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Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 5, 2026

VMID.DE is a passive ETF by Vanguard tracking the investment results of the FTSE 250 Ex Investment Trust TR GBP. VMID.DE launched on Sep 30, 2014 and has a 0.10% expense ratio.

Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF Distributing (VMID.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 VMID.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VMID.DE

VMID.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 2018VMID.DE vs LCUK.DE
PRAE.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020VMID.DE vs PRAE.DE
H4ZA.DE
HSBC EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF EUR0.05%—Oct 2009VMID.DE vs H4ZA.DE
PRAZ.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF0.05%—Jan 2020VMID.DE vs PRAZ.DE
PR1E.DE
Amundi Prime Europe UCITS ETF DR (D)0.05%—Jan 2019VMID.DE vs PR1E.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VMID.DE

VMID.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 24. There are 160 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 84.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
SELD.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF Di...
84
—Oct 2006VMID.DE vs SELD.DE
EXSH.DE
iShares STOXX Europe Select Dividend 30 UCITS ETF ...
83
—May 2005VMID.DE vs EXSH.DE
WTEE.DE
WisdomTree Europe Equity Income UCITS ETF
74
—Oct 2014VMID.DE vs WTEE.DE
CEMS.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Value Factor UCITS ETF
71
—Jan 2015VMID.DE vs CEMS.DE
D5BL.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Value UCITS ETF
70
—Mar 2010VMID.DE vs D5BL.DE

Top Performing VMID.DE Alternatives (YTD)

VMID.DE is at 5.91% YTD. There are 176 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 16.87%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
AMED.DE
Amundi MSCI EMU ESG Leaders Select UCITS ETF DR EU...
16.87%
—Feb 2018VMID.DE vs AMED.DE
IBCJ.DE
iShares MSCI Poland UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
16.30%
—Jan 2011VMID.DE vs IBCJ.DE
EXS2.DE
iShares TecDAX UCITS ETF (DE)
15.70%
—Apr 2001VMID.DE vs EXS2.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
15.44%
—Dec 2014VMID.DE vs EUPE.DE
DBXI.DE
Xtrackers FTSE MIB UCITS ETF
14.49%
—Jan 2007VMID.DE vs DBXI.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VMID.DE

VMID.DE has 13.71% 1-year volatility. There are 112 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 6.11%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
CEMT.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Size Factor UCITS ETF6.11%—Jan 2015VMID.DE vs CEMT.DE
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF8.70%—Sep 2017VMID.DE vs FLXD.DE
MIVA.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility Factor UCITS...8.76%—Apr 2018VMID.DE vs MIVA.DE
EUN0.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Minimum Volatility UCITS ...8.77%—Nov 2012VMID.DE vs EUN0.DE
ZPRL.DE
SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF9.22%—Mar 2014VMID.DE vs ZPRL.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VMID.DE

VMID.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -10.96%. There are 172 ETFs in the Europe Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -4.02%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
FLXD.DE
Franklin European Quality Dividend UCITS ETF
-4.02%
—Sep 2017VMID.DE vs FLXD.DE
CEMT.DE
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Size Factor UCITS ETF
-4.26%
—Jan 2015VMID.DE vs CEMT.DE
EUPE.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector Value ...
-5.82%
—Dec 2014VMID.DE vs EUPE.DE
18M2.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI EMU High Dividend UCITS ETF EUR
-6.19%
—Mar 2009VMID.DE vs 18M2.DE
EHF1.DE
Amundi MSCI Europe High Dividend Factor UCITS ETF ...
-6.24%
—Jan 2018VMID.DE vs EHF1.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
76
12.64%
—Jul 2019VMID.DE vs VWCE.DE
VUAA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS USD Acc ETFS&P 500
69
11.41%
—May 2019VMID.DE vs VUAA.DE
VUSA.DE
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
69
11.38%
—May 2019VMID.DE vs VUSA.DE
VGWD.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Global Equities, Dividend
83
12.49%
—Sep 2019VMID.DE vs VGWD.DE
VGWE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ...Dividend
81
12.43%
—Sep 2019VMID.DE vs VGWE.DE
VAGF.DE
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR Hedg...Global Bonds
14
-0.68%
—Jun 2019VMID.DE vs VAGF.DE
VWCG.DE
Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF (EUR) Acc...Europe Equities
37
7.34%
—Jul 2019VMID.DE vs VWCG.DE
VFEA.DE
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccEmerging Markets Equities
58
12.59%
—Sep 2019VMID.DE vs VFEA.DE
V3AA.DE
Vanguard ESG Global All Cap UCITS ETF (USD) AccGlobal Equities
68
12.77%
—Mar 2021VMID.DE vs V3AA.DE
VGWL.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF DistributingGlobal Equities
76
12.63%
—May 2012VMID.DE vs VGWL.DE

