Diversify easily with ETFs

ETF stands for exchange-traded fund. An ETF is a type of fund that holds a basket of underlying investments, with the aim of tracking a particular index, stock market or commodity, such as the FTSE 100, S&P 500 or physical gold.

ETFs can be bought and sold on a stock exchange, just like listed company shares, and because they include multiple assets, they provide a more diversified way to invest than buying shares in a single company.

Both options offer a simple way to diversify. But, while an ETF tracks the performance of a stock index, region, trend, or theme, the performance of an Investment Trust is based on how the portfolio of assets and its investment strategy are managed.

We don’t charge commission per trade for investments in ETFs or investment trusts, as with all investments available through our app. The funds themselves usually have their own management fees, and you can find details about these in the key information document (KID) or the key investor information document (KIID). You’ll find a link to view the KID or KIID on the asset screen, and again on the order review screen. The fund manager will deduct these fees from the assets within the fund, and you can find details of these fees in the ‘Annual Cost Disclosure’, provided to you after each tax year.

When investing in ETFs, UK stamp duty and the PTM levy don’t apply. However, UK stamp duty (0.5% on buy orders) and PTM levy (£1 charge for trade values greater than £10,000) will apply for investment trusts.

If a currency conversion is required for your trade, then the standard 0.5% additional spread will be applied to the exchange rate.

You can invest in the UK's largest ETFs, based on net asset value (NAV). Net asset value is the value of all the investments held inside the fund. Available ETFs include the Vanguard S&P 500, Vanguard FTSE 100, and iShares Core FTSE 100.

Additionally, choose from the biggest Investment Trusts by market cap, including Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, Polar Capital Technology Trust, Ruffer Investment Company Limited, BlackRock World Mining Trust and Fidelity China Special Situations.

1. Find a company or fund that you want to set up an alert for

2. Tap the bell icon at the top right

3. Enter a price

4. Tap ‘Confirm’ to create a price alert

You’ll need push notifications enabled for you to receive price alerts.

To manage your price alerts, tap the bell icon on the top right when viewing a stock or fund with an alert set up. From here, you’ll have two options, you can either create a new price alert or tap the delete icon next to an existing price alert.

Yes, CMC Markets Investments Limited (registration number 948126) is fully authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK. Retail client money is held in segregated client bank accounts, and money held on behalf of clients is distributed across a range of major banks, which are regularly assessed against our risk criteria.

Yes, your eligible deposits with CMC Markets are protected up to a total of £120,000 by the Financial Services Compensations Scheme (FSCS), the UK's deposit guarantee scheme. If CMC Invest ever went into liquidation, retail clients would have their share of segregated money returned, minus the administrator's costs in handling and distributing these funds. Any shortfall of funds up to £120,000 may be compensated under the FSCS.

Under the FCA's client money rules, we're required to segregate client money from our own funds (unless you agree with us otherwise). The money held in segregated bank accounts does not belong to us and will be held in a way that enables it to be identified as client money. Learn more about client money regulations.

In the UK, you won’t need to pay capital gain tax (CGT) on any profits you make from selling investments, and dividend tax on income you receive from companies in your stocks & shares ISA and self-invested personal pension (SIPP). Any profits and dividend income to your general investment account is taxable and will be shown in your ‘Consolidated Tax Certificate’, provided to you following the end of each tax year. Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.

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