Ahead of the ISA and SIPP deadline in early April, investors were also piling into investment trusts and funds with significant exposure to Big Tech in the US and China
(LON:ARGO) was the most popular share on two of the three biggest UK investment platforms, while () was not just the preserve of American YOLO traders streaming out of Reddit.
Across all three of the major platforms, retail investors also dived into all three of London’s cannabis-focused newcomers, (), () and (), as well as pandemic bounce-back stocks such as Rolls Royce Holdings () and (), together with blue-chip heavyweights to tap into the next upswing in the economic cycle, such as Vodafone PLC (), (), () and PLC ().
Ahead of the ISA and SIPP deadline in early April, investors were also piling into investment trusts and funds with significant exposure to Big Tech in the US and China, led by PLC (), with popularity also for responsible or ESG themes, and other side of the coin, mining.
Among the funds, Fundsmith Equity remained a favourite, while almost the full range from Baillie Gifford, the manager of the Scottish Mortgage trust, was proving amazingly popular.
Top 10 lists for each platform for February
Top 10 shares bought on the Hargreaves Lansdown platform
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Top 10 shares on AJ Bell
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