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If you moved country would you move your portfolio too?

M
Apr 21, 2026 · 13:30

Hi all, curious about the mechanics here for anyone who has knowledge of cross-border investing.

If someone has held a UK global tracker fund for 15 years and then becomes a German tax resident, what are the general options typically available to them, and what are the trade-offs of each?

For example: continuing to hold the existing fund, opening a new account with an equivalent fund, selling and reinvesting, or doing an in specie transfer to a broker like IBKR.