OriginaveWhat if you invested €10,000 in VGWD?
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist): what €10,000 — or any amount — actually became, on real price history with dividends reinvested.
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.
The short answer
€10,000 put into VGWD 5 years ago would be worth about €18,002 today — +80.02% in total, or +12.48% per year with dividends reinvested.
VGWD is the Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist), tracking the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index. Prices run to Jul 2026.
If you had invested €10,000 in VGWD…
| Invested | Worth today | Total return | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago (Jul 2025) | €12,762 | +27.62% | +27.72% |
| 3 years ago (Jul 2023) | €15,881 | +58.81% | +16.67% |
| 5 years ago (Jul 2021) | €18,002 | +80.02% | +12.48% |
| At launch (Oct 2017) | €21,773 | +117.73% | +9.32% |
Dividends reinvested, no fees or taxes. "Per year" is the compound annual growth rate over each window.
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Frequently asked
What would €10,000 in VGWD 5 years ago be worth today?
€10,000 put into VGWD 5 years ago would be worth about €18,002 today — +80.02% in total, or +12.48% per year with dividends reinvested.
How much would €10,000 invested in VGWD at launch be worth?
€10,000 put into VGWD at its launch in Oct 2017 would be worth about €21,773 today — +117.73% in total, or +9.32% per year with dividends reinvested.
How are these numbers calculated?
The figures use VGWD's real daily price history with dividends reinvested, up to Jul 2026. They ignore broker fees and taxes, and past returns don't promise future ones.
Keep digging
The full VGWD story — TER, fund facts and yearly returns — lives on the VGWD fund page.