Index tracker funds are a great choice for investors who are seeking well diversified investment at low cost.
An index tracker will seek to replicate a particular stock market by closely tracking performance. The fund will typically buy all the company shares in the index. This is different to actively managed funds where a fund manager tries to outperform the index.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE 100 Index
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: Provides exposure to the FTSE 100 index of the largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange at a highly competitive price.
A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the 100 most capitalised mature companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: Tracks the FTSE 100 Index
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: Provides exposure to the FTSE 100 index of the largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange at a highly competitive price.
A super low cost FTSE 100 tracker ETF fund with a 0.07% pa annual charge. The product has a record of tracking its benchmark to a high degree of accuracy and scored ahead of rivals on this measure.
This fund is available via: Interactive Investor platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE 350 Index
- Invest From: £50 pm
- Investment Options: The aim of the Fund is to seek to achieve capital growth for investors by tracking closely the performance of the FTSE 350 Index by investing in companies in the Index.
This is a low cost FTSE 350 tracker fund with a 0.16% pa annual charge. The Fund aims to provide a return on your investment (generated through an increase in the value of the assets held by the Fund) by tracking closely the performance of the FTSE 350 Index, the Fund’s benchmark index.
The Fund invests in equity securities (e.g. shares) of companies that make up the benchmark index. The benchmark index measures the performance of the 350 largest UK companies.
This fund is available via: Interactive Investor investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE All Share
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: Invests in shares of UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the UK stock market as represented by the index. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
FTSE International Index Fund ISA
from Legal & General
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE World Index (excluding UK)
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: Invests in shares of large and medium sized companies, as measured by market capitalisation, listed on a range of world stock markets (excluding the UK), weighted by the size of those markets.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the shares of middle and large companies by capitalisation across all economic sectors in developed and advanced emerging markets (excluding the UK) as represented by the index. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
- Fund Choice: Tracks MSCI World Index
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: The Fidelity Index World Fund, invested in a variety of well-known companies such as Coca-Cola, Google, Disney & Microsoft
Super low annual management charge of 0.1%. Great way to spread risk across a wide range of shares. This OEIC Fund aims to track the performance of the MSCI World (Net Total Return) Index (before fees and expenses are applied) thereby seeking to increase the value of your investment over a period of 5 years or more. The performance of the Fund is unlikely to track the performance of the index precisely. The fund invests in companies including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla.
This fund is available via: Fidelity investment investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE USA Index
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: Invests in shares of large and medium sized companies, as measured by market capitalisation, in the United States of America.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the capital performance of the FTSE USA Index. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
Important Information: Invests in shares of large and medium sized companies, as measured by market capitalisation, in the United States of America. Market capitalisation is the current market value of the company, calculated by multiplying the current share price by the number of shares outstanding.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE World Asia Pacific (excluding Japan)
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: The Fund aims to provide exposure to stock market investment but without all the risk attached to individual stock selection. The Fund takes a pragmatic approach to trading on index changes and cash flow and has lower management fees than active funds. This Fund, which is based on investments across Asia Pacific stock markets, has a broad spread of shares and invests in companies of all sizes.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the shares in large and middle capitalisation companies of the developed and advanced emerging markets in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan as represented by the index. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE Japan Index
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: The Fund aims to provide exposure to stock market investment but without all the risk attached to individual stock selection. This produces low tracking error and limited stock picking or ‘style’ risks. The Fund takes a pragmatic approach to trading on index changes and cash flow and has lower management fees than active funds. This Fund is based on the Japanese stock market, has a broad spread of Japanese shares and invests in companies of all sizes.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth by tracking the large and middle capitalisation companies in Japan as represented by the index.. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
- Fund Choice: Tracks the capital performance of the S&P Global 100 Index
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: Tracks the top 100 shares in companies of major importance across all geographical areas as represented by the index.
Low cost global tracker fund. The objective of the Fund is to provide growth by tracking the capital performance of the S&P Global 100 Index (the “Index”). This objective is after the deduction of charges and taxation.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
FTSE Global Technology Index Tracker Fund
from Legal & General
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE World Technology Index
- Invest From: £25 pm
- Investment Options: Invests in the shares of global companies engaged in information technology activities e.g. Microsoft and Apple, as represented by the Index.
Low cost technology fund with a competitive 0.70% ongoing annual charge.
A low cost way of investing in shares of global companies engaged in information technology activities, as represented by the FTSE World Technology Index. The fund has significant holdings in Apple and Microsoft. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online. Top company holdings include Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: The value of investments can go down as well as up so you may get back less than you invested. This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to an authorised financial adviser.
Global Health & Pharmaceuticals Index Trust
from Legal & General
- Fund Choice: Tracks FTSE World Index Healthcare
- Invest From: £20 pm
- Investment Options: The Fund aims to provide exposure to stock market investment but without all the risk attached to individual stock selection. This produces low tracking error and limited stock picking or ‘style’ risks. The Fund takes a pragmatic approach to trading on index changes and cash flow and has lower management fees than active funds. This Fund adds a more specialist investment in health and pharmaceuticals shares to an existing portfolio.
Why we like it: A low cost way of looking for capital growth growth from an investment in health, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company shares as represented by the index. No initial charges. You can invest up to £20,000 this tax year, with a low minimum of £100 lump sum or £20 per month, and you can manage your account easily online.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.
FTSE Future World Climate Change Equity Factors Index Fund ISA
from Legal & General
- Fund Choice: The fund aims to provide a combination of growth and income by tracking the performance of the FTSE All-World ex CW Climate Balanced Factor Index.
- Invest From: £20 per month or £100 single
- Investment Options: This fund may be suitable for investors looking for a combination of growth and income by tracking the shares in companies that score high in value, quality, low volatility and size factors whilst incorporating climate change considerations as represented by the index.
Why we like it: The Future World Climate Change Equity Factors Index Fund invests in companies that seek to make positive change. The fund aims to provide a combination of growth and income by tracking the performance of the FTSE All-World ex CW Climate Balanced Factor Index. The fund is passively managed, to replicate the performance of the Index. As part of the Future World* range, the fund incorporates the L&G Climate Impact Pledge, a targeted engagement process, and may exclude companies if engagement proves unsuccessful.
This fund is available via: Legal and General investment platform »
Important: Please remember the value of your investment and any income from it may fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed. You may get back less than you invest.