Arborbridge wrote:But only Bell can answer for the Vanguard ETFs which say "Legal Status: Oeic". It could be they are saying they take the Vanguard funds as ETFs even though the underlying fund is an OEIC. Or it could be they are saying that because it is an ETF with the same structure as an OEIC, they will trigger their charges as though it were an OEIC.
I never knew there were such things as ETFs that weren't ETFs. How is that even possible?
ETFs are ETFs. There are no ETFs that are not ETFs. I had my SIPP with AJB until March 2021. It held VEVE, which was charged as an ETF. It is shown as an ETF for regular investments (which you can delete after each irregular investment):
https://www.ajbell.co.uk/our-services/q ... nvestments
As I have said, ETFs are OEICs only for institutional investors who are authorised participants, not for you and I. I think I am going to transfer my SIPP back to AJB, but I have not finally made my mind up.