Global Small-Cap Index Fund
Global Small-Cap Index Fund - EUR Dist (VASCIEI)
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About this fund
Fund objectives
- The Fund employs a passive management – or indexing – investment approach and seeks to provide long-term capital growth by tracking the performance of the MSCI World Small Cap Index (the “Index”).
- The Index is comprised of small-sized company stocks in developed markets.
- The Fund attempts to: 1. Track the performance of the Index by investing in all constituent securities of the Index in the same proportion as the Index. Where not practicable to fully replicate, the Fund will use a sampling process. 2. Remain fully invested except in extraordinary market, political or similar conditions.
Fund facts
Share class inception
08 Mar 2018
Minimum initial investment
€1,000,000.00
Investment structure
Irish UCITS
Share Class Assets'
Total Assets
Strategy
Index
Asset Class
Equity
Domicile
Ireland
Dividend schedule
Quarterly
Tax status
Austria and Germany reporting
Currency
EUR
Legal entity
Vanguard Investment Series PLC
Investment manager
Global Equity Index Management (GE)
Benchmark
MSCI World Small Cap Index
The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.
Performance
Risk and Volatility
As at 31 Aug 2026
Beta
R²
Annualized Tracking Error
1 year
3 years
5 years
Please note Beta and R-squared data will only display for funds with 3 full years of history.
The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.
Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 3,910 | 3,866 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Median market capital | 5.0 B | 5.1 B | 31 Aug 2026 |
| 17.6 x | 17.7 x | 31 Aug 2026 | |
| 2.0 x | 2.1 x | 31 Aug 2026 | |
| 10.0% | 10.1% | 31 Aug 2026 | |
| 9.3% | 9.6% | 31 Aug 2026 | |
| Portfolio turnover rate | -20.7% | — | 30 Jun 2026 |
Market allocation
As at 31 Aug 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | North America | 61.41% | 61.76% | -0.35% |
| Japan | Pacific | 12.45% | 12.58% | -0.13% |
| Canada | North America | 4.42% | 4.28% | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 4.41% | 4.57% | -0.16% |
| Australia | Pacific | 3.74% | 3.51% | 0.23% |
| Sweden | Europe | 1.75% | 1.64% | 0.11% |
| Israel | Middle East | 1.47% | 1.46% | 0.01% |
| Germany | Europe | 1.45% | 1.33% | 0.12% |
| Switzerland | Europe | 1.43% | 1.43% | 0.00% |
| France | Europe | 1.26% | 1.28% | -0.02% |
| Italy | Europe | 0.88% | 0.89% | -0.01% |
| Norway | Europe | 0.85% | 0.86% | -0.01% |
| Singapore | Pacific | 0.77% | 0.73% | 0.04% |
| Denmark | Europe | 0.67% | 0.65% | 0.02% |
| Hong Kong | Pacific | 0.54% | 0.53% | 0.01% |
Holdings details
As at 31 Aug 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Sector | Region | Market value | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderna Inc | 0.42969% | Health Care | US | €34,948,870.20 | 249,030 |
| US Foods Holding Corp | 0.21002% | Consumer Staples | US | €17,081,895.72 | 162,933 |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp | 0.20787% | Health Care | US | €16,907,089.62 | 63,582 |
| Royal Gold Inc | 0.20096% | Materials | US | €16,344,751.17 | 62,511 |
| Roku Inc | 0.18827% | Communication Services | US | €15,313,072.47 | 97,579 |
| Woodward Inc | 0.18356% | Industrials | US | €14,929,991.70 | 43,935 |
| Guardant Health Inc | 0.17651% | Health Care | US | €14,356,484.62 | 90,281 |
| Viatris Inc | 0.17443% | Health Care | US | €14,187,521.79 | 859,329 |
| TD SYNNEX Corp | 0.16532% | Information Technology | US | €13,446,563.00 | 53,180 |
| Ovintiv Inc | 0.16504% | Energy | US | €13,423,324.20 | 204,468 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
NAV Price (EUR)
€187.81
EURChange
+€0.930.50% At closure 02 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week high
€194.71
At closure 05 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week low
€153.91
At closure 05 Oct 2026
NAV 52-week difference
€40.80
Change
+20.95% At closure 05 Oct 2026
Historical Prices
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Inception date
08 Mar 2018
| Date | NAV (EUR) |
|---|---|
| 02 Oct 2026 | €187.8112 |
| 01 Oct 2026 | €186.8857 |
| 30 Sept 2026 | €185.5277 |
| 29 Sept 2026 | €186.7767 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | €186.8725 |
| 25 Sept 2026 | €187.6941 |
| 24 Sept 2026 | €187.2146 |
| 23 Sept 2026 | €187.8248 |
| 22 Sept 2026 | €189.1541 |
| 21 Sept 2026 | €187.9444 |
Distribution history
Distribution frequency
Quarterly
Historical performance 31 Aug 2026
1.77%
| Type | Distribution amount (per unit) | Ex-dividend date | Registration date | Payable date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | €0.7452 | 30 Sept 2026 | 29 Sept 2026 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Income | €0.8706 | 30 Jun 2026 | 29 Jun 2026 | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Income | €0.6347 | 31 Mar 2026 | 30 Mar 2026 | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Income | €0.3969 | 31 Dec 2025 | 30 Dec 2025 | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Income | €0.5791 | 30 Sept 2025 | 29 Sept 2025 | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Income | €0.7711 | 30 Jun 2025 | 27 Jun 2025 | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Income | €0.6761 | 31 Mar 2025 | 28 Mar 2025 | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Income | €0.4365 | 31 Dec 2024 | 30 Dec 2024 | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Income | €0.5552 | 30 Sept 2024 | 27 Sept 2024 | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Income | €0.8039 | 28 Jun 2024 | 27 Jun 2024 | 12 Jul 2024 |
Purchase information
Currency
Base currency:EUR
Fund codes
- Bloomberg:VASCIEI
- Citi:OSX9
- ISIN:IE00BDCXSH02
- MEX ID:VIZHD
- SEDOL:BDCXSH0