ETFs | Vanguard Switzerland Professional

Low-cost building blocks for a diversified portfolio

We launched our first exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Europe back in 2012. It was still early in the ETF journey but our vision was fixed on the future. This is because all our ETFs share a common purpose: They are designed to be held for decades. They give you exposure to enduring investment strategies built for the long term, through core portfolio holdings tracking industry-leading indices, not niche themes.

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Exchange traded funds are the most common of a group of investment vehicles known as exchange traded products, or ETPs. Just like regular stocks, they can be traded on a stock exchange. But they also share some of the features of a fund. ETFs offer investors four key features: low cost, liquidity, transparency and diversification. These four core qualities are at the heart of all Vanguard ETFs, and they offer many other features besides.

Let's take a closer look. First of all, our ETFs aren't just low cost investments. Our unique structure and client focused philosophy mean we take the lead in really driving down costs over the long term, not just as a pricing ploy. As for liquidity, with an integrated portfolio and trading team plus trading desks in three continents, we cover a 24 hour trading day.

Moving on to transparency. Our ETFs are all built in the same clear, uncomplicated way using physical replication to track well-known indices and finally, diversification. We only select the broadest index exposures that offer diversification across a wide range of stocks and bonds. This can help to minimise volatility and risk. That means our select range of ETFs provides comprehensive coverage of all the exposures the majority of investors will ever need.

We're innovative in other areas too. Take technology, for example, we pioneered algorithmic trading wheels to fine tune our investment approach. Plus, Vanguard offers value to investors in other ways, not just in ETFs, but in all that we do. Our scale, our experience, and, of course, our four unchanging investment principles. Vanguard has been managing index funds since 1976 and providing ETFs in Europe for over ten years.

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Why invest in Vanguard ETFs?

Clarity and reassurance

Each one of our ETFs is built in the same uncomplicated way, so investors know exactly what they are getting. They’re also highly diversified, helping to minimise volatility and risk.

Robust approach, enduring value

Our disciplined approach means we don’t look to meet short-term trends, but only launch core ETF building blocks built for long-term investment.

Driving down costs

We always aim to reduce costs consistently across our range, not just as a short-term pricing tactic.

Index fund pioneers

We launched the first index fund for retail investors in 1976. Over time we’ve refined our approach, and launched our focused range of ETFs in Europe in 2012.

Our ETFs

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Equity ETFs

Our equity ETFs provide investors access to a basket of hundreds or even thousands of companies. Low-cost and simple by nature, index investing can be the ideal foundation for almost any investment portfolio, helping to achieve broad diversification.

FTSE All-World UCITS ETF

FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF

S&P 500 UCITS ETF

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Fixed income ETFs

We’ve built a sustainable, scaled and successful global index offering that’s based on an uncompromising commitment to quality, not commodity. We recognise that, for our investors, quality is about long-term value as well as cost.

Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF

EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF

USD Corporate 1-3 Year Bond UCITS ETF

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ESG ETFs

By avoiding or reducing exposure to certain business activities while seeking to achieve a market-like return, exclusionary ESG products can meet the investment needs and preferences of a broad subset of ESG-aware investors.

ESG Global All Cap UCITS ETF

ESG North America All Cap UCITS ETF

ESG Global Corporate Bond UCITS ETF

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Discover more about ETFs

Read our Principles of ETF Trading

Interested in learning more about trading ETFs? Our brochure covers the key topics, explaining the ETF ecosystem, how to evaluate ETF liquidity and what types of trading strategies are available to investors.

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Investment risk information

The value of investments, and the income from them, may fall or rise and investors may get back less than they invested.

Some funds invest in emerging markets which can be more volatile than more established markets. As a result the value of your investment may rise or fall.

Investments in smaller companies may be more volatile than investments in well-established blue chip companies.

ETF shares can be bought or sold only through a broker. Investing in ETFs entails stockbroker commission and a bid-offer spread which should be considered fully before investing.

The Funds may use derivatives in order to reduce risk or cost and/or generate extra income or growth. The use of derivatives could increase or reduce exposure to underlying assets and result in greater fluctuations of the Fund's net asset value. A derivative is a financial contract whose value is based on the value of a financial asset (such as a share, bond, or currency) or a market index.

Some funds invest in securities which are denominated in different currencies. Movements in currency exchange rates can affect the return of investments.

For further information on risks please see the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus.

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