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Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF USD Distributing (VGWD.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 25, 2026

The Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF USD Distributing tracks large- and mid-cap stocks from developed and emerging markets that generally pay above-average dividends.

Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF USD Distributing (VGWD.DE) belongs to the Dividend category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VGWD.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VGWD.DE

VGWD.DE charges 0.29% annually. There is 1 ETF in the Dividend category with a lower expense ratio, going as low as 0.28%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
WTDM.DE
WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF - ...0.28%—Jul 2023VGWD.DE vs WTDM.DE
VGWE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...0.29%—Sep 2019VGWD.DE vs VGWE.DE
JGPI.DE
JPM Global Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF ...0.35%—Nov 2023VGWD.DE vs JGPI.DE
TDVX.DE
VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Dividen...0.38%—Apr 2026VGWD.DE vs TDVX.DE
VDIV.DE
VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Lead...0.38%—May 2016VGWD.DE vs VDIV.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VGWD.DE

VGWD.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 92. There are 2 ETFs in the Dividend category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 95.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...
95
—Sep 2009VGWD.DE vs ISPA.DE
VDIV.DE
VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Lead...
93
—May 2016VGWD.DE vs VDIV.DE
VGWE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...
91
—Sep 2019VGWD.DE vs VGWE.DE
UDIV.DE
Global X SuperDividend UCITS ETF USD Distributing
80
—Feb 2022VGWD.DE vs UDIV.DE
WTDM.DE
WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF - ...
74
—Jul 2023VGWD.DE vs WTDM.DE

Top Performing VGWD.DE Alternatives (YTD)

VGWD.DE is at 14.72% YTD. No ETFs in the Dividend category have higher YTD returns; the top-performing alternatives shown here go as high as 14.67%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
VGWE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...
14.67%
—Sep 2019VGWD.DE vs VGWE.DE
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...
14.18%
—Sep 2009VGWD.DE vs ISPA.DE
IQQD.DE
iShares UK Dividend UCITS ETF GBP Distributing
10.67%
—Nov 2005VGWD.DE vs IQQD.DE
VDIV.DE
VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Lead...
10.35%
—May 2016VGWD.DE vs VDIV.DE
IQQA.DE
iShares Euro Dividend UCITS ETF
8.97%
—Nov 2005VGWD.DE vs IQQA.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VGWD.DE

VGWD.DE has 9.38% 1-year volatility. There is 1 ETF in the Dividend category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 8.99%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...8.99%—Sep 2009VGWD.DE vs ISPA.DE
VDIV.DE
VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Lead...9.51%—May 2016VGWD.DE vs VDIV.DE
VGWE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...9.51%—Sep 2019VGWD.DE vs VGWE.DE
WTDM.DE
WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF - ...9.97%—Jul 2023VGWD.DE vs WTDM.DE
JGPI.DE
JPM Global Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF ...10.09%—Nov 2023VGWD.DE vs JGPI.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VGWD.DE

VGWD.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -5.82%. There are 4 ETFs in the Dividend category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -3.64%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...
-3.64%
—Sep 2009VGWD.DE vs ISPA.DE
VDIV.DE
VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Lead...
-3.68%
—May 2016VGWD.DE vs VDIV.DE
UDIV.DE
Global X SuperDividend UCITS ETF USD Distributing
-4.67%
—Feb 2022VGWD.DE vs UDIV.DE
WTDM.DE
WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF - ...
-5.46%
—Jul 2023VGWD.DE vs WTDM.DE
VGWE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...
-6.00%
—Sep 2019VGWD.DE vs VGWE.DE

