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Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-H vs Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap

Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-H tracks Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted and Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap tracks €STR (mercado monetario). 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.

Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-H

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted

Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap

€STR (mercado monetario)

Comparison

Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-HXtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap
IndexBloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted€STR (mercado monetario)
TER0.10%0.10%
Hist. return*~2.5%~2.5%
ReplicationPhysicalSynthetic
DistributionAccumulatingAccumulating
DomicileIrlandaLuxemburgo
CurrencyEUREUR
Risk2/71/7
ISINIE00BG47KH54LU0290358497

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.

HorizonVanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-HXtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate SwapDifference
10 years€51,938€51,938€0
20 years€155,282€155,282€0
30 years€360,914€360,914€0

Both fees are effectively identical, so cost should not decide this choice.

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.

Vanguard

Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-H

Xtrackers

Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-H and Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap?+

They track different indices: Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond EUR-H follows Bloomberg Global Aggregate Float Adjusted and Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap follows €STR (mercado monetario). They also differ in cost (0.10% vs 0.10% TER), replication (physical vs synthetic) and domicile (Irlanda vs Luxemburgo).

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?+

Their fees are effectively identical (0.10% vs 0.10%), so cost should not decide this one. Look at index coverage, distribution policy and availability at your broker instead.

Accumulating or distributing?+

Both are accumulating, 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.

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