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VIG vs. FTEC

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

VIG
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Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

FTEC
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Correlation

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FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
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Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VIG and FTEC:
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
AAPL
Apple Inc
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
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Performance Measures**

for the time period May 2, 2006 to Mar 5, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VIG

-0.5%

1.2%

FTEC

3.5%

-4.4%

Diff.

-4%

+5.6%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VIG

-46.8%

17.1%

FTEC

-35.0%

23.2%

Diff.

-11.8%

-6.1%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VIG

0.64

0.21

FTEC

0.92

0.58

Diff.

-0.28

-0.37

VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
FTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

What is VIG?

VIG Seeks to track the performance of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index. Index is composed of Large-cap equity, emphasizing stocks with a record of growing their dividends year over year. Effective September 20, 2021, the fund changed its benchmark from the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index to the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index.

Snapshot
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VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
Inception date
Apr 21, 2006
Oct 24, 2013
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.08%
VIG has a lower expense ratio than FTEC by 0.02%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VIG than FTEC.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VIG targets investing in US Equities, while FTEC targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Fidelity
VIG is managed by Vanguard, while FTEC is managed by Fidelity.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$157,665,108
$25,275,556
Both VIG and FTEC are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$67,239,425,848
$6,896,905,950
VIG has more assets under management than FTEC by $60,342,519,898. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
VIG is based off of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, while FTEC is based off of the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VIG nor FTEC use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VIG and FTEC both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
Yes
No
VIG may offer dividends, while FTEC does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VIG may vary.
Prospectus
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Neither VIG nor FTEC require a K1.

Disclaimers

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