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About VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS VANGUARD DIVIDEND APPRECIATION ETF
Expense ratio
0.06%
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Inception date
Apr 21, 2006
VIG focuses on dividend growth. The fund specifically selects US-listed firms that have increased their dividend payments for the past 10 years, while excluding the top 25% highest-yielding companies based on indicated annual dividend yield (IAD). This results in a portfolio that typically carries only moderately higher yield than our vanilla benchmark. Holdings are market-cap-weighted, with individual security weights capped at 4%. The index reconstitutes annually. Overall, VIGs strategy provides a sustainable growth play based on dividends. Prior to September 20, 2021, the fund tracked the Nasdaq US Dividend Achievers Select Index.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Finance
Health Technology
Technology Services
Stocks99.12%
Electronic Technology17.88%
Finance13.99%
Health Technology10.84%
Technology Services10.18%
Retail Trade7.76%
Consumer Non-Durables7.28%
Commercial Services5.94%
Producer Manufacturing4.36%
Health Services3.86%
Process Industries3.43%
Consumer Services3.19%
Energy Minerals3.08%
Utilities2.26%
Distribution Services1.61%
Transportation1.43%
Industrial Services0.72%
Non-Energy Minerals0.64%
Consumer Durables0.59%
Miscellaneous0.09%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.88%
Cash0.76%
Futures0.13%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history