Our free-to-use, top-level investment portfolio fee service.
What does Fee QuickCheck do?
Understanding the costs of investing can be challenging for both new and experienced investors alike.
Fee QuickCheck lets you compare your on-going fees to the range of fees charged by discretionary investment managers to help you understand whether you are getting value for money.
Fee QuickCheck uses the published fee scales of circa 100 discretionary managers collected by ARC Research to place your fees into context.
What are the required input fields?
The system is intended for multi-asset private client portfolios that will be invested in a range of different asset classes using various investment vehicles. It is not intended for comparison of MPS solutions or funds.
How much of your portfolio is typically invested in active third-party funds? - Required
A significant contributor to the total cost of a portfolio is the underlying cost of any fund investments. In particular, actively managed funds tend to incur higher fees due to the costs of employing specialist investment managers.
The use of third party active funds means that the portfolio manager can access the best in class for a certain region or asset class and thus increase the potential for better returns, but it can raise the total cost of the portfolio compared to direct investments or in-house funds where the manager can control the cost. This means that the degree of investment in active third-party funds is an important consideration in the total cost of the portfolio.
Portfolio Size - Required
Many investment managers use a fee scale based on the size of the portfolio and so size is a key factor in assessing the overall level of fees charged. Larger portfolios can access a wider range of investment solutions and can benefit from lower fees because holding sizes tend to be larger.
For a more accurate result, please enter the average size of the portfolio over the fee period.
Account Identifier - Optional
This code allows you to identify this account. It will be shown in the PDF report that is produced as part of the output.
Portfolio Fee Information - Required
Fee QuickCheck is designed to compare the on-going cost of discretionary investment management services. One off costs such as initial charges and exit fees should be excluded as should the costs of financial advice where charged separately. Choose between a monetary amount of a percentage fee. This information is provided by your investment manager in an annual statement.
Do you pay VAT on your Investment Services? - Required
If you pay VAT, then this should be included in the Investment Service Cost figure in the next field.
Investment Service Cost ('ISC') including VAT (%) - Required
The costs to be included under this heading include investment management fees, custody fees and VAT (if applicable).
Investment adviser fees or financial planning fees should be excluded.
Total On-Going Cost including VAT (%) - Required
Overall on-going costs, including investment service costs, transaction fees and product costs should be included. This information will be sent to you in an annual statement by your investment manager.
Investment adviser fees or financial planning fees should be excluded.
One-off fees such as initial charges and exit fees should be excluded.
Tell us who looks after your investment portfolio - Required
This helps us provide tailored comments in the fee report. The report may suggest a course of action that you could consider, for example.