# Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD (VHYG) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/vhyg · ISIN IE00BK5BR626 · 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, VHYG (Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE00BK5BR626) closed at £79.18 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.29% a year (about £29 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +77.4%, or +38.7% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2019. It tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield (USD)(TR) — 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 0.29% a year — about £29 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: **£79.18** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | VHYG | | ISIN | IE00BK5BR626 | | Category | Dividend & income | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield (USD)(TR) | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.29% a year (£29 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 | +21.73% | +17.91% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +57.40% | +42.03% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +77.44% | +38.71% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 +6.1%, 2023 +5.3%, 2024 +11.1%, 2025 +17.5%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +15.4%. Returns of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +20.7%; to 30/09/2025: +13.7%; to 30/09/2024: +14.3%; to 30/09/2023: +6.2%; to 30/09/2022: +6.9%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +6.1% | -2.9% | Price | | 2023 | +5.3% | +1.1% | Price | | 2024 | +11.1% | +7.3% | Price | | 2025 | +17.5% | +13.5% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +15.4% | +12.2% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 10.52% | -7.13% | | 3 years | 10.21% | -10.47% | | 5 years | 11.00% | -10.47% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 10.5% over 1 year, 10.2% over 3 years, 11.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD since October 2021, in pounds: −10.5% from 14/02/2025 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since July 2021 was −2.4% (12 months to 18/08/2023); the highest was +34.7% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD was 1.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (25/09/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.29% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 83 of the 99 other dividend and income funds charge more, 8 the same and 8 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield (USD)(TR), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.29% to 0.29% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF USD | 0.29% | +21.7% | +57.4% | +77.2% | | Vanguard Funds PLC - Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF AccumUSD (this fund) | 0.29% | +21.7% | +57.4% | +77.4% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.29%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 31/08/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | JPMorgan Chase | 2.13% | | ExxonMobil | 1.50% | | Johnson & Johnson | 1.44% | | AbbVie | 1.02% | | Cisco Systems | 0.98% | | Bank of America | 0.92% | | Chevron | 0.86% | | Merck | 0.82% | | HSBC | 0.80% | | UnitedHealth Group | 0.79% | ## 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 | 29.9% | | Industrials | 11.9% | | Health Care | 11.3% | | Energy | 8.8% | | Consumer Staples | 8.2% | | Information Technology | 7.8% | | Consumer Discretionary | 6.5% | | Materials | 5.2% | | Other sectors | 8.9% | | Not classified | 0.7% | ### By country Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United States | 39.4% | | Japan | 9.3% | | United Kingdom | 6.8% | | Canada | 4.5% | | Switzerland | 4.2% | | France | 4.1% | | Hong Kong | 3.6% | | Australia | 3.3% | | Other countries | 23.3% | | Not classified | 0.7% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 98.4% | | Cash and money market | 0.7% | All 1,465 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/vhyg/holdings --- We show information. 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