interactive investor’s most-bought investments June 2026: The space boom is front of mind for investors, and tech stocks stay popular 

 

  • SpaceX is the most-bought stock among ii customers in June following its IPO
  • Investment trusts associated with the space boom and technology proved popular: Scottish Mortgage, Polar Capital Technology, Seraphim Space
  • Investors take a global approach, as the Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap Index is the most-bought passive fund in June, and Artemis Global Income takes second place for active funds

 

interactive investor (ii), the UK’s leading flat-fee investment platform, reveals its most-bought equities, funds, and investment trusts in June 2026.

 

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is the most-bought stock among ii customers in June following its IPO. The space boom was front of mind for investors, as Seraphim Space also took third place in the most-bought list of investment trusts.

 

The Royal London Short Term Money Market fund was once again the most-bought active fund in June. WS Blue Whale Growth moved to third place in June, up from fourth place in May. Artemis SmartGARP Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund entered the list in June, coming in eighth place.

 

Investors take a global approach, as the Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap Index is the most-bought passive fund in June, followed by the HSBC FTSE All World Index – which moved up one spot to second place.

 

iShares Physical Gold ETC moved further up the list to third place in June, after falling to seventh place in May. L&G Global Technology Index Trust also moved up the list to seventh place after featuring in ninth place in May.

 

When it comes to stocks, US tech stocks proved popular. Microsoft re-entered the list after dropping off in May, coming in third place.

 

Strategy entered the list in fifth place – the first time it has featured in the list in 2026.

 

Other new entrants include Marvell TechnologiesBroadcom, and Aviva.

 

Legal & General, Lloyds, and BP were knocked off the most-bought stocks list in June after featuring in May’s top 10.

 

Most-bought funds and investment trusts

 

Commenting on the most-bought funds and investment trusts on interactive investor in June, Kyle Caldwell, Funds and Investment Education Editor says: “June was a month characterised by the ups and downs of growth investing, from the blockbuster Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) initial public offering (IPO) to bouts of volatility for the major US tech shares.

“In that context, investors continued to buy into some investment trusts associated both with technology and the space boom, with Scottish Mortgage, Polar Capital Technology and Seraphim Space occupying the top three spots.

“For funds, investors continued to favour global approaches over dedicated regional fund exposure. Popular passive funds included Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap Index, HSBC FTSE All World Index, Vanguard LifeStrategy 80% Equity and Vanguard LifeStrategy 100% Equity.

“Those seeking actively managed funds opted for Artemis Global Income, WS Blue Whale Growth and Artemis SmartGARP Global Equity Fund.

“Royal London Short Term Money Market remains in pole position. The cash-like fund yields around 4%, but this is highly dependent on UK interest rates. If rates were to fall, then this slowly feeds through to a lower yield for such funds. However, with the base rate held at 3.75%, they are currently an attractive way of earning a low-risk return.

“Investors were also drawn to equity income strategies, with a range of investment trusts favoured including Greencoat UK Wind, Henderson Far East Income, City of London and JPMorgan Global Growth & Income.

“Among the considerations when sizing up income-paying investment trusts is the strength of the dividend reserves, which enables investment trusts to bolster dividend payouts in leaner years.

“How income is generated from the underlying investments is also important. Some investment trusts finance their dividends from capital as well as income. This approach is all well and good when capital returns are being delivered, but it tends to be more erratic when stock markets are more volatile.”

Most-bought stocks

Commenting on the most bought stocks on interactive investor in June, Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment says: “Technology stocks dominated the list of most bought companies on the ii platform last month, unseating a number of longstanding FTSE 100 regular features. Unusually, Legal & General, Lloyds, and BP were knocked off the most-bought stocks list in June, replaced by tech names like SpaceX, Micron, Microsoft which came in first, second and third position respectively.

 

“Unsurprisingly, Elon Musk’s space company rocketed straight to the top of the leaderboard following its historic IPO on 12th June, and is set to join the Nasdaq 100 on 7th July.  Meanwhile, Micron Technology wasn’t the only chipmaker to make an appearance, with Nvidia, Marvell Technology and Broadcom also on the most bought list.”

 

It’s worth noting that IPOs carry a higher level of risk. When a company first lists, share prices can be more volatile, and prices may rise or fall sharply. 

 

MOST BOUGHT INVESTMENTS ON INTERACTIVE INVESTOR (ii) IN JUNE 2026

 

 

  Active Open-Ended Fund Index Fund or ETF
1 Royal London Short Term Money Market | Acc Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap Index
2 Artemis Global Income | Acc HSBC FTSE All World Index
3 WS Blue Whale Growth Fund iShares Physical Gold ETC
4 Polar Capital Global Technology | GBP VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETF
5 Royal London Short Term Money Market | Dis Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF | Acc
6 Artemis Global Income | Dis Vanguard LifeStrategy 80% Equity
7 Artemis SmartGARP Global Equity Fund L&G Global Technology Index Trust
8 Artemis SmartGARP Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund iShares Physical Silver ETC
9 Vanguard Sterling Short Term Money Markets Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF | Dis
10 Polar Capital Global Technology | GBP Hedged Vanguard LifeStrategy 100% Equity

 

 

  Investment trusts Equities
1 Scottish Mortgage Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
2 Polar Capital Technology Micron Technology
3 Seraphim Space Microsoft
4 Greencoat UK Wind Nvidia
5 Henderson FE Income Strategy
6 City of London Rolls Royce
7 F&C Investment Trust Marvell Technology
8 3i Group Glencore
9 Allianz Technology Broadcom
10 JP Morgan Global Growth & Income Aviva