Thanks for all he comments and corrections about VUSA! Yes I hadn‘t thought about the currency and that Yahoo only shows the chart without dividends reinvested.
@Bojack I did see your past post comparing US vs IE domiciled funds. If your results were relatively inconclusive, I guess I’d feel more comfortable investing in an IE domiciled fund like VUSD instead of VOO for money we intend to leave for our kids - due to less hassle with estate taxes if anything were to happen.
For money I would invest for us as a couple, I could be comfortable with US-domiciled funds like VOO or VTI, if the NAV is much better than their IE-domiciled counterparts. However, my questions would be:
- Does the withholding taxes stay out of the market for a whole year for US-domiciled funds, vs. IE funds where CH isn‘t charged withholding taxes?
- Also the risk that the DA-1 refund might once be denied if we once get a mortgage is there.
Or does my simplified reasoning not make sense or based on false understanding?
…Btw, I‘m exploring US market ETFs as we have enough CH, Europe and emerging markets exposure in our Viac and Clevercircles investments IMHO.