ETF profile
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF
Tracks the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index.
Annual fee (TER)
0.22%
£22 per £10,000 invested, each year.
Distribution
Distributing
Registered in
Ireland
Fund size
$3.1bn
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Overview
Broad emerging-market exposure across 24 countries including China A-shares. Distributing class pays quarterly dividends. For long-horizon investors, pairing with an accumulating developed-market fund allows deliberate income timing without full dividend drag.
TER, domicile and distribution policy from the current KIID; AUM from the provider's daily fund page. Methodology →
What 0.22% costs over time
£100,000 at 7% a year. Ending value at 0.22% vs a 0.40% fund.
Extra ending value from holding VFEM at 0.22% instead of a 0.40% fund. Bars scaled to the 25-year figure.
£21,292 more after 25 years, from the fee alone.
Alternatives to weigh against it
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Annual fee (TER)
£3 a year on a £10,000 holding
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£7 a year on a £10,000 holding
Xtrackers MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF
Annual fee (TER)
£19 a year on a £10,000 holding
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