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VMID Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BKX55Q28London Stock Exchange: VMIDThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
Latest close
LSE£37.91
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.10% a year
- Fund size
- £1.5bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VMID (Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BKX55Q28) closed at £37.91 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.10% a year (about £10 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +24.0%, or −3.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +16.2%
- +12.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +53.0%
- +38.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +24.0%
- −3.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,240 on 13/11/2026 — about £968 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 250 UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −17.4%, 2023 +8.2%, 2024 +7.4%, 2025 +12.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.9%. Returns of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +13.2%; to 30/09/2025: +7.5%; to 30/09/2024: +20.0%; to 30/09/2023: +10.2%; to 30/09/2022: −23.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +12.9% | +9.3% | |
| to | +12.8% | +8.9% | |
| to | +7.4% | +3.7% | |
| +8.2% | +3.9% | ||
| −17.4% | −24.3% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +13.2% | +9.2% |
| from | +7.5% | +3.3% |
| from | +20.0% | +16.9% |
| from | +10.2% | +3.6% |
| from | −23.4% | −29.6% |
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)
15.2%over 5 years
| 1 year | 13.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 13.0% |
| 5 years | 15.2% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −25.5%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −23.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +27.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 1.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 13.2% over 1 year, 13.0% over 3 years, 15.2% over 5 years. Largest fall of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): −25.5% from 31/12/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after) since July 2021 was −23.7% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +27.6% (12 months to 25/10/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF was 1.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (28/08/2026), in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after).
As of , income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after — income paid out since then is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.10%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £10
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £50
- of £10,000, before growth
- 15 charge less
- 1 the same
- 19 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 0.10% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 19 of the 35 other UK share funds charge more, 1 the same and 15 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 250 UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2014.
It tracks the FTSE 250 — the 250 medium-sized companies that rank below the FTSE 100 in London.
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.
UK shares: Companies listed in the UK, such as those in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VMID
- ISIN
- IE00BKX55Q28
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Tracks
- FTSE 250
- 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
- 0.10% a year · about £10 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.5bn
- 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
- UK shares
Income and distributions
As of , the latest distribution of VMID was £0.373492 per share: it went ex-dividend on and was paid on . In the 12 months to VMID declared 4 distributions, together £1.269987 per share. VMID has a distribution yield of 3.42% as at .
- Latest distribution
- £0.373492
- per share, ex-dividend
- 12 months to
- £1.269987
- per share, from 4 distributions
- Distribution yield
- 3.42%
- as at
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| £0.373492 | ||
| £0.430335 | ||
| £0.15601 | ||
| £0.31015 | ||
| £0.286031 | ||
| £0.553163 | ||
| £0.18284 | ||
| £0.250385 |
Distributions are not guaranteed: they can rise, fall or stop. Future dates are set and announced by the fund manager. 48 distributions are on record since .
As of
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £33.34 on 14/11/2025 to £37.91 on 13/11/2026 (+13.7%). The lowest close shown was £31.91 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £38.31 on 28/08/2026.
One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 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
- 251
- 283 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 11.3%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 170
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 1.3%
- Persimmon
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PersimmonPSNConsumer DiscretionaryUnited Kingdom | 1.34% |
| 2 | RotorkRORIndustrialsUnited Kingdom | 1.28% |
| 3 | Man GroupEMGFinancialsUnited Kingdom | 1.23% |
| 4 | RS GroupRS1IndustrialsUnited Kingdom | 1.19% |
| 5 | MondiMNDIMaterialsUnited Kingdom | 1.15% |
| 6 | JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC/FundFinancialsUnited Kingdom | 1.07% |
| 7 | RightmoveRMVCommunication ServicesUnited Kingdom | 1.07% |
| 8 | Rosebank IndustriesROSEIndustrialsUnited Kingdom | 0.99% |
| 9 | Taylor WimpeyTW.Consumer DiscretionaryUnited Kingdom | 0.97% |
| 10 | Templeton Emerging Markets Investment TrustFinancialsUnited Kingdom | 0.97% |
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
- Financials39.5%
- Industrials14.7%
- Consumer Discretionary12.9%
- Real Estate7.2%
- Materials5.8%
- Communication Services4.1%
- Consumer Staples3.5%
- Utilities3.2%
- Other sectors6.7%
- Not classified1.9%
By country
- United Kingdom99.2%
- Other funds0.3%
- Not classified0.1%
By type of asset
- Equity67.4%
- Funds32.0%
- Cash and money market0.1%
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 283 holdings; the ten largest make up 11.3% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
6 funds track FTSE 250, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.09% to 0.40% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.09% a year | 0.09% | +16.1% | +52.1% | +22.6% |
| Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.12% a year | 0.12% | +16.1% | +53.0% | +23.7% |
| iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.40% a year | 0.40% | +15.8% | +51.5% | +22.0% |
| Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETFThis fundDistributing · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | +16.2% | +53.0% | +24.0% |
| Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF AccAccumulating · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | +16.2% | +53.0% | +24.0% |
| Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (DR) Distribution 1DDistributing · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +16.1% | +52.6% | +23.3% |
As of
FTSE 250 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 228 rolling 12-month returns since July 2021, and of 124 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 29 UK share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP (Acc), over the three years to 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
Pro
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VMID?
The ongoing charge of VMID is 0.10% a year — about £10 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 250 UCITS ETF 0.10% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 19 of the 35 other UK share funds charge more, 1 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once).
What does VMID track?
VMID tracks the FTSE 250 — the 250 medium-sized companies that rank below the FTSE 100 in London.
Is VMID accumulating or distributing?
VMID is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out quarterly.
When does VMID pay dividends?
VMID 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 VMID’s dividend yield?
VMID has a distribution yield of 3.42% 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 VMID?
The ISIN of VMID is IE00BKX55Q28. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VMID is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does VMID hold?
As of 30/09/2026, VMID holds 283 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Persimmon at 1.34% of the fund; the ten largest make up 11.3%. Its ten largest holdings are Persimmon (1.34%), Rotork (1.28%), Man Group (1.23%), RS Group (1.19%), Mondi (1.15%), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC/Fund (1.07%), Rightmove (1.07%), Rosebank Industries (0.99%), Taylor Wimpey (0.97%) and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (0.97%).
What were VMID’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VMID in pounds (income reinvested to 10/07/2026, price only after): 2022 −17.4%, 2023 +8.2%, 2024 +7.4%, 2025 +12.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VMID done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VMID’s total return was +24.0%, or −3.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Side by side:ISF vs VMID: FTSE 100 and FTSE 250
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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