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SPDR FTSE UK All Share vs Vanguard FTSE 250

SPDR FTSE UK All Share tracks FTSE All-Share and Vanguard FTSE 250 tracks FTSE 250. 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.

SPDR FTSE UK All Share

FTSE All-Share

Vanguard FTSE 250

FTSE 250

Comparison

	SPDR FTSE UK All Share	Vanguard FTSE 250
Index	FTSE All-Share	FTSE 250
TER	0.20%	0.10%
Hist. return*	~6%	~7%
Replication	Physical	Physical
Distribution	Distributing	Distributing
Domicile	Irlanda	Irlanda
Currency	GBP	GBP
Risk	4/7	5/7
ISIN	IE00B7452L46	IE00BKX55Q28

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.

Horizon	SPDR FTSE UK All Share	Vanguard FTSE 250	Difference
10 years	€51,649	€51,938	€289
20 years	€153,402	€155,282	€1,880
30 years	€353,865	€360,914	€7,050

Vanguard FTSE 250 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.

SPDR

SPDR FTSE UK All Share

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Vanguard

Vanguard FTSE 250

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between SPDR FTSE UK All Share and Vanguard FTSE 250?+

They track different indices: SPDR FTSE UK All Share follows FTSE All-Share and Vanguard FTSE 250 follows FTSE 250. They also differ in cost (0.20% vs 0.10% TER), replication (physical vs physical) and domicile (Irlanda 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 250 has the lower annual fee. Applying the same 7% gross return to both with €300/month, that fee gap alone is worth about €1,880 after 20 years — that part is arithmetic, not a forecast.

Accumulating or distributing?+

Both are distributing, so on this point there is no difference between them.

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.