Fundology

Comparison

VWRP vs VUAG

Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF Accum USD (VWRP) and Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (VUAG): 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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What differs

Facts from each fund’s own record, side by side. None of them says which fund to choose.

  • VWRP tracks the FTSE All-World; VUAG tracks the S&P 500.
  • Both are accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund.
  • VWRP’s ongoing charge is 0.19% a year against 0.07% for VUAG: about £12 a year more on £10,000.
  • VWRP is in Global shares; VUAG is in US shares.
  • 60% 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

From 05/10/2025 to 01/10/2026, £10,000 became £11,756 in VWRP, £11,675 in VUAG, after fund charges and before inflation.
  • VWRP£11,756+17.6%
  • VUAG£11,675+16.7%

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

VWRP, VUAG: identity, charges, past returns and risk, side by side
MeasureVWRPVUAG
What it is
CategoryGlobal sharesUS shares
TypeETFETF
ProviderVanguardVanguard
TracksFTSE All-WorldS&P 500
IncomeAccumulatingAccumulating
Currency hedgedNoNo
DomicileIrelandIreland
Launched23/07/201914/05/2019
ISA and SIPPISASIPPISASIPP
What it costs
Ongoing charge0.19% a year0.07% a year
On £10,000£19 a year£7 a year
Fund size£34bn£21bn
Latest close£144.26£111.80
Past returns, after charges
1 year+18.6%+17.4%
3 years+65.2%+68.2%
5 years+74.3%+88.8%
5 years after inflation+36.3%+47.6%
Measured asincome reinvestedincome reinvested
Ups and downs
Volatility, 5 years12.4%13.6%
Largest fall, 5 years−15.8%24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025−19.1%24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025
Lowest 12 months−8.5%to 23/12/2022−8.8%to 30/12/2022
Highest 12 months+34.6%to 17/04/2026+33.1%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 01/10/2026), in pounds, after charges. The smaller figure is after UK inflation.

Calendar-year returns of VWRP, VUAG in pounds, to 01/10/2026
YearVWRPVUAG
+14.1%after inflation +10.9%+13.7%after inflation +10.6%
+13.3%after inflation +9.5%+8.7%after inflation +5.0%
+19.8%after inflation +15.7%+27.6%after inflation +23.3%
+15.7%after inflation +11.0%+19.8%after inflation +15.0%
−8.2%after inflation −16.0%−8.8%after inflation −16.5%
  • VWRP: price, with income reinvested in the fund; to 01/10/2026.
  • VUAG: price, with income reinvested in the fund; to 01/10/2026.
  • 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.

60%

of what VWRP and VUAG hold is the same companies at the same weights.

Largest holdings in common

Companies held by both VWRP and VUAG, with each fund’s weight
CompanyVWRPVUAG
NVIDIA4.77%8.08%
Apple4.24%7.03%
Microsoft3.49%5.69%
Alphabet3.31%5.40%
Amazon2.33%3.84%
Broadcom1.59%2.65%
Meta Platforms1.17%1.90%
Micron Technology1.00%1.63%
Tesla1.00%1.57%
JP Morgan Chase0.88%1.44%

Source: issuer-published holdings, as of

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.