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Vanguard UK Gilt UCITS ETF Distributing (VGOV.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

VGOV.DE is a passive ETF by Vanguard tracking the investment results of the FTSE Act UK Cnvt Gilts All Stocks TR GBP. VGOV.DE launched on May 22, 2012 and has a 0.07% expense ratio.

Vanguard UK Gilt UCITS ETF Distributing (VGOV.DE) belongs to the European Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VGOV.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VGOV.DE

VGOV.DE charges 0.07% annually. There are 3 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF0.05%—Oct 2020VGOV.DE vs PRAB.DE
PRAR.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Govies UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020VGOV.DE vs PRAR.DE
PR1R.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Govies UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Feb 2019VGOV.DE vs PR1R.DE
VGEA.DE
Vanguard EUR Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF Ac...0.07%—Feb 2019VGOV.DE vs VGEA.DE
EUNH.DE
iShares Core Euro Government Bond UCITS ETF (Dist)0.07%—Apr 2009VGOV.DE vs EUNH.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VGOV.DE

VGOV.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 11. There are 64 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 96.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF
96
—Oct 2020VGOV.DE vs PRAB.DE
IBCA.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist...
26
—Jun 2006VGOV.DE vs IBCA.DE
DBXP.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF
26
—May 2007VGOV.DE vs DBXP.DE
JE13.DE
JPMorgan BetaBuilders EUR Government Bond 1-3 UCIT...
24
—Feb 2018VGOV.DE vs JE13.DE
X03B.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF
24
—Aug 2011VGOV.DE vs X03B.DE

Top Performing VGOV.DE Alternatives (YTD)

VGOV.DE is at 1.59% YTD. There are 3 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.73%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
SYBG.DE
SPDR Bloomberg UK Gilt UCITS ETF
1.73%
—May 2012VGOV.DE vs SYBG.DE
IBCM.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF EUR ...
1.66%
—Dec 2006VGOV.DE vs IBCM.DE
XGEZ.DE
Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Green Bond UCITS ...
1.60%
—Oct 2022VGOV.DE vs XGEZ.DE
EAH.DE
Amundi Euro Government Green Bond UCITS ETF Acc
1.55%
—Jun 2021VGOV.DE vs EAH.DE
EL4P.DE
Deka iBoxx EUR Liquid Sovereign Diversified 7-10 U...
1.47%
—Mar 2009VGOV.DE vs EL4P.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VGOV.DE

VGOV.DE has 8.11% 1-year volatility. There are 81 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.62%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF0.62%—Oct 2020VGOV.DE vs PRAB.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETF1.13%—Mar 2009VGOV.DE vs EL4S.DE
EXHB.DE
iShares eb.rexx Government Germany 1.5-2.5yr UCITS...1.24%—Jun 2003VGOV.DE vs EXHB.DE
LYQ2.DE
Amundi Euro Government Bond 1-3Y UCITS ETF Acc1.28%—Sep 2005VGOV.DE vs LYQ2.DE
DBXP.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF1.30%—May 2007VGOV.DE vs DBXP.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VGOV.DE

VGOV.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -5.39%. There are 80 ETFs in the European Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.18%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
PRAB.DE
Amundi Prime Euro Government Bonds 0-1Y UCITS ETF
-0.18%
—Oct 2020VGOV.DE vs PRAB.DE
EL4S.DE
Deka Deutsche Boerse EUROGOV Germany 1-3 UCITS ETF
-1.03%
—Mar 2009VGOV.DE vs EL4S.DE
D5BC.DE
Xtrackers II Germany Government Bond 1-3 UCITS ETF
-1.08%
—Jan 2010VGOV.DE vs D5BC.DE
IBCA.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF (Dist...
-1.14%
—Jun 2006VGOV.DE vs IBCA.DE
EXHB.DE
iShares eb.rexx Government Germany 1.5-2.5yr UCITS...
-1.18%
—Jun 2003VGOV.DE vs EXHB.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
85
12.91%
—Jul 2019VGOV.DE vs VWCE.DE
VUAA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS USD Acc ETFS&P 500
76
10.86%
—May 2019VGOV.DE vs VUAA.DE
VUSA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
76
10.84%
—May 2012VGOV.DE vs VUSA.DE
VGWD.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Dividend, Global Equities
93
15.12%
—May 2013VGOV.DE vs VGWD.DE
VGWE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Dividend
93
15.22%
—Sep 2019VGOV.DE vs VGWE.DE
VAGF.DE
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR Hedg...Global Bonds
14
0.29%
—Jun 2019VGOV.DE vs VAGF.DE
VWCG.DE
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) Acc...Europe Equities
59
10.13%
—Jul 2019VGOV.DE vs VWCG.DE
VFEA.DE
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccEmerging Markets Equities
61
12.53%
—Sep 2019VGOV.DE vs VFEA.DE
V3AA.DE
Vanguard ESG Global All Cap UCITS ETF (USD) AccGlobal Equities
78
13.60%
—Mar 2021VGOV.DE vs V3AA.DE
VGWL.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF DistributingGlobal Equities
85
12.91%
—May 2012VGOV.DE vs VGWL.DE

