For quite some time now, I’ve been investing in the Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Dist through a savings plan and larger one-time payments (€500 per month).

In 6 weeks, I’ll reach my first goal of investing €20,000 in the aforementioned ETF.

Now I’m considering 3 scenarios.

• Continue investing €500 per month in the Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Dist $FTSE

• Then invest the €500 in the new Vanguard FTSE Global All-Cap UCITS ETF USD Dist $VALLD (+0,27%)

• Invest 400€ in the new Vanguard FTSE Global All-Cap UCITS ETF USD Dist and 100€ in the Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-U.S. UCITS ETF USD Dist $VXUD (+0,21%)

I consider all three options plausible in the long term. I’m leaning toward scenario 3, partly to slightly reduce the U.S. weighting.

$VXUD (+0,21%)

Vanguard launched the FTSE All-World ex-U.S. UCITS ETF —a new ETF that I find quite interesting—to the European market.

Key details:

• ISIN: IE000G1H7OC0
• Index: FTSE All-World ex US Index
• TER: 0.12% p.a.
• Distribution Policy: distributing
• Domicile: Ireland
• Xetra ticker: VXUD
• Trading currency on Xetra: EUR
• Investment universe: Developed and emerging markets worldwide – excluding the U.S.

What I find interesting about this is not so much that it provides yet another “global ETF,” but rather the exact opposite:

The U.S. is completely excluded, and emerging markets are included in this ETF.

This makes the ETF suitable, for example, for investors who want to deliberately determine their own U.S. exposure.

I also find it interesting as a complement to a portfolio that’s already heavily weighted toward the U.S. Instead of rebalancing existing positions, one could specifically allocate future savings to the non-U.S. portion.

For investors who want to actively manage their U.S. exposure themselves, I find this ETF particularly exciting.

The ETF is also available as a reinvestment fund under the WKNA42B1R ticker.”