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VGER Germany All Cap UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BG143G97London Stock Exchange: VGERThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- European shares
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£30.78
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.07% a year
- Fund size
- £214m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VGER (Germany All Cap UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BG143G97) closed at £30.78 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.07% a year (about £7 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +43.0%, or +11.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +5.2%
- +1.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +58.9%
- +43.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +43.0%
- +11.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,430 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,116 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 Germany All Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −16.0%, 2023 +13.0%, 2024 +7.9%, 2025 +24.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +1.7%. Returns of Germany All Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −0.7%; to 30/09/2025: +24.1%; to 30/09/2024: +17.1%; to 30/09/2023: +20.5%; to 30/09/2022: −26.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +1.7% | −1.6% | |
| to | +24.7% | +20.4% | |
| to | +7.9% | +4.2% | |
| +13.0% | +8.5% | ||
| −16.0% | −23.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −0.7% | −4.2% |
| from | +24.1% | +19.3% |
| from | +17.1% | +14.1% |
| from | +20.5% | +13.3% |
| from | −26.5% | −32.4% |
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)
16.9%over 5 years
| 1 year | 16.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.1% |
| 5 years | 16.9% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −29.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −27.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +33.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 2.6%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Germany All Cap UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 16.6% over 1 year, 15.1% over 3 years, 16.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Germany All Cap UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −29.6% from 19/11/2021 to 30/09/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Germany All Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −27.2% (12 months to 26/08/2022); the highest was +33.7% (12 months to 08/08/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of Germany All Cap UCITS ETF was 2.6% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (28/08/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.07%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £7
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £35
- of £10,000, before growth
- 6 charge less
- 3 the same
- 233 charge more
Ongoing charge of Germany All Cap UCITS ETF 0.07% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 233 of the 242 other European share funds charge more, 3 the same and 6 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
Germany All Cap UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2018.
It tracks the FTSE Germany All Cap Index - EUR.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.07% a year — about £7 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.
European shares: Companies across Europe. Some funds include the UK and some leave it out — the fund name says which.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VGER
- ISIN
- IE00BG143G97
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Tracks
- FTSE Germany All Cap Index - EUR
- 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
- 0.07% a year · about £7 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £214m
- 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
- European shares
Income and distributions
As of , the latest distribution of VGER was €0.032198 per share: it went ex-dividend on and was paid on . In the 12 months to VGER declared 4 distributions, together €0.817524 per share. VGER has a distribution yield of 2.29% as at .
- Latest distribution
- €0.032198
- per share, ex-dividend
- 12 months to
- €0.817524
- per share, from 4 distributions
- Distribution yield
- 2.29%
- as at
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| €0.032198 | ||
| €0.659238 | ||
| €0.094078 | ||
| €0.03201 | ||
| €0.632628 | ||
| €0.071604 | ||
| €0.003442 | ||
| €0.631412 |
VGER declares its distributions in euros; 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. 25 distributions are on record since .
As of
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £29.78 on 14/11/2025 to £30.78 on 13/11/2026 (+3.4%). The lowest close shown was £27.44 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £31.60 on 28/08/2026.
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. 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
- 137
- 146 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 58.3%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 20
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 11.4%
- SAP
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAPSAPInformation TechnologyGermany | 11.44% |
| 2 | SiemensSIEIndustrialsGermany | 10.67% |
| 3 | AllianzALVFinancialsGermany | 9.25% |
| 4 | Siemens EnergyENRIndustrialsGermany | 5.31% |
| 5 | Deutsche TelekomDTECommunication ServicesGermany | 4.96% |
| 6 | Munchener Ruckversicherungs-GesellschaftMUV2FinancialsGermany | 3.95% |
| 7 | Infineon TechnologiesIFXInformation TechnologyGermany | 3.65% |
| 8 | Deutsche BoerseDB1FinancialsGermany | 3.24% |
| 9 | DhlDHLIndustrialsGermany | 3.00% |
| 10 | Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftDBKFinancialsGermany | 2.86% |
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
- Industrials27.7%
- Financials22.3%
- Information Technology16.3%
- Health Care7.1%
- Consumer Discretionary7.0%
- Communication Services5.9%
- Materials5.8%
- Utilities4.6%
- Other sectors2.9%
- Not classified0.3%
By type of asset
- Equity99.6%
- Cash and money market0.2%
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 146 holdings; the ten largest make up 58.3% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
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.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 210 European 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 Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc), over the three years to 13/11/2026 (129 weeks).
Pro
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Pro includes the rank among similar funds and moves against a comparable fund
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VGER?
The ongoing charge of VGER is 0.07% a year — about £7 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 Germany All Cap UCITS ETF 0.07% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 233 of the 242 other European share funds charge more, 3 the same and 6 less (share classes counted once).
What does VGER track?
VGER tracks the FTSE Germany All Cap Index - EUR.
Is VGER accumulating or distributing?
VGER is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.
When does VGER pay dividends?
VGER 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 VGER’s dividend yield?
VGER has a distribution yield of 2.29% 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 VGER?
The ISIN of VGER is IE00BG143G97. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VGER is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does VGER hold?
As of 31/10/2026, VGER holds 146 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is SAP at 11.44% of the fund; the ten largest make up 58.3%. Its ten largest holdings are SAP (11.44%), Siemens (10.67%), Allianz (9.25%), Siemens Energy (5.31%), Deutsche Telekom (4.96%), Munchener Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft (3.95%), Infineon Technologies (3.65%), Deutsche Boerse (3.24%), Dhl (3.00%) and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (2.86%).
What were VGER’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VGER in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −16.0%, 2023 +13.0%, 2024 +7.9%, 2025 +24.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +1.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VGER done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VGER’s total return was +43.0%, or +11.6% 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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