VIG
etf66Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
Dividend Growth
Snapshot
Tracks US companies with a record of growing dividends. Tilts toward quality and stability rather than high current yield.
Long-Term Total Return
iDecade-scale view, dividends reinvested, vs. the S&P 500.
Growth of $10,000 invested at the start of the period, total return (price + reinvested dividends). Illustrative.
Fund Facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%Lower compounds to more wealth over decades
- 30-day yield
- 1.7%
- Holdings
- 340
- Turnover
- 15%Proxy for tax efficiency
- Tracking error
- 0.10%
- Structure
- Passive indexFund age 19y
Sector Exposure
- Technology24%
- Financials19%
- Health Care15%
- Industrials13%
- Consumer Staples11%
- Other18%
Geographic Exposure
- United States100%
Moat Analysis
iDividend-growth screen captures durable, profitable companies; the quality tilt has historically delivered solid risk-adjusted returns.
Risk Factors
What could impair the long-term thesis.
- Lower current yield than high-dividend funds
- US-only
- Factor underperformance in some regimes
Hypothetical Growth
What a past investment would be worth today.
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Forward Scenario Modeler
Project a starting investment across multi-decade horizons.
Forward scenario modeler
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Data as of 2025-12-31. Illustrative sample data for research & education — not live market data, and not a recommendation to buy or sell VIG.