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About Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
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Inception date
Apr 21, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
VIG focuses on dividend growth. The fund specifically selects US-listed firms that have increased their dividend payments for the past 10 years, while excluding the top 25% highest-yielding companies based on indicated annual dividend yield (IAD). This results in a portfolio that typically carries only moderately higher yield than our vanilla benchmark. Holdings are market-cap-weighted, with individual security weights capped at 4%. The index reconstitutes annually. Overall, VIGs strategy provides a sustainable growth play based on dividends. Prior to September 20, 2021, the fund tracked the Nasdaq US Dividend Achievers Select Index.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Health Technology
Technology Services
Stocks99.76%
Finance20.86%
Electronic Technology15.80%
Health Technology13.65%
Technology Services10.55%
Retail Trade7.94%
Consumer Non-Durables6.38%
Producer Manufacturing4.28%
Consumer Services2.96%
Process Industries2.84%
Energy Minerals2.70%
Health Services2.70%
Utilities2.66%
Distribution Services1.81%
Commercial Services1.32%
Transportation1.24%
Industrial Services0.90%
Non-Energy Minerals0.61%
Consumer Durables0.43%
Miscellaneous0.13%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.24%
Cash0.24%
Stock breakdown by region
North America95.23%
Europe4.77%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VIG invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 20.86% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 15.80% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VIG top holdings are Broadcom Inc. and Microsoft Corporation, occupying 4.21% and 4.13% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VIG last dividends amounted to 0.94 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.88 USD in dividends, which shows a 6.62% increase.
VIG assets under management is 89.88 B USD. It's risen 10.78% over the last month.
VIG fund flows account for 3.74 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VIG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.81%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.94 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VIG shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Apr 21, 2006, and its management style is Passive.
VIG expense ratio is 0.05% meaning you'd have to pay 0.05% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VIG follows the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VIG invests in stocks.
VIG price has risen by 7.15% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.24% increase. See more dynamics on VIG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.62% over the last month, showed a −3.69% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.67% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 8.62% over the last month, showed a −3.69% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 8.67% in a year.
VIG trades at a premium (0.06%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.