Vanguard Global Small-Cap Index Fund USD Acc

Vanguard Global Small-Cap Index Fund USD Acc

About

Vanguard Global Small-Cap Index Fund USD Acc (IE00B42LF923) is a UCITS-compliant equity ETF tracking the MSCI World Small Cap Index. With a TER of 0.29%, it is moderately priced, reinvesting dividends. The fund holds 3,944 positions across 23 regions with 369M in assets, with heavy concentration — 60% in United States.

ISIN
Fund Size €368.7M
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Re-Invests Dividends
Replication
Inception Dec 2009
Base Currency USD
Index MSCI World Small Cap Index
Asset Class Equities
Category Factor Equity

Costs

8.0
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What TER, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

TER (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures TER plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

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Tracking Difference0.00%
TD Consistency0.00%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
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Holdings

10.0
This fund spreads its investments across 3,944 individual holdings, providing broad diversification.
#1
Sandisk Corp/DE
0.01%
#2
TechnipFMC PLC
0.00%
#3
XPO Inc
0.00%
#4
MasTec Inc
0.00%
#5
Fabrinet
0.00%
#6
nVent Electric PLC
0.00%
#7
Albemarle Corp
0.00%
#8
Woodward Inc
0.00%
#9
ATI Inc
0.00%
#10
Carpenter Technology Corp
0.00%

Sectors

10.0
This fund is well-diversified across 12 sectors, with no single sector dominating.

Regions

8.0
This fund is well-diversified across 24 countries, closely matching the global market.

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-05 — 2026-05-29).
14.7%
Volatility
-19.3%
Max Drawdown
1.06
Sharpe Ratio
1.55
Sortino Ratio
0.81
Calmar Ratio
0.26
Beta
8.25%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.081
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).

Documents

Regulatory and fund documents.
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