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VIGIVanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares

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

By Vanguard · Launched 2016

Annual Cost

0.07%

#219 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$9.5B

#306 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+10.2%

Track Record

10 years

#1,386 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,925+9.2%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Index tracked

S&P Global Ex-US Dividend Growers Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 33.5% of funddiversified

Royal Bank of Canada
4.3%
Nestle SA
3.9%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc
3.8%
Novartis AG
3.6%
Roche Holding AG
3.3%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The
3.3%
Schneider Electric SE
3.1%
SAP SE
3.1%
Iberdrola SA
2.6%
Hitachi Ltd
2.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.6%
Cash
0.4%

By sector

Financial Services
29.9%
Industrials
17.0%
Healthcare
14.2%
Technology
13.0%
Consumer Defensive
9.5%
Utilities
4.8%
Basic Materials
4.0%
Consumer Cyclical
2.7%
Other
4.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
13.1%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-31.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.61Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.89Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach to replicate the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index, focusing on common stocks of high-quality non-U.S. companies with a history of increasing dividends. Invests primarily in developed and emerging markets, excluding the U.S.
Inception date
February 25, 2016
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-09-18