ETF share-class comparison

VHYL vs VHYG

Compare exact share classes, listing currencies and quoted costs. Country tax treatment is outside this product comparison.

Issuer facts and quoted fund charges are the same in every country. No tax is calculated.

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Verified product facts

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Verified product facts
Field	VHYL	VHYG
Exact share-class name	Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing	Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating
ISIN	IE00B8GKDB10	IE00BK5BR626
Benchmark	FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index	FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
Domicile	Ireland	Ireland
Fund base currency	USD	USD
Replication	Physical sampling	Physical sampling
Selected listings	VHYL · London Stock Exchange · GBP VGWD · Deutsche Börse Xetra · EUR	VHYG · London Stock Exchange · GBP VGWE · Deutsche Börse Xetra · EUR VHYA · London Stock Exchange · USD
Published ongoing charge	0.29% OCF Cost source date: 2026-07-31	0.29% OCF Cost source date: 2026-07-31
Issuer source	Exact issuer share-class page Verified: 2026-09-05	Exact issuer share-class page Verified: 2026-09-05

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What changes between these choices

VHYL and VHYG both track the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index. The issuer describes a dividend-screened large/mid-cap universe that excludes real estate investment trusts. VHYG accumulates even though the underlying strategy selects higher-dividend companies.

Holding both versions does not add a second benchmark exposure. Cash distributions, reinvestment timing and account treatment matter; counting two tickers is not a measure of diversification.

A cost-only illustration

Fictional €10,000 starting balance, zero gross return, no contributions or withdrawals, the quoted annual charge held constant for 20 years. This isolates the charge; it does not forecast either fund’s return.

VHYL: First-year charge at a constant balance: 29.00 EUR; Balance after 20 years: 9,435.70 EUR; Difference from no charges: 564.30 EUR

VHYG: First-year charge at a constant balance: 29.00 EUR; Balance after 20 years: 9,435.70 EUR; Difference from no charges: 564.30 EUR

Method: first year = 10,000 × charge; final balance = 10,000 × (1 − charge)^20. No tax, spreads, trading fees or FX conversion. Equal quoted charges give equal results in this restricted illustration.

Distributing

VHYL

Pays reported dividends to the fund holder.

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Accumulating

VHYG

Reinvests income inside the fund.

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What this page compares

Distribution policy: Cash distribution versus reinvestment
Tax context: Depends on your tax residency and account type; not calculated here
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