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Amundi Index MSCI Europe vs Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe

Amundi Index MSCI Europe tracks MSCI Europe and Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe tracks FTSE Developed Europe. They are realistic alternatives for the same slot in a portfolio, but because the indices are different nobody can tell you in advance which will return more. What can be compared objectively is the cost, the replication method, the domicile and how each one is structured — and that is what this page does.

What each one tracks

This is the underlying difference: they do not follow the same index, so their returns will diverge.

Amundi Index MSCI Europe

MSCI Europe

Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe

FTSE Developed Europe

Comparison

Amundi Index MSCI EuropeVanguard FTSE Developed Europe
IndexMSCI EuropeFTSE Developed Europe
TER0.15%0.10%
Hist. return*~7%~7%
ReplicationPhysicalPhysical
DistributionAccumulatingDistributing
DomicileLuxemburgoIrlanda
CurrencyEUREUR
Risk4/74/7
ISINLU1437015735IE00B945VV12

What the fee gap actually costs

Applying the SAME 7% gross return to both and contributing €300/month, the only thing moving the result is the TER. This is not a return forecast: it is how much the fee weighs.

HorizonAmundi Index MSCI EuropeVanguard FTSE Developed EuropeDifference
10 years€51,793€51,938€145
20 years€154,339€155,282€943
30 years€357,370€360,914€3,545

Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe is the cheaper of the two. Remember they track different indices: cost is one factor, not the verdict.

Nobody can know which will perform better: they track different indices and past performance is not a prediction. What is objective today is the cost, the replication, the domicile and the distribution policy.

Amundi

Amundi Index MSCI Europe

Vanguard

Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Amundi Index MSCI Europe and Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe?+

They track different indices: Amundi Index MSCI Europe follows MSCI Europe and Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe follows FTSE Developed Europe. They also differ in cost (0.15% vs 0.10% TER), replication (physical vs physical) and domicile (Luxemburgo vs Irlanda).

Which one will perform better?+

Nobody can know that: they track different indices, so their returns will diverge, and past index performance is not a prediction. What you can control today is the cost, the tax structure and whether the index actually covers what you want exposure to.

Which one is cheaper?+

Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe has the lower annual fee. Applying the same 7% gross return to both with €300/month, that fee gap alone is worth about €943 after 20 years — that part is arithmetic, not a forecast.

Accumulating or distributing?+

Amundi Index MSCI Europe is accumulating (dividends are reinvested inside the fund) and Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe is distributing (dividends are paid out to you). For long-term compounding in Spain, accumulating usually defers taxation; distributing gives you income you are taxed on each year.

Can I hold both?+

Yes. Unlike two funds tracking the identical index, these give you genuinely different exposure, so holding both is not automatically redundant — just be aware you may end up overlapping on the largest companies and doubling your rebalancing work.

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