Best way to buy Vanguard/iShares funds in Ireland

BalloonMan

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I noticed Davy offer access to some Vanguard funds, however the fees go up to 0.90% which is obviously a massive increase on Vanguard's base rate.

Does anybody know the best/cheapest way to buy Vanguard or iShares index funds in Ireland? Particularly interested in S&P500 and FTSE100 funds.

TY
 
I don't have an answer for you. But if you can find different options, then at least you could compare them to determin what's the best way for you.

I've purchased iShares ETF units with Saxo Bank UK.
 
I've read that by investing using say Davy's, that with this you pay regular income tax %s as opposed to CGT. The major appeal of these funds is in their low fees - as low as 0.06 for Vanguard. However, Davy's is charging close to 1% which when compounded over the term of your investment will decrease your return by a huge amount.

If you invest 100k for 30 years at a rate of 5% per annum, without fees the value at the end of term would be 423k. If you add fees of 0.96%, the final sum is down 25%. In comparison, if you got the original 0.06% rate, the final sum would be down a mere 1.78%. That's a pretty massive difference.
 
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