Other ETFs from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard ETFs shown here include VWCE.DE, VUAA.DE, VUSA.DE and span 5 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VWCE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
84
13.33%
—Jul 2019VGWD.DE vs VWCE.DE
VUAA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS USD Acc ETFS&P 500
77
11.87%
—May 2019VGWD.DE vs VUAA.DE
VUSA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
78
11.89%
—May 2012VGWD.DE vs VUSA.DE
VAGF.DE
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR Hedg...Global Bonds
13
0.20%
—Jun 2019VGWD.DE vs VAGF.DE
VWCG.DE
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) Acc...Europe Equities
52
9.50%
—Jul 2019VGWD.DE vs VWCG.DE
VFEA.DE
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccEmerging Markets Equities
61
13.12%
—Sep 2019VGWD.DE vs VFEA.DE
V3AA.DE
Vanguard ESG Global All Cap UCITS ETF (USD) AccGlobal Equities
74
12.78%
—Mar 2021VGWD.DE vs V3AA.DE
VGWL.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF DistributingGlobal Equities
84
13.32%
—May 2012VGWD.DE vs VGWL.DE
VGVF.DE
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF AccGlobal Equities
86
13.38%
—Sep 2019VGWD.DE vs VGVF.DE
VFEM.DE
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF Distribut...Emerging Markets Equities
62
13.37%
—May 2012VGWD.DE vs VFEM.DE

Often Compared With VGWD.DE

Investors most often compare VGWD.DE with VHYL.AS, SCHD, SPY. These 20 comparison targets span 13 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
VHYL.AS
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Global Equities, Dividend
92
14.82%
—May 2013VGWD.DE vs VHYL.AS
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFDividend
77
16.62%
99.95BOct 2011VGWD.DE vs SCHD
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
60
8.10%
765.27BJan 1993VGWD.DE vs SPY
SPYW.DE
SPDR S&P Euro Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF (Dist...Europe Equities
34
7.16%
—Feb 2012VGWD.DE vs SPYW.DE
SPYD
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ...S&P 500, Dividend
50
12.86%
7.30BOct 2015VGWD.DE vs SPYD
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities, Dividend
78
9.37%
41.89BJun 2014VGWD.DE vs DGRO
EUNL.DE
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Global Equities
81
11.64%
—Sep 2009VGWD.DE vs EUNL.DE
QDVE.DE
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCIT...Technology Equities, S&P 500
59
20.53%
—Nov 2015VGWD.DE vs QDVE.DE
WQDS.L
iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF ...Global Equities, Dividend
92
15.77%
1.19BMay 2020VGWD.DE vs WQDS.L
IAPD.L
iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITSAsia Pacific Equities
91
11.20%
485.08MJun 2006VGWD.DE vs IAPD.L
KBWD
Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETFFinancials Equities, Dividend
9
-5.85%
418.14MDec 2010VGWD.DE vs KBWD
GLDV.MI
SPDR S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats UCITSGlobal Equity Income
67
9.61%
—May 2013VGWD.DE vs GLDV.MI
VGVE.DE
Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF Distributi...Global Equities
86
13.40%
—Sep 2014VGWD.DE vs VGVE.DE
PGHH.NS
Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited
3
-29.63%
——VGWD.DE vs PGHH.NS
SPYA.DE
SPDR MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETFAsia Pacific Equities
85
34.12%
—May 2011VGWD.DE vs SPYA.DE
BBCK.DE
Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
82
9.20%
—Oct 2014VGWD.DE vs BBCK.DE
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETFHigh Yield Bonds
52
1.54%
16.56BApr 2007VGWD.DE vs HYG
V80A.DE
Vanguard LifeStrategy 80% Equity UCITS ETF EUR AccDiversified Portfolio
82
10.88%
—Dec 2020VGWD.DE vs V80A.DE
WEBN.DE
Amundi Prime All Country World UCITS ETF Acc EURGlobal Equities
40
12.48%
—Jun 2024VGWD.DE vs WEBN.DE
V3YL.DE
Vanguard ESG North America All Cap UCITS ETF (USD)...Large Cap Blend Equities, ESG
63
10.30%
—Aug 2022VGWD.DE vs V3YL.DE

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