Vanguard S&P 500 Dist vs iShares Core S&P 500 Dist in comparison

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Comparison in detail

Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing
ISIN IE00B3XXRP09 | Ticker VUSA
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist)
ISIN IE0031442068 | Ticker IUSA

Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing +17.53%
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Dist) +17.53%
 

Last quote
Last quote
GBP 107.70
GBP 56.61
Since previous day
Since previous day
+0.97 | +0.91%
+0.51 | +0.91%
52 weeks low/high
52 weeks low/high
90.81
109.57
47.73
57.59
Date
Date
11/09/2026 (XETRA)
11/09/2026 (XETRA)

Basics

Fund size
Fund size
GBP 39,078 m
GBP 16,922 m
Total expense ratio
Total expense ratio
0.07% p.a.
0.07% p.a.
Index
Index
S&P 500®
S&P 500®
Index description
Index description
The S&P 500® index tracks the 500 largest US stocks.
The S&P 500® index tracks the 500 largest US stocks.
Investment focus
Investment focus
Equity, United States
Equity, United States
Replication
Replication
Physical
Physical
Legal structure
Legal structure
ETF
ETF
Investment approach
Investment approach
Long-only
Long-only
Sustainability
Sustainability
No
No
Fund currency
Fund currency
USD
USD
Currency risk
Currency risk
Currency unhedged
Currency unhedged
Volatility 1 year (in EUR)
Volatility 1 year (in EUR)
12.45%
12.25%
Inception/ Listing Date
Inception/ Listing Date
22 May 2012
15 March 2002
Distribution policy
Distribution policy
Distributing
Distributing
Distribution frequency
Distribution frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly
Fund domicile
Fund domicile
Ireland
Ireland
Fund Provider
Fund Provider
Vanguard
iShares

Fund Structure
Fund Structure
Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC)
Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC)
UCITS compliance
UCITS compliance
Yes
Yes
Administrator
Administrator
Brown Brother Harriman Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Limited
State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited
Investment Advisor
Investment Advisor
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC
-
Custodian Bank
Custodian Bank
Brown Brothers Harriman Trustee Services (Ireland) Limited
State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited
Revision Company
Revision Company
KPMG
Deloitte
Fiscal Year End
Fiscal Year End
30 June
28 February
Swiss representative
Swiss representative
BNP Paribas, Paris, succursale de Zurich
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG
Swiss paying agent
Swiss paying agent
BNP Paribas, Paris, succursale de Zurich
State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich, Zurich Branch

Germany
Germany
30% tax rebate
30% tax rebate
Switzerland
Switzerland
ESTV Reporting
ESTV Reporting
Austria
Austria
Tax Reporting Fund
Tax Reporting Fund
UK
UK
UK Reporting
UK Reporting

Indextype
Indextype
Total return index
Total return index
Swap counterparty
Swap counterparty
-
-
Collateral manager
Collateral manager
Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC
Bank of New York Mellon|Euroclear|JP Morgan|State Street Bank
Securities lending
Securities lending
Yes
Yes
Securities lending counterparty
Securities lending counterparty
J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg, S.A.
Barclays Bank Plc|Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.|BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC|BNP Paribas SA|Citigroup Global Markets Ltd|Citigroup Inc|Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd.|Deutsche Bank AG|Goldman Sachs International|HSBC Bank Plc|J.P. Morgan Securities Plc|JP Morgan Chase & Co|Macquarie Bank Limited|Merrill Lynch International|Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc|Nomura International Plc|Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB|Societe Generale SA|The Bank of Nova Scotia|UBS AG
 

Holdings

Holdings in ETF
Holdings in ETF
503
503
Holdings in Index
Holdings in Index
500
500
Weight of top 10 holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
37.57%
37.11%
Top 10 Holdings
Top 10 Holdings
NVIDIA Corp.
7.54%
Apple
7.65%
Apple
7.04%
NVIDIA Corp.
7.38%

United States
96.35%
United States
96.34%
Ireland
1.18%
Ireland
1.16%
Other
2.47%
Other
2.50%

Technology
44.67%
Technology
44.76%
Finance
13.84%
Finance
14.01%
Consumer Non-Cyclicals
9.40%
Healthcare
8.99%
Healthcare
8.87%
Consumer Non-Cyclicals
8.94%
Other
23.22%
Other
23.30%

Performance

YTD
YTD
+12.38%
+12.39%
1 month
1 month
-0.75%
-0.74%
3 months
3 months
+2.81%
+2.82%
6 months
6 months
+12.85%
+12.86%
1 year
1 year
+17.53%
+17.53%
3 years
3 years
+63.46%
+63.46%
5 years
5 years
+87.35%
+87.47%
Since inception (MAX)
Since inception (MAX)
+740.35%
+866.46%
2025
2025
+9.40%
+9.42%
2024
2024
+26.53%
+26.52%
2023
2023
+19.08%
+19.10%
2022
2022
-8.47%
-8.47%

Dividends

Current dividend yield
Current dividend yield
0.87%
0.65%
Dividends (last 12 months)
Dividends (last 12 months)
GBP 0.94
GBP 0.37

1 Year
1 Year
GBP 0.94 (1.01%)
GBP 0.37 (0.76%)
2025
2025
GBP 0.92 (1.04%)
GBP 0.47 (1.02%)
2024
2024
GBP 0.90 (1.26%)
GBP 0.47 (1.26%)
2023
2023
GBP 0.89 (1.47%)
GBP 0.47 (1.47%)
2022
2022
GBP 0.85 (1.26%)
GBP 0.45 (1.28%)

Risk

Volatility 1 year
Volatility 1 year
12.45%
12.25%
Volatility 3 years
Volatility 3 years
15.77%
15.41%
Volatility 5 years
Volatility 5 years
17.89%
17.65%
Return per risk 1 year
Return per risk 1 year
1.41
1.43
Return per risk 3 years
Return per risk 3 years
1.13
1.15
Return per risk 5 years
Return per risk 5 years
0.75
0.76
Maximum drawdown 1 year
Maximum drawdown 1 year
-7.81%
-7.80%
Maximum drawdown 3 years
Maximum drawdown 3 years
-22.13%
-21.33%
Maximum drawdown 5 years
Maximum drawdown 5 years
-22.13%
-21.33%
Maximum drawdown since inception
Maximum drawdown since inception
-26.26%
-38.58%

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VUSA
-
gettex
gettex
VUSA
IUSA
Stuttgart Stock Exchange
Stuttgart Stock Exchange
VUSA
IUSA
Borsa Italiana
Borsa Italiana
VUSA
IUSA
Euronext Amsterdam
Euronext Amsterdam
VUSA
IUSA
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
VUSD, VUSA
IUSA, IDUS
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SIX Swiss Exchange
VUSA
IUSA
XETRA
XETRA
VUSA
IUSA
 
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