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About Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
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Inception date
Feb 25, 2016
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
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.
VIGI focuses on sustainable growth, it holds a cap-weighted basket of international firms with a history of steadily increasing dividends. It's the same methodology used by the fund's US-focused sibling, VIG. (VIGI requires seven years of dividend growth, VIG sets the bar at ten years.) The index selects stocks from the S&P Global-Ex U.S. BMI, firms classified as REITs as per GICS are excluded. After the liquidity and dividend growth screens, remaining companies are ranked by indicated annual dividend yield. The top 25% (15% for existing constituents) companies are removed. Then, companies are weighted by market cap, subject to a single constituent weight cap of 4%. Prior to Sep. 20, 2021, the fund tracked the NASDAQ International Dividend Achievers Select Index following the same strategy.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Technology Services
Consumer Non-Durables
Stocks100.00%
Finance21.59%
Health Technology17.57%
Technology Services12.19%
Consumer Non-Durables10.74%
Electronic Technology7.53%
Producer Manufacturing6.48%
Retail Trade4.16%
Distribution Services2.93%
Energy Minerals2.62%
Commercial Services2.40%
Transportation2.30%
Process Industries2.26%
Industrial Services1.86%
Utilities1.37%
Non-Energy Minerals1.25%
Communications1.02%
Consumer Durables0.74%
Consumer Services0.53%
Health Services0.42%
Miscellaneous0.01%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe44.96%
Asia36.75%
North America16.30%
Oceania1.93%
Middle East0.04%
Latin America0.02%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VIGI invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 21.59% stocks, and Health Technology, with 17.57% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
VIGI top holdings are Nestle S.A. and SAP SE, occupying 4.23% and 4.04% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VIGI last dividends amounted to 0.52 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.26 USD in dividends, which shows a 49.94% increase.
VIGI assets under management is 8.23 B USD. It's risen 4.71% over the last month.
VIGI fund flows account for 829.96 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VIGI pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.82%. The last dividend (Mar 25, 2025) amounted to 0.52 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VIGI shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Feb 25, 2016, and its management style is Passive.
VIGI expense ratio is 0.10% meaning you'd have to pay 0.10% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VIGI follows the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VIGI invests in stocks.
VIGI price has risen by 3.19% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 10.19% increase. See more dynamics on VIGI price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.87% over the last month, showed a 8.75% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.05% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.87% over the last month, showed a 8.75% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 14.05% in a year.
VIGI trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.