VUAGVanguard · IE00BFMXXD54
Comparison
VUAG vs CSP1
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (VUAG) and iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF (CSP1): what each one is, what it costs, how it has done before and after inflation, how far it fell, and how much of what they hold is the same. Nothing here says which one to choose.
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- VUAG
CSP1iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
iShares · IE00B5BMR087
What differs
Facts from each fund’s own record, side by side. None of them says which fund to choose.
- Both track the S&P 500.
- Both are accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund.
- Both charge 0.07% a year, about £7 on £10,000.
- 88% of what they hold is the same companies at the same weights.
Growth of £10,000 over 12 months
to · after fund charges, before inflation
- VUAG£11,742+17.4%
- CSP1£11,747+17.5%
The start is the first date every fund has a price. Weekly closes; some series count income reinvested and some do not (see “Measured as” below).
Side by side
| Measure | VUAG | CSP1 |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | ||
| Category | US shares | US shares |
| Type | ETF | ETF |
| Provider | Vanguard | iShares |
| Tracks | S&P 500 | S&P 500 |
| Income | Accumulating | Accumulating |
| Currency hedged | No | No |
| Domicile | Ireland | Ireland |
| Launched | 14/05/2019 | 19/05/2010 |
| ISA and SIPP | ISASIPP | ISASIPP |
| What it costs | ||
| Ongoing charge | 0.07% a year | 0.07% a year |
| On £10,000 | £7 a year | £7 a year |
| Fund size | £21bn | £88bn |
| Latest close | £112.44 | £626.98 |
| Past returns, after charges | ||
| 1 year | +18.0% | +18.0% |
| 3 years | +70.2% | +70.2% |
| 5 years | +91.1% | +91.1% |
| 5 years after inflation | +49.4% | +49.4% |
| Measured as | income reinvested | income reinvested |
| Ups and downs | ||
| Volatility, 5 years | 13.6% | 13.6% |
| Largest fall, 5 years | −19.1%24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025 | −19.1%24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025 |
| Lowest 12 months | −8.8%to 30/12/2022 | −8.9%to 30/12/2022 |
| Highest 12 months | +33.1%to 17/04/2026 | +33.2%to 17/04/2026 |
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
Returns run to each fund’s latest close. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. How returns are calculated
Calendar-year returns
Each full calendar year and 2026 so far (to 30/09/2026), in pounds, after charges. The smaller figure is after UK inflation.
| Year | VUAG | CSP1 |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4%after inflation +11.2% | +14.4%after inflation +11.2% | |
| +8.7%after inflation +5.0% | +8.8%after inflation +5.0% | |
| +27.6%after inflation +23.3% | +27.7%after inflation +23.3% | |
| +19.8%after inflation +15.0% | +19.9%after inflation +15.1% | |
| −8.8%after inflation −16.5% | −8.9%after inflation −16.6% |
- VUAG: price, with income reinvested in the fund; to 30/09/2026.
- CSP1: price, with income reinvested in the fund; to 30/09/2026.
- Source: Fundology, from recorded closes; inflation ONS CPIH. How calendar-year returns are worked out
Holdings in common
How much of the funds is the same companies at the same weights. The higher it is, the more owning both is like owning one fund twice.
88%
of what VUAG and CSP1 hold is the same companies at the same weights.
Largest holdings in common
| Company | VUAG | CSP1 |
|---|---|---|
 NVIDIA | 8.08% | 8.30% |
 Apple | 7.03% | 7.26% |
 Microsoft | 5.69% | 5.71% |
 Alphabet | 5.40% | 5.44% |
 Amazon | 3.84% | 3.65% |
 Broadcom | 2.65% | 2.55% |
 Meta Platforms | 1.90% | 2.46% |
 Micron Technology | 1.63% | 1.82% |
 Tesla | 1.57% | 1.50% |
 Berkshire Hathaway | 1.40% | 1.41% |
Source: issuer-published holdings, snapshots of VUAG 31/08/2026 and CSP1 29/09/2026
Overlap is the sum, company by company, of the smaller of the two weights. How overlap is measured
Sources and dates
Source: TradingView (prices), as of , at least 15 min delayed
Source: fund issuers and the FCA register (charges, identity)
Source: ONS CPIH (inflation, latest month published)
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Terms on this page: ongoing charge, real return, accumulating and distributing, volatility, largest fall, holdings overlap, calendar-year returns.