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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

VIG
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Apr 21, 2006
Expense Ratio
0.06%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$157,665,108
AUM
$67,239,425,848
Associated Index
S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
4.82%
AAPL
Apple Inc
4.56%
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corp.
3.1%
UNH
Unitedhealth Group Inc
3.06%
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.94%
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
2.68%
V
Visa Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.62%
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
2.57%
PG
Procter & Gamble Co.
2.52%
MA
Mastercard Incorporated - Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.39%
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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.

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VIG
Performance Measures**

for the time period May 2, 2006 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 2.5%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 5.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -46.8%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 17.2%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.64

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.21

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toVIG

ETFs correlated to VIG include DGRO, TDVG, DGRW

VIG
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Dividend Appreciation FTF
DGRO
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
TDVG
T. Rowe Price ExchangeTraded Funds Inc - T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF
DGRW
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
OUSA
OSI ETF Trust - ALPS O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF
QUS
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors SM ETF
ROUS
Lattice Strategies Trust - Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF
DUHP
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional US High Profitability ETF
DLN
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund
QDF
FlexShares Trust - FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
ILCV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Morningstar Value ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

VIG is a US Equities ETF. 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.

VIG tracks the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index.

VIG dividend information: Dividend - Regular Payors. Dividend payouts may vary in terms of frequency of payouts.

No, VIG is not actively managed. It is passively managed. 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.

Yes, VIG is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on VIG is -0.0069%. This is the percent change in the value of VIG over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on VIG is 0.001%. This is the percent change in the value of VIG over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of VIG for the past year is 0.1494%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to VIG include VYM, DFAS, and DFAT.

ETFs correlated to VIG include DGRO, TDVG, and DGRW.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to VIG include DOG, SDOW, and DXD.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.