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Invesco Variable Rate Preferred Shares UCITS ETF DistIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

ISIN: IE00BG21M733Ticker: VRPS (Borsa Italiana) · XAT2 (Xetra) · VRPS (London SE) · VRPS (SIX)Issuer: InvescoClass: Dist
Issuer-declared data
Declared index
ICE Diversified Variable Rate Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
TER
0.50%
Transaction costs
0.10% (issuer estimate, from the KID)
Management
Passive (index-tracking)
Replication
SFDR
Article 6 — does not promote specific ESG characteristics what does it mean?
Fund assets
21.8 mln EUR
NAV
39.9 USD (31 August 2026)
Domicile
Ireland
Inception date
3 October 2018
Data as declared by Invesco in the issuer’s official files and endpoints · collected on 2 September 2026 (monthly refresh). Facts only, no recommendation.
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Description

Invesco Variable Rate Preferred Shares UCITS ETF Dist tracks the issuer-declared index: ICE Diversified Variable Rate Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index. The declared annual cost (TER) is 0.50%, plus 0.10% in transaction costs estimated by the issuer in the KID. Replication is physical replication (it buys the index constituents); income is distributed to investors. The fund has assets of about 22 million euro, was launched on 3 October 2018 and is domiciled in Ireland. In our registry it is the largest by assets among the 2 ETFs declaring the same index.

The fund’s objective — in the issuer’s words

Investment objective: The objective of the Fund is to achieve the net total return performance of the ICE Diversified Variable Rate Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index (the "Index"), less fees, expenses and transaction costs. Investment approach: The Fund is a passively managed ETF. To achieve the investment objective, the Fund will, as far as possible and practicable, hold all the securities in the Index in their respective weightings. The Fund may use derivative instruments for the purposes of managing risk, reducing costs, generating additional capital or income. The Fund may engage in securities lending, whereby 90% of the revenues arising from securities lending will be returned to the Fund and 10% of the revenues will be retained by the securities lending agent. The Fund may be exposed to the risk of the borrower defaulting on its obligation to return the securities at the end of the loan period and of being unable to sell the collateral provided to it if the borrower defaults. The Fund’s base currency is USD.

Keep reading the KID section ▾

Intended Retail InvestorThe Fund is intended for investors aiming for income and long term capital growth, who may not have specific financial expertise but are able to make an informed investment decision based on this document, the supplement, and the prospectus, have a risk appetite consistent with the risk indicator displayed below and understand that there is no capital guarantee or protection (100% of capital is at risk). Practical Information Fund Depositary: The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Dublin Branch, Riverside Two, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, D02 KV60, Ireland. Find out more: This document is specific to the Fund. Further information about the Fund can be obtained from the supplement, the prospectus, annual and interim reports. The prospectus, annual and interim reports are prepared for the Umbrella Fund, of which the Fund is a sub-fund. These documents are available free of charge in English. They can be obtained along with other information, such as share prices, at https://etf.invesco.com (select your country and navigate to the Documents section on the product page), or by calling +353 1 439 8000. The assets of the Fund are segregated as a matter of Irish law and as such, in Ireland, the assets of one sub-fund will not be available to satisfy the liabilities of another sub-fund. This position may be considered differently by the courts in jurisdictions outside of Ireland. Subject to satisfying certain criteria as set out in the prospectus, investors may be able to exchange their investment in the Fund for shares in another sub-fund of the Umbrella which is being offered at that time. The Index: The Index aims to measure the performance of floating and variable rate investment grade and sub-investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated preferred and hybrid securities. In order to be included in the Index, a preferred or hybrid security must be publicly issued, be US registered or exempt from registration, have at least one day remaining to maturity and 18 months to final maturity at the date of issuance, issued in either $25 or $1,000 par increments and have a floating rate coupon or dividend. Preferred or hybrid securities listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ and having an average monthly consolidated trading volume over the last six months of at least 100,000 shares must have at least $100 million face amount outstanding. $1,000 par securities must have coupon payments that are deferrable at the option of the issuer.

From the KID’s “Objectives” section · 14 August 2026 · original document ↓
Text generated from the data the issuer declares in official product lists. No recommendation.

Quick reads

  • TER 0.50%: above the median of equity ETFs we track (0.22%).
  • Average tracking difference over the last 3 years: +0.82% p.a., against a declared TER of 0.50%.
Comparisons computed by Rebalix on the declared data in our census; they describe the past and are not indicative of future results.

