Investor confidence rises for a second month, as active investors become more bullish

Net investor confidence was 48 out of 100 in June, up from 41 in April as the Iran War rumbled and markets slumped.

Activity was similar to previous months – 21% of fund investors made changes to their investments in the last month, compared to 23% in May and 18% in April.

However the big change was the number of those who increased the amount they had invested. 66% of those who made changes in June increased the amount they invested, compared to 45% in May and 37% in April.

“Those investors who were active became much more bullish. Although some platforms report muted interest in the SpaceX IPO, it did generate a lot of media interest and public discussion about investing. Markets were strong mid-June and confidence levels are back to where they were at the beginning of the year, before the Iran conflict kicked off. We wait to see what impact the change of Prime Minister will have although our data show that investor confidence is more impacted by global markets than the home-grown FTSE.”

Boring Money CEO, Holly Mackay

The Boring Money Investor Confidence Index is published monthly and tracks sentiment among UK fund investors aged 18 and over across four measures: the investor’s personal financial situation, the UK economy, and the outlook for both global stock markets and the FTSE 100.The index has been tracked quarterly since 2020, with a sample size of between 1,500 and 1,614 respondents per quarter. The Index began in April 2026, with sample sizes of 500+ each month and an annual total of >6,000 investors.