- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay Dublin Ireland D02 R296
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 2019
- Business
- Vanguard Global Stock Index Fund USD Acc (0P00000RQD) is a passively managed open-ended investment company that seeks long-term capital growth by tracking the performance of the MSCI World Index through a full replication strategy. The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of large-cap blend equities from developed markets worldwide, including approximately 1,300 stocks with top holdings such as Apple Inc., NVIDIA Corp., Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., and Meta Platforms Inc.; sector allocations emphasize technology (26%), financial services (16%), healthcare (11%), consumer cyclical (10%), and industrials (10%); regional exposure is led by the United States (73%), followed by Eurozone (8%), Japan (5%), Europe ex-Euro (4%), and United Kingdom (4%). It offers accumulating shares that reinvest dividends, with an ongoing charge of 0.18%, no initial or exit fees, and daily pricing in USD. Domiciled in Ireland and issued by Vanguard Group (Ireland) Limited, a subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc., the fund was launched on August 4, 1998, and is available to professional investors across Europe including Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. As of late 2025, the share class manages approximately 7 billion GBP in assets within a total fund size exceeding 16 billion GBP. In recent developments, Vanguard reduced ongoing charges for certain unhedged USD share classes including this fund from 0.22% to 0.17% effective October 7, 2025, to enhance investor value, while portfolio turnover reflected optimization at -46.6% as of September 30, 2025.