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VFEG Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD
ISIN IE00BK5BR733London Stock Exchange: VFEGThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Emerging markets
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£62.66
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.17% a year
- Fund size
- £1.9bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VFEG (Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE00BK5BR733) closed at £62.66 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.17% a year (about £17 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +31.0%, or +2.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +5.5%
- +1.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +48.6%
- +34.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +31.0%
- +2.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,310 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,022 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 Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −7.3%, 2023 +1.3%, 2024 +15.1%, 2025 +18.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.9%. Returns of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +12.3%; to 30/09/2025: +17.4%; to 30/09/2024: +15.9%; to 30/09/2023: +0.2%; to 30/09/2022: −7.6%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +4.9% | +1.6% | |
| to | +18.0% | +14.0% | |
| to | +15.1% | +11.1% | |
| +1.3% | −2.8% | ||
| −7.3% | −15.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +12.3% | +8.3% |
| from | +17.4% | +12.8% |
| from | +15.9% | +12.9% |
| from | +0.2% | −5.8% |
| from | −7.6% | −15.1% |
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)
14.2%over 5 years
| 1 year | 13.9% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 13.2% |
| 5 years | 14.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −17.0%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −15.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +36.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 6.4%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 13.9% over 1 year, 13.2% over 3 years, 14.2% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD since November 2021, in pounds: −17.0% from 19/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −15.0% (12 months to 28/10/2022); the highest was +36.2% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD was 6.4% 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
- 0.17%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £17
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £85
- of £10,000, before growth
- 14 charge less
- 1 the same
- 136 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.17% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 136 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 1 the same and 14 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 Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2019.
It tracks the FTSE Emerging Index — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.17% a year — about £17 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.
Emerging markets: Companies in faster-growing but less mature economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil. Prices tend to move more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VFEG
- ISIN
- IE00BK5BR733
- Also listed as
- VFEA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Tracks
- FTSE Emerging Index
- 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
- 0.17% a year · about £17 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.9bn
- 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
- Emerging markets
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £60.41 on 14/11/2025 to £62.66 on 13/11/2026 (+3.7%). The lowest close shown was £58.12 on 20/03/2026 and the highest £66.96 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
- 1,295
- 2,365 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 30.2%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 28
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 17.4%
- TSMC
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSMC2330Information TechnologyTaiwan | 17.43% |
| 2 | Tencent700Communication ServicesHong Kong | 3.01% |
| 3 | Alibaba GroupBABAConsumer DiscretionaryHong Kong | 2.31% |
| 4 | MediaTek2454Information TechnologyTaiwan | 1.74% |
| 5 | China Construction Bank601939FinancialsHong Kong | 1.17% |
| 6 | Cash and cash equivalents | 1.15% |
| 7 | Hon Hai Precision Industry2317Information TechnologyTaiwan | 0.91% |
| 8 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China601398FinancialsHong Kong | 0.86% |
| 9 | Petroleo BrasileiroPETR3EnergyBrazil | 0.84% |
| 10 | HDFC BankHDFCBANKFinancialsIndia | 0.82% |
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 Technology32.6%
- Financials21.3%
- Consumer Discretionary9.0%
- Materials7.0%
- Communication Services6.7%
- Industrials6.2%
- Energy4.3%
- Consumer Staples3.5%
- Other sectors7.8%
- Not classified1.2%
By country
- Taiwan33.9%
- Hong Kong20.3%
- India15.8%
- China4.6%
- Brazil4.1%
- South Africa3.7%
- Saudi Arabia3.1%
- Mexico2.3%
- Other countries10.4%
- Not classified1.1%
By type of asset
- Equity98.3%
- Cash and money market1.1%
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 2,365 holdings; the ten largest make up 30.2% 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 Emerging Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.17% to 0.17% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.17% a year | 0.17% | +5.5% | +48.6% | +30.9% |
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSDThis fundAccumulating · 0.17% a year | 0.17% | +5.5% | +48.6% | +31.0% |
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FTSE Emerging 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 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 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 142 emerging-market 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 EM IMI UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 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 VFEG?
The ongoing charge of VFEG is 0.17% a year — about £17 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 Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.17% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 136 of the 151 other emerging-market share funds charge more, 1 the same and 14 less (share classes counted once).
What does VFEG track?
VFEG tracks the FTSE Emerging Index — companies in emerging economies such as China, India, Taiwan and Brazil.
Is VFEG accumulating or distributing?
VFEG 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 VFEG?
The ISIN of VFEG is IE00BK5BR733. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VFEG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as VFEA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What does VFEG hold?
As of 31/10/2026, VFEG holds 2,365 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is TSMC at 17.43% of the fund; the ten largest make up 30.2%. Its ten largest holdings are TSMC (17.43%), Tencent (3.01%), Alibaba Group (2.31%), MediaTek (1.74%), China Construction Bank (1.17%), Cash and cash equivalents (1.15%), Hon Hai Precision Industry (0.91%), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (0.86%), Petroleo Brasileiro (0.84%) and HDFC Bank (0.82%).
What were VFEG’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VFEG in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −7.3%, 2023 +1.3%, 2024 +15.1%, 2025 +18.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VFEG done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VFEG’s total return was +31.0%, or +2.2% 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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