Prepare for the best

Why choose a Barclays Investment ISA?

It offers a tax-efficient way to invest for your future and we make investing easy.

You stay in control of your investment decisions and can manage everything online.

Invest in an award-winning ISA. Barclays was named Best Stocks & Shares ISA Provider at the Shares Awards 2021.

Use your new £20,000 allowance and shelter your returns from UK tax. You may pay income tax, tax on dividends and capital gains tax (CGT) on investments held outside of an ISA. 

Invest via the Barclays app – if you have a Barclays current account you can see your investments, along with all the other products you have with us, in your online banking account and the Barclays app. You can also now buy and sell investments via the app too. If your current account is with another provider, you won’t have access to the app, but can still manage everything online. 

Invest in our Ready-made Investments – if you’re not sure where to invest or are short on time, we offer five Ready-made Investments that could help get you started. They invest in shares, bonds and cash to help spread risk but are all slightly different. You just need to read about the characteristics of each fund and choose the one that sounds most like you. 

Access thousands of other investment opportunities, covering funds, shares, gilts and bonds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Investment Trusts and new issues if you want to build your own investment portfolio.

Get help narrowing down the search – some people find the amount of choice quite daunting so to help narrow it down we have the Barclays Funds List. This is a list of about 40 funds our experts have analysed and believe offer good long-term investment prospects.

We go the extra mile to get you the best price - if you want to invest in shares, Exchange Traded Funds, investment trusts or Retail Estate Investment Trusts, you’ll benefit from Barclays Price Improver^TM. Every time you buy or sell, we’ll give you the best price available from our selected Retail Service Providers (RSPs). With the Barclays Price Improver, 92.5% of trades placed between January 2020 and December 2020 got a better price than the quoted price on the London Stock Exchange.

Take advantage of resources you can rely on. We don’t give personalised advice, but our Research Centre, articles, videos and podcasts can help with your investment decisions.

What does it cost?

As a Smart Investor customer, you’ll pay a single monthly Customer Fee, plus a transaction fee whenever you buy or sell investments. Other fees may also apply depending on the account type you have and the investments you hold.

Use our cost calculator to see what investing with us might cost you

Things to remember

• The value of investments can fall as well as rise; you may get back less than you invest.
• Barclays Smart Investor doesn’t offer personal investment advice. If you're unsure about investing, seek independent advice.
• Tax rules can change and the value of any benefits of them to you will depend on your individual circumstances.
• Smart Investor is an investment service for UK residents. Our service is not available to US persons, even where resident in the UK.
• While there can be benefits to investing regularly rather than as a lump sum, you should remember the impact fees have on your investment. If you’re only investing small amounts each month, the minimum monthly fee could make it expensive and may exceed returns.
• ''Tax-efficient” indicates that growth/income are exempt from UK income or capital gains tax provided all ISA conditions are met. The level and basis of tax can change and the value of tax relief depends on your personal circumstances.
• In order to subscribe to a stocks & shares ISA, you can't have subscribed to another stocks & shares ISA or used your total annual ISA allowance in any combination of a cash ISA, innovative finance ISA and/or lifetime ISA (LISA) during the same tax year.