Which provider topped the SIPP/ISA charts?

Alliance Trust has published its top 20 most popular funds purchased through platform i.nvest for SIPPs and ISA investments over the 2010/11 tax year.

Vanguard funds dominated the SIPP favourites board, with its FTSE Developed World UK Equity Index, US Equity Index and FTSE UK Equity Index the top three.

Trojan Investment fund and Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies were ranked fourth and fifth by SIPP customers.

For ISAs, passives giant Vanguard topped the charts with its FTSE UK Equity Index, whilst the Fidelity UK Moneybuilder came in second.

The Aegon Asset Management UK High Yield Bond, Axa Global High Income fund and the M&G American fund secured a place in the top five ISA investments.

"Our customers continue to show a thirst for choice and value for money when selecting funds with low AMCs or high rebates to ensure that they minimise the impact of fund charges on their investment," said Garry Mcluckie, head of sharedealing at Alliance Trust Savings.

The i.nvest platform providers more than 1,400 funds and has no initial charges, rebating commissions back to investor's accounts.

The top 20 SIPP funds:

1. Vanguard FTSE Developed World UK Equity Index
2. Vanguard US Equity Index
3. Vanguard FTSE UK Equity Index
4. Trojan Investment Fund
5. Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies
6. BNY Mellon Fund Managers- Newton Real Return
7. M&G Global Basics
8. Legal & General All Stocks Index Linked Gilt Index
9. Aberdeen Emerging Markets
10. Fidelity Moneybuilder UK Index
11. Vanguard FTSE UK Equity Income Index
12. Legal & General Dynamic Bond Trust
13. Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index
14. Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe Ex UK Equity Index
15. M&G UK Inflation Linked Corporate Bond
16. HSBC FTSE 100 Index
17. BNY Mellon Fund Managers - Newton Balanced
18. Axa Distribution
19. Alliance Trust Asset Management Monthly Income Bond
20. Fidelity UK Strategic Bond

The top 20 ISA funds:

1. Vanguard FTSE UK Equity Index
2. Fidelity UK Moneybuilder UK Index
3. Aegon Asset Management UK High Yield Bond
4. Axa Global High Income
5. M&G American
6. Legal & General Dynamic Bond Trust
7. Vanguard FTSE Developed World UK Equity Index
8. M&G Recovery
9. Aberdeen Emerging Markets
10. Alliance Trust Asset Management Monthly Income Bond
11. Invesco Perpetual Monthly Income Plus
12. Trojan Investment Fund
13. Standard Life Investments Global Index Linked Bond
14. Martin Currie North American Alpha
15. BNY Mellon Fund Managers - Newton Real Return
16. M&G Global Dividend
17. Vanguard US Equity Index
18. Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index
19. M&G Optimal Income
20. Aberdeen Asia Pacific