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ETF Profile
Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating
ISIN IE00BMVB5M21
|WKN A2P7TJ
|Ticker V40A
ETF Actively managed strategy
TER
0.25% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Physical
Fund size
EUR 157 m
Inception Date
8 December 2020
Holdings
14,545
Overview
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Description
The Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating is an actively managed ETF.
The umbrella fund Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity invests in various ETFs worldwide. 40% of fund assets are invested in stocks from developed and emerging markets. The remaining 60% are invested in bonds. Issuers may come from developed and emerging markets, but the bonds are either denominated in or currency hedged to Euro.
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Basics
Data
| Index | Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity |
| Investment focus | Equity, World |
| Fund size | EUR 157 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.25% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Full replication) |
| Legal structure | ETF |
| Strategy risk | Actively managed |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | EUR |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 6.53% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 8 December 2020 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | Vanguard |
| Fund Structure | Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC) |
| UCITS compliance | Yes |
| Administrator | Brown Brother Harriman Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Investment Advisor | Vanguard Asset Management, Limited |
| Custodian Bank | Brown Brothers Harriman Trustee Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Revision Company | KPMG |
| Fiscal Year End | 30 June |
| Swiss representative | NO |
| Swiss paying agent | NO |
| Tax data | Bundesanzeiger | |
| Germany | 15% tax rebate | |
| Switzerland | No ESTV Reporting | |
| Austria | Tax Reporting Fund | |
| UK | UK Reporting | |
| Indextype | - |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | Vanguard Asset Management, Limited |
| Securities lending | No |
| Securities lending counterparty |
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Holdings
Below you find information about the composition of the Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating.
Top 10 Holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
out of 14,545
53.55%
| IE00BG47KH54 | 19.22% |
| IE00BK5BQV03 | 18.57% |
| IE00BH04GL39 | 10.30% |
| IE00BK5BR733 | 2.21% |
| IE00BMX0B524 | 1.39% |
| Apple | 0.66% |
| Microsoft | 0.61% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 0.25% |
| Alphabet, Inc. A | 0.17% |
| UnitedHealth Group | 0.17% |
As of 30/12/2022
ETF Savings plan offers
Here you can find information about the savings plan availability of the ETF. You can use the table to compare all savings plan offers for the selected savings rate.
Select your savings amount:
| Broker | Rating | Execution fee | Account fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* |
Source: justETF Research; As of 7/2025; *Affiliate link
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Execution fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Execution fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
Order fees
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Order volume:
| Broker | Rating | Order fee | ETF savings plans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.99€ | 2738 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1459 | View offer* | |
| | 1.00€ | 2411 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1639 | View offer* | |
| | 0.00€ | 1689 | View offer* |
Source: justETF Research; As of 7/2025; *Affiliate link
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Order fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Order fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +0.71% |
| 1 month | +0.57% |
| 3 months | +6.30% |
| 6 months | +1.33% |
| 1 year | +4.45% |
| 3 years | +15.73% |
| 5 years | - |
| Since inception (MAX) | +12.95% |
| 2024 | +9.81% |
| 2023 | +9.83% |
| 2022 | -14.71% |
| 2021 | +8.28% |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 6.53% |
| Volatility 3 years | 6.29% |
| Volatility 5 years | - |
| Return per risk 1 year | 0.68 |
| Return per risk 3 years | 0.79 |
| Return per risk 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -7.88% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -10.02% |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -16.23% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gettex | EUR | V40A | - - | - - | - |
| Borsa Italiana | EUR | VNGA40 | IV40AEUR | ||
| Frankfurt Stock Exchange | EUR | - | IV40AEUR | ||
| Euronext Amsterdam | EUR | V40A | V40A NA IV40AEUR | V40A.AS | |
| XETRA | EUR | V40A | V40A GY IV40AEUR | V40A.DE IV40AEUR |
Further information
Further ETFs on the Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity index
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Distributing | 31 | 0.25% p.a. | Distributing | Full replication |
Frequently asked questions
What is the name of V40A?
The name of V40A is Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating.
What is the ticker of Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating?
The primary ticker of Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating is V40A.
What is the ISIN of Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating?
The ISIN of Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating is IE00BMVB5M21.
What are the costs of Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating?
The total expense ratio (TER) of Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating amounts to 0.25% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
Is Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating paying dividends?
Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating is an accumulating ETF. This means that dividends are not distributed to investors. Instead, dividends are reinvested in the fund on the ex-date, which leads to an increase of the ETF's share price.
What's the fund size of Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating?
The fund size of Vanguard LifeStrategy 40% Equity UCITS ETF Accumulating is 157m Euro. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
— Data provided by Trackinsight, etfinfo, Xignite Inc., gettex, FactSet and justETF GmbH. Quotes are either real-time (gettex) or 15 minutes delayed stock exchange quotes or NAVs (daily published by the fund provider). By default, ETF returns include dividend payments (if applicable). There is no warranty for completeness, accuracy and correctness for the displayed information.