OriginaveMonthly returns
Follow a €10,000 investment through the year — your balance at the end of every month, in euros and percent.
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
Which strategy won in 2026 so far?
Same €10,000 into VGWD, two ways: everything on day one (lump sum), or €833 at the start of every month (dollar-cost averaging).
Lump sum: €10,000 into VGWD on day one
You invest the whole €10,000 at the start of 2026. Follow your balance month after month — the last column shows how many days that month jumped or fell 1% or more. The current month is still running, so it is not shown yet.
| Month | Your balance | Change that month | Change in % | Big days (±1%+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | €10,383 | +€383 | +3.83% | 3 |
| Feb | €10,996 | +€613 | +5.91% | 2 |
| Mar | €10,527 | −€469 | -4.26% | 5 |
| Apr | €10,895 | +€367 | +3.49% | 3 |
| May | €11,170 | +€275 | +2.53% | 1 |
| Jun | €11,444 | +€274 | +2.46% | 1 |
Dollar-cost averaging: €833 into VGWD every month
Instead of investing everything at once, you split the same €10,000 into 12 equal parts and invest €833 at the start of every month of 2026.
| Month | Paid in so far | Your balance | Change that month | Change in % | Big days (±1%+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | €833 | €865 | +€32 | +3.83% | 3 |
| Feb | €1,667 | €1,799 | +€100 | +5.91% | 2 |
| Mar | €2,500 | €2,520 | −€112 | -4.26% | 5 |
| Apr | €3,333 | €3,470 | +€117 | +3.49% | 3 |
| May | €4,167 | €4,412 | +€109 | +2.53% | 1 |
| Jun | €5,000 | €5,375 | +€129 | +2.46% | 1 |