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== The Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF == === Overview === * Market price (as of 27 Jul 2023): '''£67.67''' * Number of stocks (as of 30 Jun 2023): '''504 stocks''' * Ongoing charge (OCF): '''0.07%''' * Risk (SRRI): '''6 out of 7''' === Key Facts === * ISA compatible: Yes * Inception date: 22 May 2012 * Investment structure: Irish UCITS * Total assets: $32.0 billion (as of 30 June 2023) * Strategy: Index * Benchmark: Standard and Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500 Index) * Asset class: Equity * Dividend schedule: Quarterly * Tax status: UK reporting * Index ticker: SPTR500N === Objective === The Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETS (the “Fund”) employs a passive management investment approach, through physical acquisition of securities, and seeks to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “Index”). The Index is a capitalisation-weighted index of the top 500 U.S. stocks and is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of the 500 stocks representing all major industries. The Fund attempts to: # Track the performance of the Index by investing in all constituent securities of the Index in the same proportion as the Index, and where not possible to fully replicate, the Fund will use a sampling process. # Remain fully invested except in extraordinary market, political or similar conditions. === Past Performance === Figure 2 shows the past performance of the Fund alongside the benchmark Index. It can be seen that the Fund closely tracks the Index and suggests that the objective of the Fund is being met. [[File:Fund and Index past performance.png|center|thumb|812x812px|''Figure 2. Fund and Index past performance as of 30 June 2023. Source: Vanguard'']] Figure 3 shows the past performance of the Fund based on a lump sum investment of $10,000. The figure shows a clear upward trend. [[File:Past performance of Fund based on lump sum.png|center|thumb|835x835px|''Figure 3. Past performance of the Fund based on a lump sum investment of $10,000 as of 30 June 2023. Source: Vanguard'']]Table 1 shows the annual breakdown of the Fund’s performance since its inception compared to that of the Index. The total return of the Fund and the Index is negative in only two years since 2012. [[File:Table1.png|center|thumb|827x827px|Table 1. Annual breakdown of the Fund's performance since its inception compared to that of the Index. Source: Vanguard]] Table 2 shows the cumulative performance of the Fund compared to the Index since the Fund’s inception. There has been substantial cumulative returns from both the Fund and the Index. [[File:Table2.png|center|thumb|875x875px|Table 2. Cumulative performance of the Fund as of 30 Jun 2023 compared to the Index since the Fund's inception. Source: Vanguard]] === Portfolio Data === Table 3 shows the fundamental characteristics of the Fund compared to the Index side by side, as of 30 Jun 2023. [[File:Table3.png|center|thumb|905x905px|Table 3. Fundamental characteristics of the Fund compared to the Index. Source: Vanguard]] Table 4 shows the sector breakdown of the Fund, compared to the Index. It shows excellent diversification. [[File:Table4.png|center|thumb|952x952px|Table 4. Sector breakdown of the Fund and the Index. Source: Vanguard ]] Table 5 shows the 10 stocks that makes up the majority of the Fund. [[File:Screenshot 2023-07-28 at 09.58.03.png|center|thumb|990x990px|Table 5. The 10 stocks that makes up the majority of the Fund. Source: Vanguard]] === Cost Analysis === Figure 3 shows the cost comparison for a £10,000 investment between this Fund and the average similar fund over 10 years, assuming an annual return of 5%. This Fund's low ongoing charges allows investors to keep more of their returns, £1399 over 10 years according to data from Morningstar and Vanguard, a substantial percentage of the initial lump sum investment. John Bogle and Vanguard are strong advocates of low-cost investing, as the costs involved with investing has been proven to make a significant impact on investors' returns. [[File:Screenshot 2023-07-28 at 10.03.32.png|center|thumb|949x949px|Figure 3. Cost comparison of a £10,000 investment between this Fund and the average similar fund over 10 years, assuming an annual return of 5%. Source: Morningstar and Vanguard, data as of 15 Jul 2020]]
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