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VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares

Grow my moneyGet income20y track recordRanked #11 of 1,650 in this goal

Tracks the performance of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index.

By Vanguard · Launched 2006

Annual Cost

0.04%

#91 of 5,853 · low cost

Fund Size

$129.5B

#22 of 5,853 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+17.1%

Track Record

20 years

#277 of 5,853 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,603+16.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

North america

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Index tracked

S&P US Dividend Growers Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 32.5% of fund✓ well diversified

Broadcom Inc
5.2%
Apple Inc
4.1%
Microsoft Corp
4.0%
JPMorgan Chase & Co
3.6%
Eli Lilly & Co
3.3%
Exxon Mobil Corp
2.9%
Walmart Inc
2.6%
Johnson & Johnson
2.5%
Visa Inc
2.3%
Costco Wholesale Corp
2.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.2%
Other
0.6%
Cash
0.3%

By sector

Technology
26.9%
Financial Services
20.3%
Healthcare
17.8%
Industrials
11.9%
Consumer Defensive
9.2%
Consumer Cyclical
4.5%
Basic Materials
3.4%
Utilities
3.0%
Other
3.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
10.1%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-31.7%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.89Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.31Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach to replicate the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, which consists of common stocks of U.S. companies with a record of increasing dividends. Invests at least 80% of net assets in the stocks that make up the Target Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
Inception date
April 21, 2006
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-08-02