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Index funds & ETFs · News

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What Britain bought in August: fund flows by asset class

£894m: net retail inflows into UK funds in August 2026, the tenth positive month in a row and £13.8bn for the year so far. Global equity funds took £568m while UK equity funds lost £615m.

Index funds & ETFs · Explainer

· 7 min read

Index funds for UK investors: what to check before you buy

An index fund buys the holdings in a market index so its return follows that index, minus costs. Before buying, compare the total cost, how closely it has tracked, how it copies the index, the unit class and the tax wrapper.