Isa fund tips: best UK growth funds Five-year return of average UK growth fund 60pc, turning £10,000 into £16,000 Standard Life UK Equity Unconstrained One of the top-performing fund over five years and also one of the best over three is run by Edward Legget. The fund is notorious for chopping and changing its stocks, so those not prepared for a bumpy ride should look elsewhere. Big bets currently in place include BT Group and engineer Bodycote. Five-year return 76pc, turning £10,000 into £17,600 Old Mutual UK Alpha Managed by Richard Buxton, one of Britain's best-performing stock-pickers over the past 10 years. The fund buys shares that are out of favour, such as banks. Mr Buxton, who recently moved to Old Mutual from Schroders, is a big fan of retailers, holding shares in Debenhams and Next. Five-year return 124pc, turning £10,000 into £22,400 Axa UK Framlington UK Mid Cap A fund that is investing in businesses that will directly benefit from a pick-up in consumer spending. It holds Sports Direct and Rightmove. The fund invests in shares found outside the FTSE 100, unlike most rivals. Five-year return Fund launched in March 2011 and has returned 82pc, turning £10,000 into £18,200 BlackRock UK Special Situations Run by the highly regarded Richard Plackett, the fund has a third of its money in the faster-growing smaller companies sector. Mr Plackett is viewed as a safe pair of hands, boasting one of the strongest long-term track records. Five-year return 69pc, turning £10,000 into £16,900 Mercantile Investment Trust One of the oldest and largest investment trusts, it aims to unearth small businesses that could one day become global giants. The fund currently has big bets on housebuilders, such as Barratt. Five-year return 94pc, turning £10,000 into £19,400 Fidelity Special Values Managed by Alex Wright, this investment trust buys undervalued companies whose potential has not yet been spotted by the market. In recent months Mr Wright has been putting more money into big blue-chip companies, which he argues are due a change in fortune, having underperformed smaller firms in recent years. Five-year return 73pc turning £10,000 into £17,300 More fund news and ideas: bookmark telegraph.co.uk/investing Fund tips for your 2013-14 Isa UK income fund ideas for you 2014 Isa UK growth funds for your 2014 Isa Five global income funds for 2014 Isa Emerging market funds for your 2014 Isa Five European funds for your 2014 Isa The 'go-to' Japan funds for Isa savers US fund ideas for investors' 2014 Isa High risk Isa ideas: single funds for China, Brazil, India and Indonesia The cheapest fund shops It's not just about what you buy, but how you buy it. A price war has broken out between fund shops. These are the plaforms where investors buy, sell and hold funds and shares. As a general rule of thumb, the cheapest options for Isa investors with small portfolios are those that charge a percentage, such as Hargreaves Lansdown (0.45pc), Bestinvest (0.40pc) or Axa Self Investor (0.35pc). For larger portfolios - above £100,000 - consider flat-fee brokers such as Share Centre or Interactive Investor. The Telegraph offers a service that is very competitive for buy and hold investors, charging a capped 0.2pc coupled with low-cost dealing fees: Telegraph Investor Centre (0.2pc plus dealing fees). See our full round-up of the cheapest fund shops