# Does Auto Invest work the way you expect?
**URL:** https://community.investengine.com/t/does-auto-invest-work-the-way-you-expect/2512
**Category:** Product Feedback
**Created:** [18 July 2025 16:46 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/does-auto-invest-work-the-way-you-expect/2512 "2025-07-18T16:46:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Bob79](https://community.investengine.com/u/Bob79)
#### Post date: [18 July 2025 16:46 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/does-auto-invest-work-the-way-you-expect/2512/1 "2025-07-18T16:46:03Z")
I just had surplus cash invested in one of my pots using the Auto Invest feature. It was not invested how I expected. This was annoying.
Assume I have a portfolio with 2 stocks, A and B, and that my desired weighting is 50% each. Now assume that the current weighting is 100% stock A, and the pot value is £1000. If I add £100 cash to my pot, with Auto Invest on, I would expect the system to buy stocks in a fashion that would most bring my current weighting inline with my desired weighting. In this case, that would mean investing the whole £100 in stock B.
However, my money was not invested in this way. It was invested 50% into each stock, i.e. according to the desired weightings only, ignoring current weightings. I find that odd. How do others feel?
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### Author:  [@Pinch](https://community.investengine.com/u/Pinch)
#### Post date: [18 July 2025 18:48 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/does-auto-invest-work-the-way-you-expect/2512/2 "2025-07-18T18:48:59Z")
@Bob79
That’s the way it is supposed to work.
If you rebalance the portfolio it will put everything back to the target weights you set.
[https://help.investengine.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4911141942557-How-can-I-make-use-of-the-Rebalance-Portfolio-feature](https://help.investengine.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4911141942557-How-can-I-make-use-of-the-Rebalance-Portfolio-feature)
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### Author:  [@stix](https://community.investengine.com/u/stix)
#### Post date: [19 July 2025 06:14 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/does-auto-invest-work-the-way-you-expect/2512/3 "2025-07-19T06:14:20Z")
I always thought it was just a simple instruction of what to do with each investment so it’s working as expected for me.
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### Author:  [@Omian](https://community.investengine.com/u/Omian)
#### Post date: [19 July 2025 16:58 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/does-auto-invest-work-the-way-you-expect/2512/4 "2025-07-19T16:58:29Z")
I don’t like auto invest because even though we are investing solely in ETF’s you have no opportunity to take advantage of a falling, post dividend price drop; which often happens. Additionally, IE trades at quite a leisurely pace thus you potentially ‘miss out’ Remember the Trump dip around Liberation Day?
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### Author:  [@Pinch](https://community.investengine.com/u/Pinch)
#### Post date: [21 July 2025 14:31 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/does-auto-invest-work-the-way-you-expect/2512/5 "2025-07-21T14:31:33Z")
> [@Omian](#):
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> IE trades at quite a leisurely pace thus you potentially ‘miss out’
Hi, well… there are options out there who allow immediate purchase/sale - maybe give them a try?
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### Author:  [@TanyaIE](https://community.investengine.com/u/TanyaIE)
#### Post date: [22 July 2025 13:46 UTC](https://community.investengine.com/t/does-auto-invest-work-the-way-you-expect/2512/6 "2025-07-22T13:46:15Z")
Hi @Bob79, feel free to drop us a message at [support@investengine.com](mailto:support@investengine.com), and we’ll be happy to check your account and assist you with any AutoInvest questions you may have.