--- title: "St James's Place vs Vanguard: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, St James's Place or Vanguard? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Financial advisers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/st-james-s-place-vs-vanguard" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # St James's Place vs Vanguard: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, St James's Place or Vanguard? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Financial advisers set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: St James's Place and Vanguard - **Competitive set**: Financial advisers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **St James's Place Share of Search**: 0.74% - **Vanguard Share of Search**: 33.4% ## Which is more popular in search, St James's Place or Vanguard? - In August 2026, Vanguard had more branded searches than St James's Place among financial advisers worldwide. Vanguard was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to St James's Place’s 60.5K, and held a 33.4% Share of Search versus St James's Place’s 0.74%. - Vanguard was ahead of St James's Place in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, St James's Place’s estimated Share of Search among financial advisers worldwide moved from 0.98% to 0.74%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 60.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vanguard’s estimated Share of Search among financial advisers worldwide moved from 29.6% to 33.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.7M. ## How did search popularity change for financial advisers worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Vanguard gained estimated Share of Search among financial advisers worldwide, from 29% to 33.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for St James's Place worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 90.5K to 60.5K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | St James's Place estimated searches | St James's Place Share of Search | St James's Place rank | Vanguard estimated searches | Vanguard Share of Search | Vanguard rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 0.98% | 6 | 2.7M | 29.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 0.94% | 6 | 2.2M | 28.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 0.72% | 6 | 2.7M | 32.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 0.73% | 6 | 3.4M | 33% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 0.8% | 6 | 2.7M | 29.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 74K | 0.8% | 6 | 2.7M | 29.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 0.61% | 6 | 3.4M | 33.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 0.66% | 6 | 2.7M | 30.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 0.66% | 6 | 2.7M | 29.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 1.2% | 6 | 2.2M | 29% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 0.74% | 6 | 2.7M | 33.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using St James's Place’s and Vanguard’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **St James's Place**: Measured on the search term “st james place”. - **Vanguard**: Measured on the search term “vanguard”. - [St James's Place profile](/demand/global-en/brands/st-james-s-place) - [Vanguard profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vanguard) - [All financial advisers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/financial-advisers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, St James's Place or Vanguard? In August 2026, Vanguard had more branded searches than St James's Place among financial advisers worldwide. Vanguard was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to St James's Place’s 60.5K, and held a 33.4% Share of Search versus St James's Place’s 0.74%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "St James's Place vs Vanguard: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/st-james-s-place-vs-vanguard This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/st-james-s-place-vs-vanguard. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.