Hargreaves Lansdown vs Fidelity Personal Investing for Pension Drawdown

A side-by-side comparison of what Hargreaves Lansdown and Fidelity Personal Investing charge for pension drawdown, and what you get for it. Neither provider is cheaper across the board — which one costs less depends on the size of your pot. The table below shows where each one wins.

What each one charges

Provider Published fee structure
Hargreaves Lansdown 0.35% first £250k, 0.25% £250k–£1m, 0.10% £1m–£2m, 0% over £2m
Fidelity Personal Investing 0.35% up to £250k, 0.20% over £250k

Annual cost by pot size

Pot size Hargreaves Lansdown Fidelity Personal Investing Cheaper
£100,000 pot £350 £350 Level, or not stated
£250,000 pot £875 £500 Fidelity Personal Investing is cheaper
£500,000 pot £1,500 £1,000 Fidelity Personal Investing is cheaper

Platform and product charges only. Fund charges depend on what you actually invest in and are excluded, because they vary by fund rather than by provider. Enter your own pot size in the calculator on this page for a figure matched to your circumstances.

Read more on each provider