# Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF (VERX) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/verx · ISIN IE00BKX55S42 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, VERX (Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BKX55S42) closed at £42.00 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year (about £10 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +57.4%, or +23.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2014. It tracks the FTSE Developed Europe ex UK Index - EUR — large and medium-sized European companies. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.1% a year — about £10 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. Latest close: **£42.00** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | VERX | | ISIN | IE00BKX55S42 | | Category | European shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | FTSE Developed Europe ex UK Index - EUR | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.10% a year (£10 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £2.2bn | | Launched | 2014 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +15.43% | +11.81% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +52.18% | +37.32% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +57.44% | +23.08% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −9.9%, 2023 +12.0%, 2024 −0.7%, 2025 +23.0%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +5.3%. Returns of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +12.0%; to 30/09/2025: +9.3%; to 30/09/2024: +13.4%; to 30/09/2023: +15.8%; to 30/09/2022: −17.4%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -9.9% | -17.5% | Price | | 2023 | +12.0% | +7.5% | Price | | 2024 | -0.7% | -4.1% | Price | | 2025 | +23.0% | +18.8% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +5.3% | +2.3% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.76% | -11.49% | | 3 years | 13.22% | -11.49% | | 5 years | 14.97% | -21.68% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 13.8% over 1 year, 13.2% over 3 years, 15.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −21.7% from 12/11/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −17.0% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +24.5% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF was 4.5% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (07/08/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF 0.10% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 198 of the 225 other European share funds charge more, 12 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track FTSE Developed Europe ex UK Index - EUR, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 0.10% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.10% | +15.4% | +52.2% | +57.4% | | Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF AccumEUR | 0.10% | +15.4% | +52.2% | +57.6% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.10%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 31/08/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | ASML | 5.62% | | Roche | 2.77% | | Novartis | 2.46% | | Nestle | 2.17% | | Siemens | 2.10% | | SAP | 1.97% | | Banco Santander | 1.88% | | Allianz | 1.72% | | Schneider Electric | 1.61% | | UBS Group | 1.48% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Financials | 26.0% | | Industrials | 20.0% | | Health Care | 12.5% | | Information Technology | 10.7% | | Consumer Discretionary | 7.3% | | Consumer Staples | 6.3% | | Materials | 4.9% | | Utilities | 4.8% | | Other sectors | 7.0% | | Not classified | 0.2% | ### By country Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | France | 18.5% | | Switzerland | 18.4% | | Germany | 17.6% | | Netherlands | 10.6% | | Spain | 8.1% | | Italy | 7.4% | | Sweden | 6.6% | | Denmark | 3.2% | | Other countries | 9.0% | | Not classified | 0.2% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.4% | | Cash and money market | 0.2% | All 385 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/verx/holdings --- We show information. 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