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VIG vs. VUG

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

VIG
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard Growth ETF

VUG
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period May 2, 2006 to Apr 8, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VIG

0.0%

-0.2%

VUG

-1.4%

-6.3%

Diff.

+1.4%

+6.1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VIG

-46.8%

17.1%

VUG

-50.7%

20.8%

Diff.

+3.9%

-3.7%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VIG

0.64

0.21

VUG

0.66

0.24

Diff.

-0.02

-0.03

VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VUGVanguard Growth 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
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
Inception date
Apr 21, 2006
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.04%
VIG has a higher expense ratio than VUG by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VIG than VUG.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VIG targets investing in US Equities, while VUG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VIG is managed by Vanguard, while VUG is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$157,665,108
$205,784,508
Both VIG and VUG 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
$89,278,316,853
VIG has more assets under management than VUG by $22,038,891,005. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
VIG is based off of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, while VUG is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VIG nor VUG use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VIG and VUG 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 VUG does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VIG may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VIG nor VUG require a K1.

Disclaimers

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