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The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index (the Index). The Index is comprised of large and mid-sized company stocks, excluding real estate trusts, in developed and emerging markets that pay dividends that are generally higher than average. The Fund attempts track the performance of the Index by investing in a representative sample of Index constituent securities and remain fully invested except in extraordinary market, political or similar conditions.
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The Fund employs a passive management approach, through physical acquisition of securities, and seeks to track the performance of the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index. The Index is composed of large- and mid-sized stocks in Developed and Emerging Markets that pay dividends that are generally higher than average, excluding real estate investment trusts. The Fund seeks to track the Index by investing in a representative sample of its constituent securities and may use derivatives to reduce risk, lower costs, and/or generate additional income or growth. The Fund’s currency is USD, while its accumulating shares reinvest income in the ETF.
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Key takeaways

$VHYD pays dividends to shareholders (a distributing fund), while £VHYG reinvests them (an accumulating fund); $VHYD’s share currency is USD and its fund size is $10.8 billion, compared with GBP and £3.3 billion for £VHYG. Both charge 0.29% annually, are managed by Vanguard, and track the same benchmark.

Fund highlights

Fund comparison highlights
Fund name
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend YieldVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield
USD
GBP
USD
USD
DistributingAccumulating
Fund size
$11B£2.4B
0.770.60
Last price
$92.84£80.06
0.29%0.29%
Fund manager
VanguardVanguard
Benchmark
FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield IndexFTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
Risk
Ticker
$VHYD£VHYG
Primary listing
LSELSE
Documents
Costs disclosure document
Costs disclosure document
Market data provided by CBOE Europe and Deutsche Börse.

Performance

CumulativeRolling yearsLump sum investment

Sector exposure

ChartTable
$VHYD
£VHYG

Top holdings

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

2.09%

JPMorgan Chase

2.02%

Exxon Mobil

1.53%

Johnson & Johnson

1.46%

AbbVie

1.06%

Cisco Systems

0.97%

Chevron

0.87%

Merck & Co.

0.82%

Bank of America

0.81%

Other

88.39%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

2.09%

JPMorgan Chase

2.02%

Exxon Mobil

1.53%

Johnson & Johnson

1.46%

AbbVie

1.06%

Cisco Systems

0.97%

Chevron

0.87%

Merck & Co.

0.82%

Bank of America

0.81%

Other

88.39%

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