Often Compared With VMID.DE

Investors most often compare VMID.DE with IAEX.AS, SPY, SCHD. These 20 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
IAEX.AS
iShares AEX UCITS ETFEurope Equities
36
11.70%
—Nov 2005VMID.DE vs IAEX.AS
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
74
11.33%
781.00BJan 1993VMID.DE vs SPY
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFDividend
85
19.82%
94.95BOct 2011VMID.DE vs SCHD
VUKE.DE
Vanguard FTSE 100 UCITS ETF DistributingEurope Equities
45
6.44%
—May 2012VMID.DE vs VUKE.DE
AMES.DE
Amundi ETF MSCI Spain UCITS ETF EUREurope Equities
64
7.00%
—Mar 2018VMID.DE vs AMES.DE
ELFC.DE
Deka Euro iSTOXX ex Fin Dividend Plus UCITS ETFEurope Equities
55
12.62%
—Sep 2015VMID.DE vs ELFC.DE
ASWA.DE
HANetf European Green Deal UCITS ETF AccEurope Equities
10
-10.58%
—Jul 2023VMID.DE vs ASWA.DE
XESD.DE
Xtrackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETFEurope Equities
65
7.26%
—Dec 2013VMID.DE vs XESD.DE
XESP.DE
Xtrackers Spanish Equity UCITS ETFEurope Equities
66
7.33%
—Apr 2011VMID.DE vs XESP.DE
ZPRD.DE
SPDR FTSE UK All Share UCITS ETFEurope Equities
53
5.97%
—Apr 2018VMID.DE vs ZPRD.DE
EUPA.DE
Ossiam Shiller Barclays CAPE® Global Sector Value...Europe Equities
45
8.36%
—Dec 2022VMID.DE vs EUPA.DE
PR1Z.DE
Amundi Prime Eurozone UCITS ETF DR (D)Europe Equities
39
9.20%
—Jan 2019VMID.DE vs PR1Z.DE
LGGE.DE
L&G Quality Equity Dividends ESG Exclusions Europe...Europe Equities
69
11.27%
—Apr 2021VMID.DE vs LGGE.DE
B41J.DE
Global X European Infrastructure Development UCITS...Europe Equities
20
7.25%
—Sep 2024VMID.DE vs B41J.DE
5HEU.DE
Ossiam ESG Shiller Barclays CAPE® Europe Sector UC...Europe Equities———Dec 2021VMID.DE vs 5HEU.DE
H4ZZ.DE
HSBC Euro Stoxx 50 UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)Europe Equities
29
7.20%
—Jun 2022VMID.DE vs H4ZZ.DE
ED3F.DE
Global X Europe Focused Defence Tech UCITS ETF EUR...Aerospace & Defense, Europe Equities
9
0.02%
—May 2025VMID.DE vs ED3F.DE
SC0D.DE
Invesco EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
29
7.29%
—Mar 2009VMID.DE vs SC0D.DE
EL4C.DE
Deka STOXX Europe Strong Growth 20 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
13
12.27%
—Mar 2008VMID.DE vs EL4C.DE
S6X0.DE
Invesco EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF DistEurope Equities
30
7.30%
—Nov 2009VMID.DE vs S6X0.DE

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