Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF USD Accumulation is a equity ETF from Vanguard tracking the FTSE Developed World index through physical replication. Domiciled in Ireland and launched in 2019, the fund manages about 5.7 bn € and charges a TER of 0.12% — 12 € per year on a €10,000 investment. Income is automatically reinvested in the fund (accumulating).
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF USD Accumulation competes with 2 other products on the same index (FTSE Developed World): it ranks 1st by fund size and 2nd by ongoing cost, with a TER of 0.12% against a group median of 0.12%. It has been listed since 2019, 7 years of track record.
On a €10,000 investment the TER costs 12 € a year. The cheapest of the group is Franklin FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF USD Accumulation at 0.09%, or 9 € on the same amount: a difference of 3 € every year, roughly 30 € over ten years before compounding.
Replication is physical: the fund holds the underlying securities directly. The ten largest positions account for 24.9% of the portfolio.
Income is accumulated: no distribution is paid out, the share price absorbs it. In a savings plan this removes the need to reinvest dividends by hand. The fund is denominated in USD. That is not the same as currency risk: the exposure comes from the currencies of the underlying holdings, not from the denomination or the trading currency of a given listing.
Irish domicile lets the fund apply the Ireland–US tax treaty, with 15% withholding instead of 30% on US dividends received by the fund.
| NVIDIA Corporation | 5.0% |
| Apple Inc. | 4.5% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3.0% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 2.5% |
| Alphabet Inc Class A | 2.2% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.9% |
| Alphabet Inc Class C | 1.8% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.4% |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | 1.3% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.3% |
| Borsa Italiana | VHVE | EUR |
| XETRA | VGVF | EUR |
| Francoforte | VGVF | EUR |
| London Stock Exchange | VHVG | GBP |
| London Stock Exchange | VHVE | USD |
Source: the fund's KID and the issuer's official documentation — data verified as of July 2026.
This page is informational and is not an investment recommendation. Figures may contain errors or be out of date: always check the KID and the issuer's factsheet before any decision.