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

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Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield index, focusing on high dividend-yielding stocks from developed and emerging markets worldwide. Launched on May 21, 2013, and domiciled in Ireland, it employs a physical replication strategy by investing in a representative sample of the index's approximately 2,398 constituents, holding around 2,276 stocks with a low portfolio turnover rate of 6.3%. The fund distributes dividends quarterly, offering a current yield of about 2.66% with last 12-month payments totaling EUR 1.98 per share, derived from leading companies across sectors like financials, energy, healthcare, and consumer staples. Key holdings include JPMorgan Chase, Exxon Mobil, and Johnson & Johnson, with the largest regional allocation to the United States at nearly 40%, followed by Japan, the United Kingdom, and others in Europe, Pacific, North America, and emerging markets. With a total expense ratio of 0.29% p.a. and assets under management exceeding EUR 7 billion, it provides cost-effective global diversification for income-oriented equity exposure while remaining unhedged against currency risk and denominated in USD.