Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund
Specialist Funds
The Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund invests fully in the Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund. It seeks to generate long-term capital growth by tracking the performance of the S&P 500 Index, an index dominated by the largest US companies. It aims to track the S&P 500 by holding a portfolio of all or similar securities held in the index itself. Income received by the fund will be reinvested and reflected in the unit price of the fund.
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270.74
EUR
+99.82 (+58.40%) past 3 year
as of 19 May 2026Fund insights
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Underlying fund: Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund
Managed by Vanguard Asset Management (Europe)
The Fund and its holdings may use derivatives for the purpose of efficient portfolio management, reduction of risk or to meet its respective investment objective if this is permitted and appropriate. The fund can use derivatives in order to meet its investment objective or to protect from price and currency movements. This may result in gains or losses that are greater than the original amount invested. Derivatives are financial instruments which derive their value from an underlying asset, such as a company share or a bond, and are used routinely in global financial markets. Used correctly, derivatives offer an effective and cost-efficient way of investing in financial markets. However, derivatives can lead to increased volatility of returns in a fund, thus requiring a robust and extensive risk management process. Some derivatives give rise to increased potential for loss where the fund’s counterparty defaults in meeting its payment obligations.
The assets in this fund may be used for the purpose of security lending in order to earn an additional level of return and offset the cost of the fund. While securities lending increases the level of risk in the fund it may provide an opportunity to increase the investment return.
ESG & sustainability
The Fund is classified as Article 6 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”). Article 6 funds don't promote ESG characteristics or have a specific sustainable investment objective. Furthermore, investments within this Fund do not take into account the EU Taxonomy criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities. This is a passively managed fund and aims to track the performance of a specified index by holding a portfolio of all or similar securities held in the index itself. The underlying index that this fund tracks is not an ESG aligned index and does not incorporate ESG criteria when considering companies for inclusion in the index itself. As such this Fund does not incorporate Environmental, Social or Governance (ESG) considerations into the investment strategy, nor are there any specific ESG screens applied for investments to be eligible for inclusion in the fund. Vanguard Asset Management (Europe), the investment manager of the Fund, believe that active stewardship helps to create long-term value for investors. As an investment product and service provider and distributor, Vanguard Europe has a responsibility to maximise long-term returns for investors and considers sustainability risks from a financial-impact perspective. Vanguard Europe fulfils its responsibility to investors by being judicious in the funds it offers, managing those funds with rigour and assessing material risks to long-term financial performance.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund.
The Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund invests fully in the Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund. It is an equity fund that aims to track the S&P 500 Index by holding all or similar securities to those in the index. In practice, that means it is heavily exposed to large US-listed companies across sectors such as technology, financials and health care.
The Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund uses a passive, indexed approach. It seeks to follow the S&P 500 Index by holding a portfolio of all or similar securities held in the index itself, rather than trying to pick individual winners. Because it is an index fund, the return will generally move with the US equity market segment represented by the S&P 500, though small differences can occur because of index tracking risk. Index tracking risk means the fund may not perfectly copy the index’s performance.
Yes, the Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund is focused on the US market and on large companies included in the S&P 500 Index. Its top holdings include names such as NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet. This gives investors exposure to dominant US businesses across multiple sectors, rather than a narrow single-industry portfolio.
The Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund carries equity risk, so its value can rise and fall with stock markets. It also has currency risk, because the underlying investments are in US assets and exchange-rate movements can affect returns for investors who invest in another currency; currency risk means foreign exchange shifts can add or subtract from returns. Other listed risks include counterparty risk, liquidity risk, index tracking risk, index sampling risk, derivatives use and securities lending.
The Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund reinvests any income it receives. That income is reflected in the unit price rather than being paid out separately. This means investors are generally looking for long-term capital growth rather than an income distribution from the fund.
Standard Life Vanguard US 500 Stock Index Fund
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