Official documents

Key Information Document (KID)PDF in English, from the issuer’s site — always the latest filed versionProspectusPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s full legal documentFactsheetPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s monthly snapshot
The KID is the document the law requires you to read before investing: 3 pages covering risks, costs and scenarios. The link opens the issuer’s published PDF.

Fund performance

issuer-declared net asset value (NAV) · USD · from Oct 2018 to Sept 2026
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Return
+41.8%
Annualised
+4.5%
Volatility (ann.)
7.5%
Max drawdown
-29.78%
-23%-6%+12%+29%+46%Oct 2018Sept 2020Sept 2022Sept 2024Sept 2026The break-even line: the value at the start of the period. Above it you are in gain, below in loss.break-even (0%)+42%Oct 2018Sept 2026
Note — currency risk: the fund is denominated (or hedged) in USD and the chart is in USD. For a euro investor, returns also depend on the EUR/USD exchange rate, up or down.
Tip: drag across the chart to zoom into a period.

Drawdown — distance from previous peak

This isn’t the return: it shows how far the fund is below its previous peak. 0% = you’re at the peak; below zero = how much you’re down and haven’t recovered yet.
0%-5%-10%-15%-20%-25%-30%20182020202220242026−29.78% · 23 Mar 2020
Max drawdown
-29.78%
peak → trough
Trough
23 Mar 2020
from the 20 Feb 2020 peak
Recovery time
245 days
recovery only: trough to break-even · ≈ 8 months
Underwater
277 days
decline + recovery: peak to break-even · ≈ 9 months · → recovered on 23 Nov 2020

The five worst falls in the period

From the peak ofTroughDepthBack to break-evenDays underwater
20 Feb 202023 Mar 2020-29.78%23 Nov 2020277
22 Sept 202121 Oct 2022-13.75%22 Feb 2024883
03 Oct 201827 Dec 2018-6.43%22 Feb 2019142
03 Mar 202511 Apr 2025-2.85%15 May 202573
23 Feb 202627 Mar 2026-2.21%08 May 202674

Calendar-year returns

2018
-5.9%
2019
17.4%
2020
4.5%
2021
3.6%
2022
-9.8%
2023
9.1%
2024
10.5%
2025
6.8%
2026
2.0%

Month-by-month returns

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDecYear
20260.60.5-1.61.60.60.3-0.30.4-0.12.0
20250.70.7-0.3-0.81.41.40.60.81.10.5-0.10.56.8
20242.20.71.2-0.51.60.60.81.31.50.20.7-0.310.5
20235.8-0.7-4.31.3-0.61.32.3-0.3-0.5-1.94.22.89.1
2022-1.8-2.6-0.4-2.5-1.7-4.15.1-1.0-3.1-0.32.40.1-9.8
2021-0.2-0.50.91.40.51.10.50.20.0-0.3-1.31.23.6
20201.1-2.4-14.38.50.90.44.62.0-1.20.93.91.74.5
20195.21.71.01.6-0.21.21.70.70.81.30.31.117.4
2018-2.5-2.4-5.9
From month-end NAVs, over the fund’s full history, on the series shown in the chart (dividends reinvested where declared). Deeper colour = larger move.
Issuer-declared series with dividends reinvested: the total performance, comparable with accumulating funds. Switch it off to see the price (NAV) alone, which drops at every dividend payment.
Source: Invesco. Issuer-declared historical series; inflation: Eurostat and national statistical institutes, latest available July 2026 — for later days the index stays at the last published value (institutes publish with a few weeks’ lag). The «adjusted for inflation» view expresses value in today’s purchasing power for the selected country; volatility always stays nominal, as elsewhere on the site (deflating it would add artificial swings caused by the monthly cadence of the price index). Past performance is not indicative of future results: these are facts, not a recommendation.

Tracking difference — fund vs index

How much the fund returned above (+) or below (−) its index, year by year. It measures the actual deviation: the combined effect of costs (TER and transaction), securities-lending revenue and replication optimisations — which is why it can beat the TER. Tracking difference was positive in 7 of the last 7 calendar years: a past observation, not an indication of future outperformance.
Average TD (last 3 years)
+0.82% /anno
Declared TER
0.50%
YearFundIndexDifference
2025+6.79%+5.79%+1.00%
2024+10.49%+9.55%+0.94%
2023+9.15%+8.61%+0.53%
2022-9.82%-10.38%+0.56%
2021+3.64%+3.17%+0.47%
2020+4.52%+3.92%+0.59%
2019+17.44%+16.53%+0.91%
Total-return figures from issuer-declared series (primary source); complete calendar years. TD is not comparable across sites using different methodologies or index variants. Past performance is not indicative of future results. What is tracking difference? →

