funds from Interactive Investor
Most popular investment funds bought through Interactive Investor in December 2020.
BAILLIE GIFFORD AMERICAN
FUNDSMITH EQUITY
BAILLIE GIFFORD POSITIVE CHANGE
VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY 80% EQUITY
BAILLIE GIFFORD GLOBAL DISCOVERY
BAILLIE GIFFORD PACIFIC
BAILLIE GIFFORD CHINA
VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY 60% EQUITY
BAILLIE GIFFORD LONG TERM GLOBAL GROWTH
BAILLIE GIFFORD MANAGED
Best-selling trusts in December 2020
Top 10 trusts from AJ Bell
Most popular investment trusts bought through AJ Bell in December 2020.
Scottish Mortgage
City of London
Monks
Scottish Investment Trust
Edinburgh Worldwide
Smithson
Allianz Technology
Witan
JP Morgan Growth & Income
Fidelity China
Top 10 trusts from Fidelity
Most popular investment trusts bought through Fidelity in December 2020, based on net sales.
SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INV TRUST
EDINBURGH WORLDWIDE INVESTMENT TST
PACIFIC HORIZON INVESTMENT TRUST
MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST
SMITHSON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
ALLIANZ TECHNOLOGY TRUST PLC
BAILLIE GIFFORD US GROWTH TRUST PLC
JPMORGAN CHINA GROWTH & INCOME PLC
JPMORGAN EMER MKTS INVEST TRUST
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST
Top 10 trusts from Hargreaves Lansdown
Most popular investment trusts bought through Hargreaves Lansdown in December 2020.
In alphabetical order:
Allianz Technology Trust plc
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc
BlackRock World Mining Trust plc
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust
JPMorgan China Growth & Income Plc
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc
Monks Investment Trust plc
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc
Smithson Investment Trust Plc
Top 10 trusts from Interactive Investor
Most popular investment trusts bought through Interactive Investor in December 2020.
Allianz Technology Trust plc
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc
BlackRock World Mining Trust plc
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust
JPMorgan China Growth & Income Plc
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc
Monks Investment Trust plc
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc
Smithson Investment Trust Plc
Best-selling ETFs in December 2020
Top 10 ETFs from AJ Bell
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through AJ Bell in December 2020.
iShares core FTSE 100
iShares global clean energy
Vanguard FTSE 250
Vanguard S&P 500
Vanguard FTSE 100
Vanguard FTSE All-world
iShares FTSE 250
Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap
iShares core S&P 500
iShares UK Dividend
Top 10 ETFs from Fidelity
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through Fidelity in December 2020, based on net sales.
iShares GBL CLN ENERGY UCIT ETF GBP
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP ACC
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF USD
Vanguard FTSE ALL-WORLD UCITS ETF US
iShares CORE FTSE 100 UCITS ETF ACC
Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP DIS
HSBC FTSE 100 UCITS ETF
HSBC MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF
iShares CORE S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF GBP ACC
Top 10 ETFs from Hargreaves Lansdown
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through Hargreaves Lansdown in October 2020.
In alphabetical order:
iShares II plc Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF (Dist)
iShares plc Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (Dist)
iShares plc FTSE 250
Vanguard Funds Plc FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP ACC
Vanguard Funds plc FTSE 250 UCITS ETF
Vanguard Funds Plc FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Acc
Vanguard Funds plc FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating
Vanguard Funds plc FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing - GBP
Vanguard Funds plc FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USD(GBP)
WisdomTree Issuer plc Battery Solutions UCITS ETF USD Acc (GBP)
Top 10 ETFs from Interactive Investor
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through Interactive Investor in December 2020.
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF
Vanguard FTSE 100 ETF
iShares Physical Gold ETC
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Vanguard FTSE All-World ETF
iShares FTSE 250 ETF
L&G Battery Value Chain ETF
WisdomTree FTSE 100 3x Daily
Best-selling ETFs in December 2020
Top 10 ETFs from AJ Bell
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through AJ Bell in December 2020.
iShares core FTSE 100
iShares global clean energy
Vanguard FTSE 250
Vanguard S&P 500
Vanguard FTSE 100
Vanguard FTSE All-world
iShares FTSE 250
Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap
iShares core S&P 500
iShares UK Dividend