Global dividend payers
About 1,800 companies worldwide that pay above-average dividends: banks, oil majors, pharma giants, utilities. Built for steady cash income (around 3-4% per year) rather than fast growth. Skips most fast-growing tech that pays little in dividends.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Steady ~3-4% cash yield paid each quarter
- Lower volatility than the broad market
- Tilted to boring profitable companies
- Misses out when growth stocks rally hard
- Heavily weighted to old-economy sectors
- Dividend taxation can hurt long-term return
About this fund
Tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield index. Excludes REITs. Tilted to value sectors - financials, energy, healthcare. Pays dividends quarterly. Lower growth potential than the broad world index but higher cash yield (~3-4%).
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Frequently asked questions
Is VHYL.L accumulating or distributing?
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (VHYL.L) is a distributing ETF, so it pays its dividends out to you as cash, usually a few times a year. If you would rather have dividends reinvested automatically, look for an accumulating share class of the same index.
What is the annual fee (TER) for VHYL.L?
VHYL.L has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.29% per year. On a $10,000 holding that is roughly $29 a year, charged inside the fund rather than billed to you separately. A lower fee leaves more of the return compounding for you over time.
Can I buy VHYL.L on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. VHYL.L trades on LSE, GBP and is available to investors worldwide through Interactive Brokers (IBKR). IBKR is the most popular way to buy UCITS ETFs because of its low FX conversion cost (around 0.03%) and low trading commissions.
What does VHYL.L invest in?
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (VHYL.L) tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield. About 1,800 companies worldwide that pay above-average dividends: banks, oil majors, pharma giants, utilities. You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
Is VHYL.L a UCITS ETF, and where is it domiciled?
Yes, VHYL.L is a UCITS ETF domiciled in Ireland. For non-US investors, Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs are usually preferred over US-domiciled ones: US dividend withholding tax is 15% under the tax treaty (versus 30% on US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors), and the holdings sit outside US estate tax.
How risky is VHYL.L?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, VHYL.L is rated medium risk (3/5), based on how much its price has moved historically. Higher-risk funds can fall further in a downturn, so match the choice to your time horizon and how much volatility you can stomach.