Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc) (VUAA) ETF Price, Holdings & Analysis

What VUAA does

Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc) (VUAA) is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500, the broad US equity index of large-cap companies. It is listed on XETRA and offers accumulation, meaning any dividends received are automatically reinvested into the fund rather than paid out to investors.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 131.11 EUR, with a daily change of -0.12%.
• Over the last 52 weeks, the price ranged from a low of 106.82 to a high of 131.81.
• The fund manages 89.23B EUR in assets under management, a measure of the total market value of the securities it holds.
• The top holding is NVIDIA Corp at 8.1%, followed by Apple Inc at 7% and Microsoft Corp at 5.7%.
• The fund is concentrated in the technology sector at 39%, with financial services at 12%, communication services at 10%, and consumer cyclical at 9%.
• The fund was launched on May 14, 2019 and is managed by Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited.

What to watch

Because VUAA mirrors the S&P 500, its performance is tied to the broader US economy and large-cap corporate earnings. Investors typically monitor sector weightings, with technology at 39% being a key concentration to consider. The fund's expense ratio and tracking error relative to its index are standard metrics for comparing it with peers like Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) or SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA). For those seeking a similar product with a different distribution structure, Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Dist) (VUSA) is a related option.