The Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating (VUAG) is an Ireland-domiciled equity ETF managed by Vanguard and traded in British pounds on the London Stock Exchange.

The fund seeks to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index, a benchmark composed of 500 leading large-cap companies in the U.S. equity market.

VUAG provides exposure to U.S. equities through a passive strategy linked to the S&P 500. The fund uses physical replication to track its benchmark, operates under the UCITS framework, and follows an accumulating income policy.

The S&P 500 represents the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity market and currently covers approximately 80% of available U.S. market capitalization. The index is weighted by float-adjusted market capitalization, meaning larger companies account for greater portions of the benchmark. 

Composition / Exposure Profile

VUAG holds companies across several sectors of the U.S. economy, including:

• Information technology.

• Financials.

• Health care.

• Consumer discretionary.

• Communication services.

• Industrials.

• Consumer staples.

• Energy.

• Materials.

• Utilities.

• Real estate.

The fund's geographic exposure is concentrated in the United States, reflecting the universe of companies eligible for inclusion in the S&P 500.

Because the benchmark is weighted by float-adjusted market capitalization, the largest companies have a greater influence on both the index's performance and the ETF's returns.

Structure and Costs

VUAG trades in British pounds on the London Stock Exchange. The same accumulating share class trades in U.S. dollars on the LSE under the VUAA ticker and also has listings on other exchanges. The fund's base currency is the U.S. dollar.

The ETF has an ongoing charges figure of 0.07% per year, uses physical replication, is domiciled in Ireland, and operates under the UCITS framework.

VUAG is an accumulating share class, meaning dividends and other income generated by its holdings are reinvested within the fund rather than distributed periodically to shareholders.

History and Evolution of the ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating (VUAG) was launched in 2019 as the accumulating share class of Vanguard's strategy designed to track the U.S. large-cap equity market through the S&P 500.

Since its launch, VUAG has maintained a passive strategy linked to the S&P 500, providing diversified exposure to large companies across different sectors of the U.S. economy.

Throughout its history, the fund's performance has reflected cycles in the U.S. equity market and changes in the relative weight of individual companies and sectors within the S&P 500.

Additional Information

Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating (Ireland) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $23.78 billion.

Over the past 12 months, Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating recorded a return of 16.40%, with its price trading between $123.21 and $193.98 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker VUAG.