OriginaveVWRP vs VHVG: 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 pounds — what you'd actually pocket buying on the London Stock Exchange. Fund fact sheets usually headline returns in US dollars, which can look very different in years when the pound moves against the dollar. Here's the full story, year by year.
VWRPtracks the FTSE All-World Index
CSP1iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index- SSACiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VWRPVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE All-World Index
- VHVGVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- SWDAiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Index
- CNX1iShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- VHYLVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
- IWFViShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value Index
- IWFMiShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Momentum Index
- IWFQiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
VHVGtracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- CSP1iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- SSACiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VWRPVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE All-World Index
- VHVGVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- SWDAiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Index
- CNX1iShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- VHYLVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
- IWFViShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value Index
- IWFMiShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Momentum Index
- IWFQiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
VWRP tracks the FTSE All-World IndexVHVG tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
What did the last 6 years do to £10,000?
You invest £10,000 at the start of the window and touch nothing — dividends reinvested, the running year not counted. Both funds are measured over the same 6 full years (2020–2025) — the longest stretch both were trading.
VWRP vs VHVG, 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 | VWRP | VHVG | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +12.35% | +12.47% | VHVG |
| 2025 | +13.94% | +13.85% | VWRP |
| 2024 | +19.60% | +19.99% | VHVG |
| 2023 | +15.64% | +17.54% | VHVG |
| 2022 | -8.41% | -8.16% | VHVG |
| 2021 | +20.00% | +22.64% | VHVG |
| 2020 | +12.27% | +12.56% | VHVG |
| 2019 | +1.72% | -17.91% | VWRP |
VWRP vs VHVG in plain words
VWRP tracks the FTSE All-World Index while VHVG follows the FTSE Developed World Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VWRP charges 0.19% a year in running costs and VHVG charges 0.12% — VHVG is the cheaper fund to hold.
Both are accumulating funds: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and show up as a higher share price, never as a payout. Across the 8 calendar years both funds were trading, VWRP finished the year ahead 2 times and VHVG 6 times. £10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth £19,446 in VWRP versus £20,355 in VHVG by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.
VWRA is the London (USD) listing and VWCE the Xetra (EUR) line of the same accumulating share class, ISIN IE00BK5BQT80 — VWRP is its GBP line on the London Stock Exchange; VWRL is its distributing sibling.
VHVE is the London (USD) listing and VGVF the Xetra (EUR) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00BK5BQV03 — VHVG is its GBP line on the London Stock Exchange.
Fund facts: VWRP vs VHVG
| Fact | VWRP | VHVG |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc) | Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc) |
| Tracks | FTSE All-World Index | FTSE Developed World Index |
| Yearly cost (TER) | 0.19% | 0.12% |
| Dividends | Accumulating — dividends reinvested | Accumulating — dividends reinvested |
| Launched | 23 Jul 2019 | 24 Sept 2019 |
| ISIN | IE00BK5BQT80 | IE00BK5BQV03 |
Frequently asked
Is VWRP or VHVG better?
Across the 8 calendar years both funds were trading, VWRP finished the year ahead 2 times and VHVG 6 times. £10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth £19,446 in VWRP versus £20,355 in VHVG by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested. Past returns don't promise future ones — but this is what actually happened.
What is the difference between VWRP and VHVG?
VWRP tracks the FTSE All-World Index while VHVG follows the FTSE Developed World Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VWRP charges 0.19% a year in running costs and VHVG charges 0.12% — VHVG is the cheaper fund to hold. Both are accumulating funds: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and show up as a higher share price, never as a payout.
What would £10,000 in VWRP have become?
£10,000 invested in VWRP at the start of 2020 grew to £19,446 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 11.7% per year.
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