Often Compared With VGOV.DE

Investors most often compare VGOV.DE with VUAG.L, VUTY.L, EIB3.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VUAG.L
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) AccumulatingS&P 500
82
9.55%
64.19BMay 2019VGOV.DE vs VUAG.L
VUTY.L
Vanguard USD Treasury Bond UCITS ETF DistributingGovernment Bonds
31
2.35%
2.16BFeb 2016VGOV.DE vs VUTY.L
EIB3.DE
Invesco Euro Government Bond 1-3 Year UCITS ETF Di...European Government Bonds
18
0.41%
—Aug 2019VGOV.DE vs EIB3.DE
VCSH
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETFCorporate Bonds
79
0.95%
50.50BNov 2009VGOV.DE vs VCSH
BJLM.DE
BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable EUR Government Bond U...European Government Bonds
11
1.15%
—Jan 2024VGOV.DE vs BJLM.DE
IS0M.DE
iShares Italy Government Bond UCITS ETF EUR DistEuropean Government Bonds
14
0.87%
—May 2012VGOV.DE vs IS0M.DE
SECD.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond Climate UCITS ETF EUR...European Government Bonds
12
1.15%
—Oct 2020VGOV.DE vs SECD.DE
BBEG.DE
JPMorgan BetaBuilders EUR Government Bond UCITS ET...European Government Bonds
12
1.29%
—Apr 2019VGOV.DE vs BBEG.DE
DE5A.DE
Amundi Government Bond Highest Rated Euro Investme...European Government Bonds
10
1.44%
—Feb 2018VGOV.DE vs DE5A.DE
TGBT.DE
VanEck iBoxx EUR Sovereign Diversified 1-10 UCITS ...European Government Bonds
12
0.40%
—Mar 2011VGOV.DE vs TGBT.DE
KX1G.DE
Amundi Government Bond Lowest Rated Euro Investmen...European Government Bonds
14
1.41%
—Apr 2018VGOV.DE vs KX1G.DE
VIGB.DE
VanEck iBoxx EUR Sovereign Capped AAA-AA 1-5 UCITS...European Government Bonds
11
0.27%
—Nov 2012VGOV.DE vs VIGB.DE
EUN9.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 5-7yr UCITS ETFEuropean Government Bonds
13
0.94%
—Apr 2009VGOV.DE vs EUN9.DE
IS0L.DE
iShares Germany Government Bond UCITS ETF (Dist)European Government Bonds
9
1.14%
—May 2012VGOV.DE vs IS0L.DE
VGEB.DE
Vanguard EUR Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF Di...European Government Bonds
12
1.31%
—Feb 2016VGOV.DE vs VGEB.DE
XY4P.DE
Xtrackers iBoxx Sovereigns Eurozone Yield Plus UCI...European Government Bonds
13
1.15%
—Sep 2010VGOV.DE vs XY4P.DE
SXRP.DE
iShares Euro Government Bond 3-7yr UCITS ETF (Acc)European Government Bonds
14
0.72%
—Jun 2009VGOV.DE vs SXRP.DE
X710.DE
Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond 7-10 UCITS E...European Government Bonds
13
1.35%
—May 2007VGOV.DE vs X710.DE
OG35.DE
Ossiam Euro Government Bonds 3-5Y Carbon Reduction...European Government Bonds
15
0.50%
—May 2020VGOV.DE vs OG35.DE
XYP1.DE
Xtrackers Eurozone Government Bond Yield Plus 1-3 ...European Government Bonds
23
0.42%
—Aug 2013VGOV.DE vs XYP1.DE

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