Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)

NYSEARCA: VIG · Real-Time Price · USD
217.79
+0.84 (0.39%)
At close: Oct 3, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
217.82
+0.03 (0.01%)
After-hours: Oct 3, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
0.39%
Assets$98.41B
Expense Ratio0.05%
PE Ratio24.17
Shares Out453.37M
Dividend (ttm)$3.55
Dividend Yield1.63%
Ex-Dividend DateSep 29, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio39.40%
Volume787,368
Open217.26
Previous Close216.95
Day's Range217.09 - 218.92
52-Week Low169.32
52-Week High218.92
Beta0.86
Holdings340
Inception DateApr 21, 2006

About VIG

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers index, a market-cap-weighted index of US companies that have increased their annual dividends for 10 or more consecutive years. VIG was launched on Apr 21, 2006 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol VIG
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index

Top 10 Holdings

32.81% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Broadcom Inc.AVGO5.95%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT4.83%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM4.05%
Apple Inc.AAPL3.74%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY2.77%
Visa Inc.V2.69%
Exxon Mobil CorporationXOM2.39%
Mastercard IncorporatedMA2.33%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ2.05%
Walmart Inc.WMT2.01%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 29, 2025$0.8647Oct 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.8712Jul 2, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.9377Mar 31, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.8756Dec 26, 2024
Sep 27, 2024$0.8351Oct 1, 2024
Jun 28, 2024$0.8992Jul 2, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

VIG had a total return of 12.53% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.08%.

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