RE: VEU
The yiend information for VEU ETF, I was using was from here:
https://investor.vanguard.com/etf/profi ... utions/veu
I think I was only using the first two numbers when I said the yield was less than one percent, I didn't realise they were quarterly.
So we can now incorporate the figures and to accomodate distributions accurately.
At the start VEU cost $50.61 = £40.58 ( and it has now paid out 4 quarterly dividends per share.
$0.3237, $0.5814, $0.1177, $0.2538 = $1.2802 (total distributions)
Last price is $48.23
$48.23 + $1.2028 = $49.4328 = £39.60 (todays exchange rate).
So it is currently at 97.6% of what is was or a drop of -2.4%.
The active funds have done as follows:
Fidelity European Class W was £17.91 today £18.91, up 5.58%
Lindsell Train UK Equity was £1.9954, now £1.8572, down -6.93%
Lindsell Train Japan Equity (income) was £2.8045, now £3.1144, up 11.05%
First State Greater China Growth was £10.1758, now £11.002, up 8.05%
average = up +4.46%
So at present, the active funds are 6.86% ahead of the VEU ETF even when incorporating dividend distributions.
We should probably finish the challenege exactly 1 calendar year after the start e.g. 18th September 2020 in order to allow for dividend distributions.