Risk indicators· EUR

Last yearLast 3 yearsLast 5 yearsFull history
Volatility (ann.)5.77%7.24%8.44%10.14%
Max drawdown-4.07%-12.89%-16.17%-30.59%
Sharpe-0.48-0.40-0.38-0.11
Sortino-0.61-0.51-0.49-0.14
Computed from the daily NAV series, always in nominal terms. Sharpe and Sortino use the ECB main refinancing rate averaged over the period (last year: 2.20%), weighted by days in force, as the risk-free rate. Same formulas as our public methodology: sample standard deviation annualised over 252 days; Sortino with downside deviation. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Figures in EUR — series converted day by day at ECB reference rates; the table follows the currency selected in the chart.

Portfolio holdings

Securities in portfolio
353
Top-10 weight
9.4%

Top 10 holdings

Bank of America Corp VAR 01/08/75
1.08%
JPMorgan Chase & Co VAR 01/04/75
1.06%
JPMorgan Chase & Co VAR 01/07/75
1.06%
Citigroup Inc VAR 15/11/74
0.96%
JPMorgan Chase & Co VAR 01/06/75
0.90%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The VAR 10/02/75
0.89%
Bank of America Corp VAR 26/10/74
0.87%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The VAR 10/11/74
0.87%
Citigroup Inc VAR 15/05/75
0.87%
BP Capital Markets PLC VAR 22/12/74
0.85%

Sectors

Financial Institutions
55.4%
Utility
23.1%
Industrial
20.0%
Cash and/or Derivatives
1.4%
Government Related
0.2%

Countries

AfghanistanAngolaAlbaniaUnited Arab EmiratesArgentinaArmeniaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBurundiBelgiumBeninBurkina FasoBangladeshBulgariaThe BahamasBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusBelizeBoliviaBrazilBruneiBhutanBotswanaCentral African RepublicCanada: 9.5%SwitzerlandChileChinaIvory CoastCameroonDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoColombiaCosta RicaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicGermanyDjiboutiDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptEritreaSpainEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFijiFalkland IslandsFranceGabonUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGuineaGambiaGuinea BissauEquatorial GuineaGreece: 0.2%GreenlandGuatemalaFrench GuianaGuyanaHondurasCroatiaHaitiHungaryIndonesiaIndiaIreland: 0.4%IranIraqIcelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJordanJapanKazakhstanKenyaKyrgyzstanCambodiaSouth KoreaKosovoKuwaitLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaSri LankaLesothoLithuaniaLuxembourgLatviaMoroccoMoldovaMadagascarMexicoMacedoniaMaliMyanmarMontenegroMongoliaMozambiqueMauritaniaMalawiMalaysiaNamibiaNew CaledoniaNigerNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNorwayNepalNew ZealandOmanPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPapua New GuineaPolandPuerto RicoNorth KoreaPortugalParaguayQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaWestern SaharaSaudi ArabiaSudanSouth SudanSenegalSolomon IslandsSierra LeoneEl SalvadorSomaliaRepublic of SerbiaSurinameSlovakiaSloveniaSwedenSwazilandSyriaChadTogoThailandTajikistanTurkmenistanEast TimorTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTaiwanUnited Republic of TanzaniaUgandaUkraineUruguayUnited States of America: 88.4%UzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamVanuatuWest BankYemenSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
up to 1%1–5%5–15%15–30%over 30%
Hover a country for its percentage.
Top 7 countries
United States88.4%
Canada9.5%
United Kingdom1.5%
Ireland0.4%
Greece0.2%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.1%
Download the full portfolio — Excel, 353 rows
Full portfolio declared by Invesco, as of 1 September 2026: this is the summary. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to cash, derivatives and rounding.
Fund historyFund-assets (AUM) chart year by year and monthly basket snapshots.Open the history →

Dividends

Latest dividend
0.5131 USD
ex 11 Jun 2026 · paid 18 Jun 2026
Dividends, last 12 months
2.05 USD
Dividend yield
5.14%
12-month sum over the NAV as of 3 Sept 2026

Yield by year

PeriodDividendsDividend yield
1 year2.05 USD5.09 %
20252.00 USD5.07 %
20241.98 USD5.26 %
20231.87 USD5.16 %
20221.67 USD3.97 %
20211.56 USD3.71 %

