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VAPX Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B9F5YL18London Stock Exchange: VAPXThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Japan & Asia Pacific
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£30.19
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year
- Fund size
- £1.4bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VAPX (Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B9F5YL18) closed at £30.19 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year (about £15 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +64.8%, or +28.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +29.9%
- +25.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +78.5%
- +61.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +64.8%
- +28.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,648 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,287 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). 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 FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −1.6%, 2023 +4.1%, 2024 −1.6%, 2025 +30.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +24.3%. Returns of Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +52.4%; to 30/09/2025: +14.4%; to 30/09/2024: +11.8%; to 30/09/2023: +2.3%; to 30/09/2022: −5.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +24.3% | +20.4% | |
| to | +30.0% | +25.5% | |
| to | −1.6% | −4.9% | |
| +4.1% | −0.1% | ||
| −1.6% | −9.9% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +52.4% | +47.0% |
| from | +14.4% | +9.9% |
| from | +11.8% | +9.0% |
| from | +2.3% | −3.8% |
| from | −5.8% | −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)
18.1%over 5 years
| 1 year | 28.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 19.9% |
| 5 years | 18.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −21.7%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −11.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +92.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 20.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 28.2% over 1 year, 19.9% over 3 years, 18.1% over 5 years. Largest fall of Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): −21.7% from 19/06/2026 to 06/11/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) since July 2021 was −11.7% (12 months to 04/04/2025); the highest was +92.2% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF was 20.2% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (19/06/2026), in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after).
As of , income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after — income paid out since then is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £15
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £75
- of £10,000, before growth
- 26 charge less
- 10 the same
- 72 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 72 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 10 the same and 26 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 FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2013.
It tracks the FTSE All-World Developed Asia Pacific x JP — around 4,000 large and medium-sized companies across developed and emerging markets.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.15% a year — about £15 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Japan & Asia Pacific: Companies in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the wider Pacific region.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VAPX
- ISIN
- IE00B9F5YL18
- Also listed as
- VDPX (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), VGEJ (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid quarterly
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.15% a year · about £15 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.4bn
- 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
- Japan & Asia Pacific
Income and distributions
As of , the latest distribution of VAPX was US$0.313719 per share: it went ex-dividend on and was paid on . In the 12 months to VAPX declared 4 distributions, together US$0.932289 per share. VAPX has a distribution yield of 2.21% as at .
- Latest distribution
- US$0.313719
- per share, ex-dividend
- 12 months to
- US$0.932289
- per share, from 4 distributions
- Distribution yield
- 2.21%
- as at
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| US$0.313719 | ||
| US$0.239424 | ||
| US$0.239963 | ||
| US$0.139183 | ||
| US$0.269525 | ||
| US$0.220952 | ||
| US$0.244359 | ||
| US$0.162577 |
VAPX declares its distributions in US dollars; what reaches an account in pounds depends on the exchange rate the platform uses.
Distributions are not guaranteed: they can rise, fall or stop. Future dates are set and announced by the fund manager. 54 distributions are on record since .
As of
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £24.00 on 14/11/2025 to £30.19 on 13/11/2026 (+25.8%). The lowest close shown was £22.94 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £37.44 on 19/06/2026.
One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
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
- 333
- 385 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 49.2%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 18
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 17.7%
- Samsung Electronics
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics005930Information TechnologySouth Korea | 17.74% |
| 2 | SK hynix000660Information TechnologySouth Korea | 12.25% |
| 3 | BHP GroupBHPMaterialsAustralia | 4.14% |
| 4 | Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaCBAFinancialsAustralia | 3.93% |
| 5 | DBS GroupD05FinancialsSingapore | 2.33% |
| 6 | AIA Group1299FinancialsHong Kong | 2.00% |
| 7 | National Australia BankNABFinancialsAustralia | 1.83% |
| 8 | Westpac BankingWBCFinancialsAustralia | 1.78% |
| 9 | ANZ GroupANZFinancialsAustralia | 1.74% |
| 10 | Oversea-Chinese BankingO39FinancialsSingapore | 1.49% |
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 Technology33.1%
- Financials25.1%
- Industrials10.6%
- Materials8.8%
- Consumer Discretionary4.6%
- Real Estate4.3%
- Health Care3.8%
- Consumer Staples2.4%
- Other sectors5.8%
- Not classified0.7%
By country
- South Korea46.9%
- Australia33.6%
- Hong Kong9.0%
- Singapore7.9%
- New Zealand1.0%
- Not classified0.7%
By type of asset
- Equity98.5%
- Cash and money market0.7%
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 385 holdings; the ten largest make up 49.2% 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 All-World Developed Asia Pacific x JP, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.15% to 0.15% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +29.9% | +78.5% | +64.8% |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +29.9% | +78.5% | +65.2% |
As of
FTSE All-World Developed Asia Pacific x JP 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 228 rolling 12-month returns since July 2021, and of 124 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
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 73 Japan and Asia Pacific 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 VAPX?
The ongoing charge of VAPX is 0.15% a year — about £15 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 FTSE Developed Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) UCITS ETF 0.15% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 72 of the 108 other Japan and Asia Pacific share funds charge more, 10 the same and 26 less (share classes counted once).
What does VAPX track?
VAPX tracks the FTSE All-World Developed Asia Pacific x JP — around 4,000 large and medium-sized companies across developed and emerging markets.
Is VAPX accumulating or distributing?
VAPX is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.
When does VAPX pay dividends?
VAPX pays its income out quarterly. In the 12 months to 14/11/2026 it went ex-dividend on 18/12/2025, 19/03/2026, 18/06/2026 and 17/09/2026. The latest distribution went ex-dividend on 17/09/2026 and was paid on 30/09/2026. Future dates are set and announced by the fund manager; distributions are not guaranteed and can change.
What is VAPX’s dividend yield?
VAPX has a distribution yield of 2.21% as at 31/10/2026. In UK fund terms, a distribution yield is the income expected to be paid over the next 12 months as a percentage of the price on that date — an estimate, not a promise. Yields change with the fund’s price and income; a yield describes the fund, not what any investor will receive.
What is the ISIN of VAPX?
The ISIN of VAPX is IE00B9F5YL18. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VAPX is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as VDPX (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and VGEJ (Xetra, euros).
What does VAPX hold?
As of 31/10/2026, VAPX holds 385 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Samsung Electronics at 17.74% of the fund; the ten largest make up 49.2%. Its ten largest holdings are Samsung Electronics (17.74%), SK hynix (12.25%), BHP Group (4.14%), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (3.93%), DBS Group (2.33%), AIA Group (2.00%), National Australia Bank (1.83%), Westpac Banking (1.78%), ANZ Group (1.74%) and Oversea-Chinese Banking (1.49%).
What were VAPX’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VAPX in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −1.6%, 2023 +4.1%, 2024 −1.6%, 2025 +30.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +24.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VAPX done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VAPX’s total return was +64.8%, or +28.7% 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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