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Vanguard Germany All Cap UCITS ETF Dist (VGER.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

VGER.DE is a passive ETF by Vanguard tracking the investment results of the FTSE Germany All Cap. VGER.DE launched on Jul 17, 2018 and has a 0.10% expense ratio.

Vanguard Germany All Cap UCITS ETF Dist (VGER.DE) belongs to the Europe Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VGER.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VGER.DE

VGER.DE charges 0.10% annually. There are 23 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.04%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
LCUK.DE
Lyxor Core UK Equity All Cap (DR) UCITS ETF - Dist0.04%—Feb 2018VGER.DE vs LCUK.DE
S6X0.DE
Invesco EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF Dist0.05%—Nov 2009VGER.DE vs S6X0.DE
H4ZZ.DE
HSBC Euro Stoxx 50 UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)0.05%—Jun 2022VGER.DE vs H4ZZ.DE
H4ZA.DE
HSBC EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF EUR0.05%—Oct 2009VGER.DE vs H4ZA.DE
PRAZ.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020VGER.DE vs PRAZ.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VGER.DE

VGER.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 11. There are 229 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 90.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
90
—Dec 2014VGER.DE vs EUPE.DE
XESP.DE
Xtrackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETF
90
—Apr 2011VGER.DE vs XESP.DE
XESD.DE
Xtrackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETF
90
—Dec 2013VGER.DE vs XESD.DE
AMES.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI Spain UCITS ETF EUR
90
—Mar 2018VGER.DE vs AMES.DE
SELD.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF Di...
89
—Oct 2006VGER.DE vs SELD.DE

Top Performing VGER.DE Alternatives (YTD)

VGER.DE is at 0.71% YTD. There are 220 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 19.62%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
AMED.DE
Amundi MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Select UCITS ETF DR EU...
19.62%
—Feb 2018VGER.DE vs AMED.DE
DBXI.DE
Xtrackers FTSE MIB UCITS ETF
17.28%
—Jan 2007VGER.DE vs DBXI.DE
SXRY.DE
iShares FTSE MIB UCITS ETF (Acc)
17.22%
—Jan 2010VGER.DE vs SXRY.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
15.31%
—Dec 2014VGER.DE vs EUPE.DE
D5BL.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Value UCITS ETF
14.97%
—Mar 2010VGER.DE vs D5BL.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VGER.DE

VGER.DE has 15.92% 1-year volatility. There are 184 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 8.74%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
MIVA.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility Factor UCITS...8.74%—Feb 2009VGER.DE vs MIVA.DE
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF8.77%—Sep 2017VGER.DE vs FLXD.DE
EUN0.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility UCITS ...8.85%—Nov 2012VGER.DE vs EUN0.DE
ZPRL.DE
SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF9.64%—Mar 2014VGER.DE vs ZPRL.DE
MVEE.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility ESG UC...9.88%—Apr 2020VGER.DE vs MVEE.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VGER.DE

VGER.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -12.61%. There are 219 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -4.01%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF
-4.01%
—Sep 2017VGER.DE vs FLXD.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
-5.08%
—Dec 2014VGER.DE vs EUPE.DE
18M2.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI EMU High Dividend UCITS ETF EUR
-6.19%
—Mar 2009VGER.DE vs 18M2.DE
EHF1.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe High Dividend Factor UCITS ETF ...
-6.24%
—Jan 2018VGER.DE vs EHF1.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
-6.65%
—May 2005VGER.DE vs EXSH.DE

Other ETFs from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard ETFs shown here include VWCE.DE, VUAA.DE, VUSA.DE and span 6 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VWCE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
83
12.57%
—Jul 2019VGER.DE vs VWCE.DE
VUAA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS USD Acc ETFS&P 500
75
10.70%
—May 2019VGER.DE vs VUAA.DE
VUSA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
75
10.66%
—May 2012VGER.DE vs VUSA.DE
VGWD.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Dividend, Global Equities
93
14.86%
—May 2013VGER.DE vs VGWD.DE
VGWE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Dividend
93
14.83%
—Sep 2019VGER.DE vs VGWE.DE
VAGF.DE
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR Hedg...Global Bonds
13
0.42%
—Jun 2019VGER.DE vs VAGF.DE
VWCG.DE
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) Acc...Europe Equities
55
9.42%
—Jul 2019VGER.DE vs VWCG.DE
VFEA.DE
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccEmerging Markets Equities
57
11.67%
—Sep 2019VGER.DE vs VFEA.DE
V3AA.DE
Vanguard ESG Global All Cap UCITS ETF (USD) AccGlobal Equities
76
13.04%
—Mar 2021VGER.DE vs V3AA.DE
VGWL.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF DistributingGlobal Equities
83
12.53%
—May 2012VGER.DE vs VGWL.DE

Often Compared With VGER.DE

Investors most often compare VGER.DE with DAX, EXIA.DE, VUAG.L. These 20 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
DAX
Global X DAX Germany ETFEurope Equities
9
-2.97%
248.64MOct 2014VGER.DE vs DAX
EXIA.DE
iShares DAX ESG UCITS ETF (DE)Europe Equities
15
3.85%
—May 2021VGER.DE vs EXIA.DE
VUAG.L
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingS&P 500
82
9.55%
64.19BMay 2019VGER.DE vs VUAG.L
VGK
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETFEurope Equities
33
6.12%
38.10BMar 2005VGER.DE vs VGK
LYY7.DE
Amundi Dax III UCITS ETF AccEurope Equities
12
0.22%
—Jun 2006VGER.DE vs LYY7.DE
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
55
7.53%
1.70TSep 2010VGER.DE vs VOO
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500Leveraged Equities, S&P 500
42
14.61%
5.36BJun 2009VGER.DE vs UPRO
BRK-B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
47
-0.79%
——VGER.DE vs BRK-B
^GSPC
S&P 500 Index
62
7.43%
——VGER.DE vs ^GSPC
C001.DE
Amundi DAX UCITS ETF DistEurope Equities
12
0.28%
—Aug 2008VGER.DE vs C001.DE
VHVG.L
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF AccGlobal Equities
88
11.59%
8.59BSep 2019VGER.DE vs VHVG.L
PR1E.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETF DR (D)Europe Equities
59
10.01%
—Jan 2019VGER.DE vs PR1E.DE
GLD
SPDR Gold SharesGold, Precious Metals
22
-5.72%
138.96BNov 2004VGER.DE vs GLD
WTEE.DE
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETFEurope Equities
85
14.05%
—Oct 2014VGER.DE vs WTEE.DE
CEMT.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Size Factor UCITS ETFEurope Equities
37
9.71%
—Jan 2015VGER.DE vs CEMT.DE
EUPA.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Global Sector Value...Europe Equities
54
8.71%
—Dec 2022VGER.DE vs EUPA.DE
PR1Z.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF DR (D)Europe Equities
57
11.26%
—Jan 2019VGER.DE vs PR1Z.DE
PRAE.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETFEurope Equities
59
10.04%
—Jan 2020VGER.DE vs PRAE.DE
SC0D.DE
Invesco EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
44
9.45%
—Mar 2009VGER.DE vs SC0D.DE
ELFC.DE
Deka Euro iSTOXX ex Fin Dividend Plus UCITS ETFEurope Equities
57
10.99%
—Sep 2015VGER.DE vs ELFC.DE

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