# Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR (VEUA) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/veua · ISIN IE00BK5BQX27 · 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, VEUA (Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR, ISIN IE00BK5BQX27) closed at £50.65 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 +63.1%, or +27.5% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2019. It tracks the FTSE Developed Europe Index — 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 reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. Latest close: **£50.65** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | VEUA | | ISIN | IE00BK5BQX27 | | Category | European shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | FTSE Developed Europe Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.10% a year (£10 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £2.0bn | | Launched | 2019 | | 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 | +15.94% | +12.31% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +52.79% | +37.88% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +63.09% | +27.50% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −4.2%, 2023 +13.5%, 2024 +4.2%, 2025 +25.9%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.3%. Returns of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +15.7%; to 30/09/2025: +13.1%; to 30/09/2024: +15.9%; to 30/09/2023: +18.2%; to 30/09/2022: −11.0%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -4.2% | -12.3% | Price | | 2023 | +13.5% | +8.9% | Price | | 2024 | +4.2% | +0.7% | Price | | 2025 | +25.9% | +21.5% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +8.3% | +5.3% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.02% | -10.59% | | 3 years | 12.04% | -10.59% | | 5 years | 13.59% | -15.24% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 13.0% over 1 year, 12.0% over 3 years, 13.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR since October 2021, in pounds: −15.2% from 12/11/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −11.2% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +30.1% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR was 3.7% 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 UCITS ETF Accum EUR 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 Index, 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 UCITS ETF | 0.10% | +15.9% | +52.8% | +63.1% | | Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF Accum EUR (this fund) | 0.10% | +15.9% | +52.8% | +63.1% | 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 | 4.29% | | HSBC | 2.35% | | Roche | 2.11% | | Novartis | 1.88% | | Shell | 1.68% | | Nestle | 1.66% | | AstraZeneca | 1.61% | | Siemens | 1.61% | | SAP | 1.51% | | Banco Santander | 1.44% | ## 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 | 18.6% | | Health Care | 12.2% | | Information Technology | 8.4% | | Consumer Staples | 7.9% | | Consumer Discretionary | 6.6% | | Materials | 5.7% | | Energy | 4.9% | | Other sectors | 8.3% | | Not classified | 0.6% | ### By country Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United Kingdom | 22.7% | | France | 14.1% | | Switzerland | 14.0% | | Germany | 13.5% | | Netherlands | 8.1% | | Spain | 6.2% | | Italy | 5.7% | | Sweden | 5.0% | | Other countries | 9.4% | | Not classified | 0.6% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 98.6% | | Cash and money market | 0.6% | All 477 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/veua/holdings --- We show information. 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