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VGVF (VHVE) vs DEGC: which ETF won each year?

Yearly returns side by side, one winner per year — dividends included, priced as you'd actually buy them.

Every figure here is in euros — what you'd actually pocket buying on Xetra. Fund fact sheets usually headline returns in US dollars, which can look very different: in 2025 a world tracker rose about 23% in dollars but only about 9% in euros, because the euro gained roughly 13% against the dollar. Here's the full story, year by year.

Fund A
Vanguard logoVGVF
Fund B
DimensionalDEGC

VGVF tracks the FTSE Developed World Index

VGVF vs DEGC, year by year

Calendar-year total returns (dividends included) side by side, and who took the crown each year. A dash means the fund did not exist yet.

Years compared
2
where both funds were trading
VGVF won
2
years
DEGC won
0
years
YearVGVFDEGCWinner
2026 (so far)+13.72%+12.65%VGVF
2025+8.99%+1.95%VGVF
2024+24.73%——
2023+20.35%——
2022-13.58%——
2021+31.62%——
2020+2.32%——

VGVF vs DEGC in plain words

VGVF tracks the FTSE Developed World Index while DEGC follows the Dimensional Global Core Equity strategy, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VGVF charges 0.12% a year in running costs and DEGC charges 0.26% — VGVF is the cheaper fund to hold.

Both are accumulating funds: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and show up as a higher share price, never as a payout. Across the 2 calendar years both funds were trading, VGVF finished the year ahead 2 times and DEGC 0 times.

VHVE is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BK5BQV03 — VGVF is its EUR line on Xetra.

Actively managed: it weights developed-market companies towards low valuations, high profitability and smaller size rather than following an index, and measures itself against the MSCI World.

Fund facts: VGVF vs DEGC

FactVGVFDEGC
FundVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)Dimensional Global Core Equity UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
TracksFTSE Developed World IndexDimensional Global Core Equity strategy
Yearly cost (TER)0.12%0.26%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched24 Sept 201912 Nov 2025
ISINIE00BK5BQV03IE000EGGFVG6
WKNA2PLS9A41E9T
Also trades asVHVE—

Frequently asked

Is VGVF or DEGC better?

Across the 2 calendar years both funds were trading, VGVF finished the year ahead 2 times and DEGC 0 times. Past returns don't promise future ones — but this is what actually happened.

What is the difference between VGVF and DEGC?

VGVF tracks the FTSE Developed World Index while DEGC follows the Dimensional Global Core Equity strategy, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VGVF charges 0.12% a year in running costs and DEGC charges 0.26% — VGVF is the cheaper fund to hold. Both are accumulating funds: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and show up as a higher share price, never as a payout.

Is VHVE the same as VGVF?

VHVE is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BK5BQV03 — VGVF is its EUR line on Xetra.

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