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V3AB Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD
ISIN IE00BNG8L278London Stock Exchange: V3ABThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Global shares
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£6.49
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.24% a year
- Fund size
- £976m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, V3AB (Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE00BNG8L278) closed at £6.49 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.24% a year (about £24 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +51.7%, or +18.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +11.4%
- +7.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +61.2%
- +45.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +51.7%
- +18.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,517 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,184 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −13.3%, 2023 +17.9%, 2024 +20.6%, 2025 +11.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.1%. Returns of Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +18.1%; to 30/09/2025: +17.2%; to 30/09/2024: +20.0%; to 30/09/2023: +8.4%; to 30/09/2022: −5.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +12.1% | +8.5% | |
| to | +11.0% | +7.2% | |
| to | +20.6% | +16.5% | |
| +17.9% | +13.2% | ||
| −13.3% | −20.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +18.1% | +13.9% |
| from | +17.2% | +12.7% |
| from | +20.0% | +16.9% |
| from | +8.4% | +1.9% |
| from | −5.7% | −13.4% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
13.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 12.4% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 12.5% |
| 5 years | 13.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −17.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −13.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +34.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 3.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 12.4% over 1 year, 12.5% over 3 years, 13.1% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD since November 2021, in pounds: −17.6% from 19/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since March 2021 was −13.4% (12 months to 16/12/2022); the highest was +34.7% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD was 3.5% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (25/09/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.24%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £24
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £119
- of £10,000, before growth
- 90 charge less
- 4 the same
- 113 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.24% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 113 of the 207 other global share funds charge more, 4 the same and 90 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2021.
It tracks the FTSE Global All Cap Choice Index - Benchmark TR Net.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.24% a year — about £24 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Global shares: Thousands of companies across many countries, held in one fund — the broadest way to own the stock market.
Key facts
- Ticker
- V3AB
- ISIN
- IE00BNG8L278
- Also listed as
- V3AA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.24% a year · about £24 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £976m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Global shares
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £5.80 on 14/11/2025 to £6.49 on 13/11/2026 (+11.9%). The lowest close shown was £5.48 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £6.73 on 25/09/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 1,776
- 5,789 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 28.8%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 73
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 5.6%
- NVIDIA
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIANVDAInformation TechnologyUnited States | 5.56% |
| 2 | AppleAAPLInformation TechnologyUnited States | 5.02% |
| 3 | MicrosoftMSFTInformation TechnologyUnited States | 3.98% |
| 4 | AlphabetGOOGLCommunication ServicesUnited States | 3.78% |
| 5 | AmazonAMZNConsumer DiscretionaryUnited States | 2.52% |
| 6 | TSMC2330Information TechnologyTaiwan | 1.98% |
| 7 | BroadcomAVGOInformation TechnologyUnited States | 1.71% |
| 8 | Meta PlatformsMETACommunication ServicesUnited States | 1.66% |
| 9 | Cash and cash equivalents | 1.37% |
| 10 | Micron TechnologyMUInformation TechnologyUnited States | 1.25% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Information Technology36.3%
- Financials17.1%
- Health Care9.6%
- Consumer Discretionary9.6%
- Communication Services8.5%
- Industrials5.9%
- Consumer Staples3.8%
- Materials3.1%
- Other sectors2.8%
- Not classified1.4%
By country
- United States62.3%
- Japan5.8%
- Taiwan4.2%
- South Korea2.7%
- Canada2.2%
- Hong Kong2.2%
- United Kingdom2.0%
- Switzerland1.8%
- Other countries13.2%
- Not classified1.4%
By type of asset
- Equity96.7%
- Cash and money market1.4%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
All holdings
The fund publishes 5,789 holdings; the ten largest make up 28.8% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track FTSE Global All Cap Choice Index - Benchmark TR Net, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.24% to 0.24% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSDThis fundAccumulating · 0.24% a year | 0.24% | +11.4% | +61.2% | Not reported |
| Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.24% a year | 0.24% | +11.4% | +61.2% | +27.0% |
As of
FTSE Global All Cap Choice funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 243 rolling 12-month returns since March 2021, and of 139 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
With a free account
Create a free account to see the risk ratios, every rolling return and each large fall and its recovery
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1 and 3 years among up to 132 global share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes the rank among similar funds and moves against a comparable fund
Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of V3AB?
The ongoing charge of V3AB is 0.24% a year — about £24 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Vanguard ESG Global All CapUCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.24% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 113 of the 207 other global share funds charge more, 4 the same and 90 less (share classes counted once).
What does V3AB track?
V3AB tracks the FTSE Global All Cap Choice Index - Benchmark TR Net.
Is V3AB accumulating or distributing?
V3AB is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of V3AB?
The ISIN of V3AB is IE00BNG8L278. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; V3AB is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as V3AA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What does V3AB hold?
As of 30/09/2026, V3AB holds 5,789 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is NVIDIA at 5.56% of the fund; the ten largest make up 28.8%. Its ten largest holdings are NVIDIA (5.56%), Apple (5.02%), Microsoft (3.98%), Alphabet (3.78%), Amazon (2.52%), TSMC (1.98%), Broadcom (1.71%), Meta Platforms (1.66%), Cash and cash equivalents (1.37%) and Micron Technology (1.25%).
What were V3AB’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of V3AB in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −13.3%, 2023 +17.9%, 2024 +20.6%, 2025 +11.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.1%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has V3AB done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 V3AB’s price changed by +51.7%, or +18.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at Vanguard · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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