# Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (VMIG) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/vmig · ISIN IE00BFMXVQ44 · 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, VMIG (Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BFMXVQ44) closed at £46.67 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 +22.7%, or −4.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2019. 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 reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. Latest close: **£46.67** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | VMIG | | ISIN | IE00BFMXVQ44 | | Category | UK shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Vanguard | | Tracks | FTSE 250 | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.10% a year (£10 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £463m | | 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 | +15.18% | +11.56% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +46.61% | +32.30% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +22.72% | -4.07% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −17.3%, 2023 +8.1%, 2024 +6.7%, 2025 +13.6%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +12.8%. Returns of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.3%; to 30/09/2025: +5.6%; to 30/09/2024: +19.5%; to 30/09/2023: +10.6%; to 30/09/2022: −25.4%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -17.3% | -24.3% | Price | | 2023 | +8.1% | +3.8% | Price | | 2024 | +6.7% | +3.0% | Price | | 2025 | +13.6% | +9.7% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +12.8% | +9.7% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 14.54% | -11.59% | | 3 years | 13.75% | -11.94% | | 5 years | 15.36% | -25.54% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 14.5% over 1 year, 13.7% over 3 years, 15.4% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −25.5% from 05/11/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since July 2021 was −23.5% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +27.5% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF was at its highest weekly close since October 2021, in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 0.10% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 15 of the 31 other UK share funds charge more, 1 the same and 15 less (share classes counted once). ## 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 (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | HSBC FTSE 250 UCITS ETF | 0.09% | +15.1% | +45.8% | +21.3% | | Invesco FTSE 250 UCITS ETF | 0.12% | +15.1% | +42.4% | +18.9% | | iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF | 0.40% | +14.8% | +45.3% | +20.7% | | Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (this fund) | 0.10% | +15.2% | +46.6% | +22.7% | | Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF | 0.10% | +15.2% | +46.6% | +22.7% | | Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF (DR) Distribution 1D | 0.15% | +15.0% | +46.3% | +22.0% | 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 | |---|---| | easyJet | 1.32% | | Balfour Beatty | 1.31% | | Wpp | 1.27% | | Rotork | 1.21% | | Mondi | 1.18% | | Rightmove | 1.18% | | RS Group | 1.10% | | Man Group PLC/Jersey | 1.09% | | Rosebank Industries | 1.06% | | JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC/Fund | 1.04% | ## 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 | 38.6% | | Industrials | 16.4% | | Consumer Discretionary | 10.5% | | Real Estate | 7.2% | | Materials | 5.7% | | Communication Services | 5.5% | | Consumer Staples | 3.4% | | Utilities | 3.0% | | Other sectors | 6.1% | | Not classified | 2.1% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings Vanguard publishes, as of 31/08/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 66.9% | | Funds | 31.1% | | Cash and money market | 0.5% | All 251 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/vmig/holdings --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.