OriginaveVGWD vs DEGC: which ETF won each year?
Yearly returns side by side, one winner per year — dividends included, priced as you'd actually buy them.
Every figure here is in euros — what you'd actually pocket buying on Xetra. Fund fact sheets usually headline returns in US dollars, which can look very different: in 2025 a world tracker rose about 23% in dollars but only about 9% in euros, because the euro gained roughly 13% against the dollar. Here's the full story, year by year.
VGWDtracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
SXR8iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index- VUAAVanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
SPYLSPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index- SPYYSPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- SPYISPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Index
- VWCEVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE All-World Index
WEBNAmundi Prime All Country World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Solactive GBS Global Markets Large & Mid Cap Index- EUNLiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Index
- IUSQiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VGVFVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- SXRViShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- AvantisAVWCAvantis Global Equity UCITS ETF USD Acctracks the Avantis Global Equity strategy
- DimensionalDEGCDimensional Global Core Equity UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the Dimensional Global Core Equity strategy
- VGWDVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
- IS3SiShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value Index
- IS3RiShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Momentum Index
- IS3QiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
DimensionalDEGCtracks the Dimensional Global Core Equity strategy
- SXR8iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- VUAAVanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- SPYLSPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- SPYYSPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- SPYISPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Index
- VWCEVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE All-World Index
- WEBNAmundi Prime All Country World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Solactive GBS Global Markets Large & Mid Cap Index
- EUNLiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Index
- IUSQiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VGVFVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- SXRViShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- AvantisAVWCAvantis Global Equity UCITS ETF USD Acctracks the Avantis Global Equity strategy
- DimensionalDEGCDimensional Global Core Equity UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the Dimensional Global Core Equity strategy
- VGWDVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
- IS3SiShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value Index
- IS3RiShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Momentum Index
- IS3QiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
VGWD tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
VGWD vs DEGC, year by year
Calendar-year total returns (dividends included) side by side, and who took the crown each year. A dash means the fund did not exist yet.
| Year | VGWD | DEGC | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +14.44% | +12.65% | VGWD |
| 2025 | +13.16% | +1.95% | VGWD |
| 2024 | +15.75% | — | — |
| 2023 | +7.29% | — | — |
| 2022 | +0.08% | — | — |
| 2021 | +27.90% | — | — |
| 2020 | -9.60% | — | — |
| 2019 | +25.03% | — | — |
| 2018 | -8.03% | — | — |
| 2017 | +0.41% | — | — |
VGWD vs DEGC in plain words
VGWD tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index while DEGC follows the Dimensional Global Core Equity strategy, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VGWD charges 0.29% a year in running costs and DEGC charges 0.26% — DEGC is the cheaper fund to hold.
DEGC reinvests its dividends automatically (accumulating), while VGWD pays them out as cash (distributing). Across the 2 calendar years both funds were trading, VGWD finished the year ahead 2 times and DEGC 0 times.
VHYL is the London (GBP) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00B8GKDB10 — VGWD is its EUR line on Xetra.
Actively managed: it weights developed-market companies towards low valuations, high profitability and smaller size rather than following an index, and measures itself against the MSCI World.
Fund facts: VGWD vs DEGC
| Fact | VGWD | DEGC |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist) | Dimensional Global Core Equity UCITS ETF USD (Acc) |
| Tracks | FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index | Dimensional Global Core Equity strategy |
| Yearly cost (TER) | 0.29% | 0.26% |
| Dividends | Distributing — dividends paid out | Accumulating — dividends reinvested |
| Launched | 21 May 2013 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| ISIN | IE00B8GKDB10 | IE000EGGFVG6 |
| WKN | A1T8FV | A41E9T |
Frequently asked
Is VGWD or DEGC better?
Across the 2 calendar years both funds were trading, VGWD finished the year ahead 2 times and DEGC 0 times. Past returns don't promise future ones — but this is what actually happened.
What is the difference between VGWD and DEGC?
VGWD tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index while DEGC follows the Dimensional Global Core Equity strategy, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VGWD charges 0.29% a year in running costs and DEGC charges 0.26% — DEGC is the cheaper fund to hold. DEGC reinvests its dividends automatically (accumulating), while VGWD pays them out as cash (distributing).
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