Useful ETFs

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are the bedrock of my passive portfolio.

The list below is handy reference for some of the ETFs I have considered for my portfolio.  All the ETFs below are physical (not derivative-based), unless otherwise noted, and the tickers are for trading in the UK (on LSE) unless noted (and non-MIFID US ETFs are in orange). A couple of useful funds have snuck in too, please forgive me. Please share any notable omissions/comments/corrections in the comments.

Sector ETF name Ticker Annual costs Annual yield
Equities – World
  Lyxor Core MSCI World LCWL 0.12% ~1.9%
  SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF SWLD 0.12% ~1.9%
  HSBC FTSE All World Index Fund   0.13% ~1.9%
  iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF SWDA / IWDG 0.20%/0.30% n/a
  Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF VWRL 0.22% ~1.9%
  iShares MSCI World SRI UCITS ETF SUWS 0.30% 1.19%
Equities – UK
  Lyxor Core UK Equity All-Cap ETF LCUK 0.04% 3.8%
  iShares FTSE100 UCITS ETF ISF 0.07% 3.1%
  UBS MSCI UK IMI Socially Responsible UCITS ETF UKSR 0.28% 3.12%
  Vanguard FTSE100 UCITS ETF VUKE 0.09% 3.5%
  Vanguard FTSE250 UCITS ETF VMID 0.10% N/A
  iShares FTSE250 UCITS ETF MIDD 0.40% 2.4%
  iShares UK Dividend UCITS ETF IUKD 0.40% 4.3%
Equities – USA
  Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF NYSE:VTI 0.03% 1.8%
  Lyxor Core US Equity UCITS ETF LCUS 0.04% 1.9%
  Vanguard S&P500 ETF LSE:VUSA ; NYSE:VOO 0.07% 1.1%
  iShares S&P500 ETF LSE:IUSA ; NYSE:IVV 0.07% 1.0%
  S&P S&P500 ETF NYSE:SPY 0.09% 1.9%
  HSBC S&P500 UCITS ETF HSPX 0.09% 1.6%
  iShares MSCI USA SRI UCITS ETF SUUS 0.20% n/a
  Invesco Powershares NASDAQ 100 ETF LSE:EQQQ 0.30% 0.4%
  iShares NASDAQ 100 ETF LSE:EXXT (Euro) / CNX1 0.31% 0.4%
  Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF NYSE:VBR 0.07% 1.9%
Equities – Australia
  Vanguard S&P/ASX 300 ETF ASX:VAS 0.14% 4.7%
  iShares MSCI Australia 200 ETF ASX:IOZ ; NYSE:EWA n/a 4.0%
  iShares MSCI Australia UCITS ETF SAUS (in GBP; IAUS for USD version) 0.50% 0% (i.e. it’s acc)
  iShares S&P/ASX Dividend Opportunities ETF ASX:IHD 0.30% 4.7%
  Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF ASX:VSO 0.30% 3.5%
Equities – other International
  HSBC Euro Stoxx 50 UCITS ETF H50E 0.05% 2.3%
  Lyxor Core EuroStoxx 600 UCITS ETF MEUD 0.07% 0.0%
  iShares Euro Dividend UCITS ETF IDVY 0.40% 2.1%
  Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK VERX 0.12% n/a
  iShares Euro Total Market Value Large UCITS ETF IDJV 0.40% 2.2%
  Vanguard FTSE Dev Asia Pac ex Japan UCITS ETF VAPX 0.22% 2.75%
  Lyxor Core MSCI Japan UCITS ETF LCJP 0.12% 1.4%
  Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF VJPN 0.19% 1.41%
  HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF HMEF 0.15% 2.2%
  Vanguard FTSE Emerging Index UCITS ETF VFEM 0.22% 3.1%
Fixed income – UK
  Lyxor Core FTSE Actuaries UK Gilts ETF GILS 0.07% 2.1%
  Lyxor FTSE Actuaries UK Gilts 0-5Y ETF GIL5 0.07% 3.0%
  Lyxor FTSE Actuaries UK Gilts 0-5Y ETF GILI 0.07% 0.32%
  iShares Core UK Gilts UCITS ETF IGLT 0.07% 2.2%
  iShares £ Index-Linked Gilts UCITS ETF INXG 0.10% 2.0%
  iShares Core £ Corporate Bond UCITS ETF SLXX 0.20% 2.6%
  iShares £ Ultrashort Corporate Bond UCITS ETF ERNS 0.20% 0.3%
Fixed income – USA
  iShares $ Treasury Bond UCITS ETF GOVT 0.07% 0.8%
  Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF BND 0.07% 2.0%
  Vanguard USD Treasuries ETF VUTY 0.12% 1.5%
  Vanguard Long Term Government Bond ETF VGLT 0.12% 2.7%
  Vanguard Long Term Corporate Bond ETF NYSE:VCLT 0.12% 4.5%
  SPDR Barclays High Yield Corporate Bond NYSE:JNK 0.4% 5.8%
  iShares $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF SHYU 0.5% 5.8%
Fixed income – Australia
  Vanguard Australian Government Bond ETF ASX:VGB 0.20% 2.6%
  iShares Composite Bond ETF ASX:IAF 0.24% 4.5%
  iShares Treasury ETF ASX:IGB 0.26% 4.2%
Fixed income – other International
  Vanguard Total International Bond Index ETF BNDX 0.15% 0.64%
  iShares JPM USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF EMB 0.40% 4.9%
  iShares JPM USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF SEMB 0.45% 4.9%
  iShares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF IHYG 0.50% 4.6%
  iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond EMHY 0.55% 4.9%

Last (partially) updated 24 Feb 2023.

12 thoughts on “Useful ETFs”

  2. Any reason there’s no VWRL/global ETF’s? They look so promising to me, but I’m still waiting for my investment ISA account to come through, so any good reasons to avoid would be v. useful. I was looking to pile into VWRL with 100% of my ISA funds.

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      1. How about SWDA? It has lower expense ratio. It doesn’t include EM, but you can have that plus VFEM and have essentially VWRL for 4bp/year less.

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  3. these are really useful, thanks. meant to comment ages ago to say thanks but somehow forgot about it. just came back here today as am taking on retired mother-in-laws portfolio so am creating a passive portfolio suitable for her age and lifestyle using ETFs and/or index funds.

    cheers

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  6. Useful list. Thanks. I’d noticed the Lyxor UK Gilt ETFs a while back. Very low cost but sadly my platform (HSBC) won’t trade in them and “have no plans to do so”. I’ve gone with INXG and VGOV instead.

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    1. No, not particularly. I find etfs easier to deal with because I can get real-time prices for my portfolio tracking etc. I do also use funds eg Vanguard UK Equity but less so and usually in the harder-to-administer accounts like my offshore bond.

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  8. Very useful, especially for those of us who are making use of Hargreaves’ nicely capped fees for holding ETFs (and IVTs, for that matter) in an ISA or SIPP

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