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About VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS VANGUARD DIVIDEND APPRECIATION ETF
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Inception date
Apr 21, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
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.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Health Technology
Technology Services
Stocks99.75%
Finance21.01%
Electronic Technology14.73%
Health Technology13.61%
Technology Services10.16%
Retail Trade7.57%
Consumer Non-Durables6.54%
Producer Manufacturing4.28%
Health Services3.20%
Consumer Services3.04%
Energy Minerals3.00%
Process Industries2.88%
Utilities2.67%
Distribution Services2.44%
Transportation1.33%
Commercial Services1.32%
Industrial Services0.86%
Non-Energy Minerals0.57%
Consumer Durables0.42%
Miscellaneous0.13%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.25%
Cash0.25%
Stock breakdown by region
North America95.18%
Europe4.82%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history