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VUAG Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc
ISIN IE00BFMXXD54London Stock Exchange: VUAGThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
Latest close
LSE£110.32
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.07% a year
- Fund size
- £29bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VUAG (Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc, ISIN IE00BFMXXD54) closed at £110.32 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 +75.3%, or +36.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +11.3%
- +7.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +64.7%
- +48.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +75.3%
- +36.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,753 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,369 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 S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.8%, 2023 +19.8%, 2024 +28.2%, 2025 +7.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.7%. Returns of Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.0%; to 30/09/2025: +18.0%; to 30/09/2024: +23.4%; to 30/09/2023: +7.4%; to 30/09/2022: +5.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +12.7% | +9.1% | |
| to | +7.8% | +4.1% | |
| to | +28.2% | +23.8% | |
| +19.8% | +15.0% | ||
| −8.8% | −16.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +17.0% | +12.8% |
| from | +18.0% | +13.4% |
| from | +23.4% | +20.3% |
| from | +7.4% | +1.0% |
| from | +5.5% | −3.1% |
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)
13.5%over 5 years
| 1 year | 11.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 12.8% |
| 5 years | 13.5% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −19.1%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −8.8%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +33.1%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 3.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 11.3% over 1 year, 12.8% over 3 years, 13.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc since November 2021, in pounds: −19.1% from 24/01/2025 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since July 2021 was −8.8% (12 months to 30/12/2022); the highest was +33.1% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc was 3.2% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (09/10/2026), 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
- 0.07%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £7
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £35
- of £10,000, before growth
- 37 charge less
- 16 the same
- 201 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc 0.07% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 201 of the 254 other US share funds charge more, 16 the same and 37 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 S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2019.
It tracks the S&P 500 — about 500 of the largest companies listed in the US.
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 reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
US shares: American companies, including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 — the largest stock market in the world.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- VUAG
- ISIN
- IE00BFMXXD54
- Also listed as
- VUAA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), FVUAA (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Tracks
- S&P 500
- 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
- 0.07% a year · about £7 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £29bn
- 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
- US shares
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £98.53 on 14/11/2025 to £110.32 on 13/11/2026 (+12.0%). The lowest close shown was £92.98 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £114.02 on 09/10/2026.
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.
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
- 501
- 512 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 38.8%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 44
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 7.7%
- Apple
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppleAAPLInformation TechnologyUnited States | 7.69% |
| 2 | NVIDIANVDAInformation TechnologyUnited States | 7.57% |
| 3 | MicrosoftMSFTInformation TechnologyUnited States | 5.92% |
| 4 | AlphabetGOOGLCommunication ServicesUnited States | 4.53% |
| 5 | AmazonAMZNConsumer DiscretionaryUnited States | 3.61% |
| 6 | BroadcomAVGOInformation TechnologyUnited States | 2.37% |
| 7 | Meta PlatformsMETACommunication ServicesUnited States | 2.07% |
| 8 | Eli LillyLLYHealth CareUnited States | 1.73% |
| 9 | TeslaTSLAConsumer DiscretionaryUnited States | 1.72% |
| 10 | Berkshire HathawayBRK.BFinancialsUnited States | 1.54% |
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 Technology37.4%
- Financials12.1%
- Health Care10.2%
- Consumer Discretionary9.0%
- Communication Services8.4%
- Industrials8.1%
- Consumer Staples4.9%
- Energy3.9%
- Other sectors5.7%
- Not classified0.1%
By type of asset
- Equity99.7%
- Cash and money market0.1%
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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 512 holdings; the ten largest make up 38.8% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
48 funds track S&P 500, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.03% to 0.45% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi Core S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.04% a year | 0.04% | +13.0% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Amundi Index Solutions - S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +11.0% | +64.7% | +75.5% |
| Amundi Index Solutions - S&P 500 UCITS ETF DistDistributing · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +11.4% | +61.3% | Not reported |
| BNP PARIBAS EASY - S&P 500 IIAccumulating · 0.08% a year | 0.08% | +13.9% | Not reported | Not reported |
| BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF Act. EUR HDGAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.14% a year | 0.14% | +3.8% | +59.2% | +49.7% |
| BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF Class C USDAccumulating · 0.14% a year | 0.14% | +11.6% | +63.8% | +74.9% |
| BNP Paribas Easy S&P 500 UCITS ETF Class H USDCurrency hedged · 0.14% a year | 0.14% | +11.6% | +63.8% | +74.9% |
| S&P 500 II -UCITS ETF- DistributionDistributing · 0.08% a year | 0.08% | +11.7% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Global X S&P 500Covered Call UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.45% a year | 0.45% | +13.0% | +13.4% | Not reported |
| HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum USDAccumulating · 0.09% a year | 0.09% | +11.2% | Not reported | Not reported |
| HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.09% a year | 0.09% | +11.2% | +64.7% | +75.1% |
| Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +11.4% | +65.5% | +76.9% |
| Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF DistDistributing · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +12.0% | +65.6% | +78.0% |
| Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF EUR Hedged AccAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +4.1% | +60.4% | +50.8% |
| Invesco S&P 500 UCITS ETF Hedged GBPAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +11.9% | +76.9% | Not reported |
| iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +11.3% | +64.8% | +75.4% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF GBP Hedged DistDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.10% a year | 0.10% | +11.8% | +75.7% | +65.0% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF MXN Hedged (Acc)Accumulating · Currency hedged · 0.12% a year | 0.12% | +12.3% | +75.7% | +143.1% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist)Distributing · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +11.3% | +64.8% | +75.3% |
| iShares S&P 500 CHF Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc)Accumulating · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year | 0.20% | +1.3% | +55.0% | +55.9% |
| iShares S&P 500 EUR Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc)Accumulating · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year | 0.20% | +4.1% | +60.5% | +50.4% |
| iShares S&P 500 GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc)Accumulating · Currency hedged · 0.20% a year | 0.20% | +11.5% | +75.3% | +64.3% |
| iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF AccumUSDAccumulating · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +11.4% | +65.6% | Not reported |
| iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF GBP Hedged (Dist)Distributing · Currency hedged · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +11.9% | Not reported | Not reported |
| iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +11.4% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap C-EURAccumulating · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap D USDDistributing · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +11.4% | +65.5% | +76.7% |
| Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap Daily Hedged D EURDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +4.2% | +61.1% | +51.7% |
| Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap Daily Hedged to CHF DDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +1.5% | +56.2% | +58.0% |
| Amundi Core S&P 500 Swap Daily Hedged to GBP DDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.05% a year | 0.05% | +12.0% | +77.1% | +67.3% |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.03% a year | 0.03% | +11.0% | Not reported | Not reported |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF USDDistributing · 0.03% a year | 0.03% | +11.0% | +64.5% | +74.8% |
| UBS S&P 500 SF UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.19% a year | 0.19% | +8.7% | +59.9% | +68.0% |
| UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF -A- Hedged GBPDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.06% a year | 0.06% | +12.0% | +77.5% | +66.4% |
| UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum -A- Hedged CHFAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.06% a year | 0.06% | +1.3% | +55.4% | +56.1% |
| UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF Accum -A- Hedged EURAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.06% a year | 0.06% | +4.2% | +61.0% | +50.8% |
| UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF AccumUSDAccumulating | Not reported | +13.9% | Not reported | Not reported |
| UBS Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF Class -A- USDDistributing · 0.03% a year | 0.03% | +11.3% | +64.8% | +75.2% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +11.3% | +64.7% | +75.3% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF AccThis fundAccumulating · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +11.3% | +64.7% | +75.3% |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap II UCITS ETF -1D- USDDistributing · 0.04% a year | 0.04% | +13.7% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.20% a year | 0.20% | +11.7% | +75.8% | Not reported |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 SWAP UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1CAccumulating · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +11.3% | +65.1% | +76.2% |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF DistDistributing · 0.07% a year | 0.07% | +11.4% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating | Not reported | +11.3% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF -4D- USDDistributing · 0.19% a year | 0.19% | +8.7% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETFAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +11.8% | +75.8% | +64.6% |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 UCITS ETF EUR HedgedAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | +4.1% | +60.1% | +49.5% |
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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 192 US share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VUAG?
The ongoing charge of VUAG 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 Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF Acc 0.07% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 201 of the 254 other US share funds charge more, 16 the same and 37 less (share classes counted once).
What does VUAG track?
VUAG tracks the S&P 500 — about 500 of the largest companies listed in the US.
Is VUAG accumulating or distributing?
VUAG 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 VUAG?
The ISIN of VUAG is IE00BFMXXD54. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VUAG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as VUAA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and FVUAA (Xetra, euros).
What does VUAG hold?
As of 31/10/2026, VUAG holds 512 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Apple at 7.69% of the fund; the ten largest make up 38.8%. Its ten largest holdings are Apple (7.69%), NVIDIA (7.57%), Microsoft (5.92%), Alphabet (4.53%), Amazon (3.61%), Broadcom (2.37%), Meta Platforms (2.07%), Eli Lilly (1.73%), Tesla (1.72%) and Berkshire Hathaway (1.54%).
What were VUAG’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of VUAG in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.8%, 2023 +19.8%, 2024 +28.2%, 2025 +7.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +12.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has VUAG done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 VUAG’s total return was +75.3%, or +36.9% 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 )
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