Dividend contribution to total return

-20%-10%0%10%20%+4.06 %1 year+6.64 %2025+10.33 %2024+8.86 %2023−9.78 %2022+3.60 %2021
dividendsprice changeprice decline

Calendar per share (USD)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20260.530.510.53
20250.490.500.490.52
20240.480.480.500.51
20230.470.440.480.48
20220.400.400.420.44
20210.340.410.400.40
20200.460.350.420.43
20190.500.460.450.40
20180.26

Latest dividends

Per shareEx-dividend dateRecord datePayment
0.5346 USD10 Sept 2026 · announced11 Sept 202617 Sept 2026
0.5131 USD11 Jun 202612 Jun 202618 Jun 2026
0.527 USD12 Mar 202613 Mar 202619 Mar 2026
0.5228 USD11 Dec 202512 Dec 202518 Dec 2025
0.4885 USD11 Sept 202512 Sept 202518 Sept 2025
0.5015 USD12 Jun 202513 Jun 202519 Jun 2025
0.4895 USD13 Mar 202514 Mar 202520 Mar 2025
0.5108 USD12 Dec 202413 Dec 202419 Dec 2024
Per-share dividends as declared by the issuer, in USD, since the first payment (13 Dec 2018). Past dividends are not indicative of future ones.

ETFs declaring the same index

FundTERIncomeFund size
VPAC · Invesconot on Borsa Italiana
0.50%Acc.22 mln EUR
2 ETFs in our census declare this index (including this fund). Funds declaring the exact same index, word for word, in official product lists. Differently-worded variants (or other index versions) are not shown: a short list beats a wrong match. Sorted by TER. A dash “—” = not declared by the issuer in the files we read — not a zero.

Italian taxation

Effective rate on capital gains
26.00%
White-list share
0.00%
From the government-bond («white list») share certified by the issuer every semester: 12.5% on that portion, 26% on the rest.
Deep-dive into this fund’s taxation →

Stock exchange listings

ExchangeTickerTrading since
Borsa Italiana (ETFplus)VRPS12 Nov 2018
Börse München / gettexXAT26 Nov 2018
+ 8 more trading venues (MTFs and professional platforms).
Trading venues from the official ESMA register (FIRDS); per-exchange tickers from the issuer’s tax documents and official listings. A dash “—” = that venue does not publish the item (ticker, currency or start date) in the sources we read. The same fund may trade in different currencies depending on the exchange: check the trading currency with your broker. Non-EU listings (e.g. UK, Mexico) not included.

Frequently asked questions

Which index does Invesco Variable Rate Preferred Shares UCITS ETF Dist track?
The issuer Invesco declares the benchmark: ICE Diversified Variable Rate Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index.
How much does VRPS cost?
The issuer-declared TER is 0.50% per year; the transaction costs estimated in the KID are 0.10%.
How is VRPS taxed in Italy?
On sale, the capital gain is taxed at an effective 26.00% rate (white-list share 0.00%): 12.5% on the government-bond “white list” portion, 26% on the rest.
What is the fund size of VRPS?
The fund size declared by Invesco is about 22 million euro.
When was VRPS launched?
The fund was launched on 3 October 2018: it has 7 years of history.
How does VRPS replicate its index?
It is a passively managed ETF: it follows the declared index. Physical (issuer wording: “Physical”).
Does VRPS pay dividends?
Yes: it is a distributing share class — income is paid out periodically (issuer wording: “Distributing (Quarterly)”).
Where does VRPS trade?
Per the official ESMA register it trades on 2 main exchanges, including Borsa Italiana (ETFplus) (VRPS), Börse München / gettex (XAT2).
What was VRPS's worst fall?
Over the available history (since 2018), the maximum drawdown was -30.63%, reached in March 2020. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
What is VRPS's tracking difference?
Over the last 3 complete calendar years the fund returned on average +0.82% per year versus its index (from issuer-declared series).
How many securities does VRPS hold?
The declared portfolio holds 353 securities; the top 10 positions weigh 9.4%.
Transparency note
The data in this sheet is declared by Invesco in the issuer’s official files and endpoints, collected by Rebalix with a monthly refresh; taxation derives from the issuer’s tax documents (Italian Law Decree 138/2011). This is factual information for informational purposes only: it is not financial or tax advice, nor an investment recommendation. Read the fund’s KID and prospectus before investing.