Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund (VDADX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
59.27
+0.34 (0.58%)
Oct 24, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.58%
Fund Assets115.13B
Expense Ratio0.08%
Min. Investment$3,000
Turnover11.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.95
Dividend Yield1.61%
Dividend Growth3.70%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateSep 29, 2025
Previous Close58.93
YTD Return12.99%
1-Year Return11.93%
5-Year Return79.80%
52-Week Low47.13
52-Week High59.27
Beta (5Y)0.86
Holdings340
Inception DateDec 20, 2013

About VDADX

The adviser employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which consists of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time. The adviser attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Large Blend
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VDADX
Share Class Admiral Shares
Index S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index USD

Performance

VDADX had a total return of 11.93% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.71%.

Equivalent ETF

VDADX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VIG, the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.06% compared to 0.08% for VDADX.

SymbolNameExpense Ratio
VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF0.06%

Top 10 Holdings

33.22% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Broadcom Inc.AVGO6.40%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT4.78%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM4.06%
Apple Inc.AAPL3.95%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY2.82%
Visa Inc.V2.51%
Exxon Mobil CorporationXOM2.26%
Mastercard IncorporatedMA2.20%
Oracle CorporationORCL2.15%
Walmart Inc.WMT2.10%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 29, 2025$0.2318Sep 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.2338Jul 1, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.2517Mar 28, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.235Dec 24, 2024
Sep 27, 2024$0.2241Sep 30, 2024
Jun 28, 2024$0.2414Jul 1, 2024
Full Dividend History