Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

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.

Ticker VIG
ISIN
Fund Size $108.6B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Apr 2006
Base Currency USD
Index Spliced S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index TR
Asset Class Equities
Category US Equity

Costs

9.3
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

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%
 
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.
#1
Broadcom Inc
5.41%
#2
Apple Inc
4.57%
#3
Microsoft Corp
4.27%
#4
Eli Lilly & Co
3.85%
#5
JPMorgan Chase & Co
3.32%
#6
Exxon Mobil Corp
2.67%
#7
Johnson & Johnson
2.39%
#8
Visa Inc
2.25%
#9
Walmart Inc
2.23%
#10
Cisco Systems Inc
2.09%
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
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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