We’re lowering fees on one of our most popular ETFs
We’ve lowered our fees more than 2,000 times since 1975 to help investors reach their goals. Now we’re doing it again.
We’re lowering the fee on our most popular global ETF¹ in Europe, the Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF. Our aim is to give investors the best chance of investment success, and lower fees can help. They allow investors to keep more of their returns invested and working towards their financial goals, rather than being paid in fees.
The annual ongoing charge² for the Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF will fall from 0.19% to 0.14%, a reduction of around a quarter. The change is expected to take effect on 28 July 2026 and will apply to all investors, whether they are buying the ETF for the first time or already hold it. As a result of the fee reduction, investors are expected to save the equivalent of more than €32 million a year in fees.³
About the FTSE All-World UCITS ETF
The Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF invests in around 3,800 companies worldwide, giving investors a simple, broadly diversified and low-cost way to invest in equities. The Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF has total assets of €66 billion, making it our most popular global ETF.⁴
Why we’re lowering our fees
Since our founding more than 50 years ago, our goal has been to give investors the best chance of investment success. Low fees are an important factor in investment outcomes. When investors pay less in fees, they can keep more of the market return. That is why we have lowered our fees more than 2,000 times since 1975.⁵
The role of equities in investing
Equities can be an effective tool for building wealth. Historically, they have delivered higher long-term returns than cash and have comfortably outpaced inflation.⁶ At the same time, equity prices fluctuate and can rise as well as fall. This risk can be reduced by spreading capital broadly across many companies, sectors and regions, for example through an ETF.
1 An ETF can potentially invest in hundreds, sometimes even thousands, of securities such as equities and bonds. Like individual shares, ETFs are traded continuously on an exchange throughout the trading day. Most ETFs track a specific benchmark index, such as the FTSE All-World Index. To trade an ETF, investors need a securities account with a bank or broker of their choice.
2 Our annual ongoing ETF charges are shown as the ongoing charges figure, or OCF. It covers management and service costs, including administration, audit, custody, legal, registration and regulatory costs incurred by the ETF.
3 Note: Estimate. Source: Vanguard. As at 30 June 2026.
4 Source: Vanguard. As at 21 July 2026.
5 Source: Vanguard. As at 3 February 2026.
6 Inflation refers to the increase in the prices of goods and services.
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