Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
About
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (US9219088443) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the Spliced S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index TR. With a expense ratio of 0.04%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 332 positions across 3 regions with 108.6B in assets, with heavy concentration — 99% in United States.
Score Breakdown
Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
| Component | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.0 | Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%) |
| Cost (30%) | 9.3 | Tracking Difference: 8.9 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 10.0 |
| Diversification (45%) | 6.1 | Holding Count: 5.7 · Country Concentration: 4.9 · Sector Concentration: 9.0 |
| Liquidity (25%) | 10.0 | Assets Under Management |
Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.
Costs
9.3 This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.
Expense Ratio0.00%
Expense Ratio0.00%
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.04% |
Cumulative Returns
Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
| Period | Cumulative Return |
|---|---|
| 1 Month | +0.00% |
| 3 Months | +0.09% |
| 6 Months | +0.07% |
| 1 Year | +0.15% |
| 3 Years | +0.45% |
| 5 Years | +0.52% |
| 10 Years | +1.82% |
| YTD | +0.05% |
| Since Inception | +1.82% |
Holdings
5.7 This fund holds 332 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
View all holdings (50)
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 541.00% |
| 2 | Apple Inc | AAPL | 457.00% |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 427.00% |
| 4 | Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 385.00% |
| 5 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 332.00% |
| 6 | Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 267.00% |
| 7 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 239.00% |
| 8 | Visa Inc | V | 225.00% |
| 9 | Walmart Inc | WMT | 223.00% |
| 10 | Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 209.00% |
| 11 | Costco Wholesale Corp | COST | 187.00% |
| 12 | Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 179.00% |
| 13 | Mastercard Inc | MA | 177.00% |
| 14 | Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 175.00% |
| 15 | AbbVie Inc | ABBV | 169.00% |
| 16 | Oracle Corp | ORCL | 168.00% |
| 17 | UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 151.00% |
| 18 | Bank of America Corp | BAC | 151.00% |
| 19 | Procter & Gamble Co/The | PG | 147.00% |
| 20 | Home Depot Inc/The | HD | 139.00% |
| 21 | Coca-Cola Co/The | KO | 134.00% |
| 22 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 130.00% |
| 23 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | GS | 129.00% |
| 24 | International Business Machines Corp | IBM | 122.00% |
| 25 | Texas Instruments Inc | TXN | 122.00% |
| 26 | QUALCOMM Inc | QCOM | 118.00% |
| 27 | KLA Corp | KLAC | 111.00% |
| 28 | Morgan Stanley | MS | 110.00% |
| 29 | Linde PLC | LIN | 102.00% |
| 30 | Analog Devices Inc | ADI | 89.00% |
| 31 | PepsiCo Inc | PEP | 87.00% |
| 32 | McDonald's Corp | MCD | 87.00% |
| 33 | NextEra Energy Inc | NEE | 80.00% |
| 34 | Amgen Inc | AMGN | 80.00% |
| 35 | Amphenol Corp | APH | 80.00% |
| 36 | Gilead Sciences Inc | GILD | 73.00% |
| 37 | Union Pacific Corp | UNP | 69.00% |
| 38 | Eaton Corp PLC | ETN | 68.00% |
| 39 | BlackRock Funding Inc/DE | BLK | 66.00% |
| 40 | Honeywell International Inc | HON | 66.00% |
| 41 | Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 65.00% |
| 42 | S&P Global Inc | SPGI | 57.00% |
| 43 | Lowe's Cos Inc | LOW | 53.00% |
| 44 | Danaher Corp | DHR | 51.00% |
| 45 | Accenture PLC | ACN | 51.00% |
| 46 | Chubb Ltd | CB | 50.00% |
| 47 | Starbucks Corp | SBUX | 50.00% |
| 48 | Lockheed Martin Corp | LMT | 47.00% |
| 49 | Stryker Corp | SYK | 46.00% |
| 50 | CME Group Inc | CME | 43.00% |
Sectors
9.0 This fund is well-diversified across 10 sectors, with no single sector dominating.
| Sector | Weight |
|---|---|
| Technology | 2834.00% |
| Financials | 1977.00% |
| Health Care | 1649.00% |
| Industrials | 1175.00% |
| Consumer Staples | 942.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 420.00% |
| Materials | 332.00% |
| Energy | 314.00% |
| Utilities | 294.00% |
| Unknown | 63.00% |
Regions
4.9 This fund is concentrated in just 4 countries, with significant geographic concentration.
| Country | Weight |
|---|---|
| United States | 9914.00% |
| UNKNOWN | 63.00% |
| United Kingdom | 14.00% |
| Canada | 9.00% |
Nerd Stuff
Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
44.4%
Volatility
-7.9%
Max Drawdown
14.73
Sharpe Ratio
24.32
Sortino Ratio
82.75
Calmar Ratio
0.72
Beta
-2.56%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.825
R²
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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