ETF share-class comparison
VWRL vs VWCE
Compare exact share classes, listing currencies and quoted costs. Country tax treatment is outside this product comparison.
Research country (tax not calculated): Spain
Product facts and cost arithmetic only. Spain is the declared research context, not a claim of Spanish tax coverage. No investor-tax or fund-withholding outcome is calculated.
Verified product facts
These facts identify the exact share classes. The issuer reference pages do not date each static field; the verification date records our check, not a historical effective date.
| Field | VWRL | VWCE |
|---|---|---|
| Exact share-class name | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating |
| ISIN | IE00B3RBWM25 | IE00BK5BQT80 |
| Benchmark | FTSE All-World Index | FTSE All-World Index |
| Domicile | Ireland | Ireland |
| Fund base currency | USD | USD |
| Replication | Physical sampling | Physical sampling |
| Selected listings | VWRL · London Stock Exchange · GBP VWRL · Euronext Amsterdam · EUR VGWL · Deutsche Börse Xetra · EUR | VWCE · Deutsche Börse Xetra · EUR VWRP · London Stock Exchange · GBP VWRA · London Stock Exchange · USD |
| Published ongoing charge | 0.14% OCF Cost source date: 2026-07-28 Effective from: 2026-07-28 | 0.14% OCF Cost source date: 2026-07-28 Effective from: 2026-07-28 |
| Issuer source | Exact issuer share-class page Verified: 2026-09-05 | Exact issuer share-class page Verified: 2026-09-05 |
A listing currency is the currency of the exchange trade. It does not establish currency hedging or the currencies of the underlying businesses. No investor currency or exchange rate is assumed here.
OCF and TER are the issuer’s reported cost measures, shown under their original labels. They exclude some costs and are not a quote for your broker. Spreads, dealing/FX charges, liquidity, fund-level withholding and investor tax remain outside this comparison.
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What changes between these choices
VWRL and VWCE both track FTSE All-World, including large and mid-sized companies in developed and emerging markets. VWCE is the EUR listing of the accumulating class; VWRP is its GBP London listing. Vanguard reduced both unhedged share classes’ OCF from 0.19% to 0.14% on 28 July 2026.
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.
- VWRL
- First-year charge at a constant balance: 14.00 EUR
- Balance after 20 years: 9,723.69 EUR
- Difference from no charges: 276.31 EUR
- VWCE
- First-year charge at a constant balance: 14.00 EUR
- Balance after 20 years: 9,723.69 EUR
- Difference from no charges: 276.31 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.
VWRL vs VWCE
What this page compares
- Distribution policy
- Cash distribution versus reinvestment
- Tax context
- Country context is shown for research, not a tax calculation
- Declared inputs
- Ticker pair, country, and issuer sources
This page presents product facts and arithmetic inputs. It does not make a personal recommendation.
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