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VIG: VANGUARD DIVIDEND APPRECIATION INDEX FUND ETF SHARES

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 8:14 PM
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What this ETF is trying to do

This ETF is called the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares (ticker: VIG). Based on its name, this fund focuses on companies that grow their dividend payments over time.

What the numbers show

The current price of one share is $238.35. An estimated price from roughly one year ago was about $216.09.

When looking at how much money an ETF makes, it is important to look at two different numbers:

• Price Return: This measures only the change in the share price. For example, the one-year price return was approximately 10.30%. If you had $10,000 invested in just the share price a year ago, it would have grown by about 10.30%.

• Total Return: This measures the share price change plus any cash payments (distributions) made to investors. The one-year total return was approximately 12.10%.

Over the last three years, the price return was 50.54%, while the total return was approximately 58.80%. For this year so far (YTD), the price return is about 8.45% and the total return is about 9.34%.

Income and distribution explanation

This ETF pays out cash to investors through distributions. The distribution yield is approximately 1.50%, which describes the cash payments relative to the ETF's price. These payments are usually made four times a year (quarterly). The trailing distributions were $3.58 per share.

It is important to remember that a high distribution yield is not the same thing as total return. Investors often look at both to see how much cash they receive and how much the share price changes.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" refers to a decline in the value of the underlying assets held by the ETF. For this fund, the erosion-risk score is 100, and the label states "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this ETF.

Pros

• The fund has shown positive returns in its one-year and three-year measurements.

• It holds a variety of companies. The Top Holdings include:

• Microsoft Corp (4.68%)

• Apple Inc (4.51%)

• Broadcom Inc (4.35%)

• JPMorgan Chase & Co (4.07%)

• Eli Lilly and Co (3.90%)

• ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (2.85%)

• Johnson & Johnson (2.73%)

• Visa Inc Class A (2.50%)

• Mastercard Inc Class A (2.03%)

• Walmart Inc (1.96%)

Cons

• The distribution yield is relatively low at 1.50%.

• The list above is only a partial list of holdings; the fund actually contains 303 total holdings.

Beginner takeaway

When learning about ETFs, always distinguish between price return and total return. Price return tells you how the share price moved, while total return includes the extra cash from distributions. This ETF has shown growth in both areas over the last three years.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

343 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 4.68%
2 APPLE INC AAPL 4.51%
3 BROADCOM INC AVGO 4.35%
4 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 4.07%
5 ELI LILLY AND CO LLY 3.90%
6 EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 2.85%
7 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 2.73%
8 VISA INC CLASS A V 2.50%
9 MASTERCARD INC CLASS A MA 2.03%
10 WALMART INC WMT 1.96%
Show all 343 holdings
1. MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 4.68%
2. APPLE INC AAPL 4.51%
3. BROADCOM INC AVGO 4.35%
4. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 4.07%
5. ELI LILLY AND CO LLY 3.90%
6. EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 2.85%
7. JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 2.73%
8. VISA INC CLASS A V 2.50%
9. MASTERCARD INC CLASS A MA 2.03%
10. WALMART INC WMT 1.96%
11. ABBVIE INC ABBV 1.93%
12. CISCO SYSTEMS INC CSCO 1.86%
13. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COST 1.79%
14. BANK OF AMERICA CORP BAC 1.73%
15. LAM RESEARCH CORP LRCX 1.61%
16. CATERPILLAR INC CAT 1.57%
17. MERCK & CO INC MRK 1.56%
18. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 1.51%
19. COCA-COLA CO KO 1.47%
20. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 1.44%
21. THE HOME DEPOT INC HD 1.39%
22. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 1.21%
23. MORGAN STANLEY MS 1.09%
24. ORACLE CORP ORCL 1.08%
25. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC TXN 1.01%
26. AMGEN INC AMGN 0.99%
27. KLA CORP KLAC 0.98%
28. LINDE PLC LIN 0.97%
29. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP IBM 0.94%
30. AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A APH 0.83%
31. ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 0.82%
32. PEPSICO INC PEP 0.82%
33. MCDONALD'S CORP MCD 0.80%
34. GILEAD SCIENCES INC GILD 0.78%
35. QUALCOMM INC QCOM 0.77%
36. UNION PACIFIC CORP UNP 0.76%
37. ANALOG DEVICES INC ADI 0.75%
38. NEXTERA ENERGY INC NEE 0.73%
39. BLACKROCK INC BLK 0.71%
40. EATON CORP PLC ETN 0.67%
41. DANAHER CORP DHR 0.57%
42. S&P GLOBAL INC SPGI 0.56%
43. CHUBB LTD CB 0.52%
44. STARBUCKS CORP SBUX 0.52%
45. ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A ACN 0.50%
46. MEDTRONIC PLC MDT 0.50%
47. AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC ADP 0.49%
48. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP LMT 0.49%
49. LOWE'S COMPANIES INC LOW 0.49%
50. STRYKER CORP SYK 0.48%
51. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP BNY 0.47%
52. MCKESSON CORP MCK 0.45%
53. CME GROUP INC CLASS A CME 0.44%
54. INTUIT INC INTU 0.42%
55. PHILLIPS 66 PSX 0.42%
56. CSX CORP CSX 0.40%
57. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD 0.40%
58. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC PNC 0.40%
59. INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC ICE 0.39%
60. MARSH MRSH 0.39%
61. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO EMR 0.36%
62. ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV 0.35%
63. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC WM 0.35%
64. MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MDLZ 0.34%
65. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MSI 0.34%
66. CUMMINS INC CMI 0.33%
67. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO SHW 0.33%
68. THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC TRV 0.33%
69. MOODYS CORP MCO 0.32%
70. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO CL 0.31%
71. ECOLAB INC ECL 0.31%
72. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC ITW 0.31%
73. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOC 0.31%
74. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC APD 0.29%
75. AON PLC CLASS A AON 0.29%
76. ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO AJG 0.29%
77. CINTAS CORP CTAS 0.29%
78. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC HON 0.29%
79. MKTLIQ 12/31/2049 n/a 0.29%
80. ALLSTATE CORP ALL 0.28%
81. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC AEP 0.28%
82. CENCORA INC COR 0.27%
83. TE CONNECTIVITY PLC REGISTERED SHARES TEL 0.26%
84. FASTENAL CO FAST 0.24%
85. NUCOR CORP NUE 0.24%
86. W.W. GRAINGER INC GWW 0.24%
87. AFLAC INC AFL 0.23%
88. CARDINAL HEALTH INC CAH 0.23%
89. COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC FIX 0.23%
90. SEMPRA SRE 0.23%
91. STATE STREET CORP STT 0.23%
92. BECTON DICKINSON & CO BDX 0.22%
93. METLIFE INC MET 0.22%
94. AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC AMP 0.21%
95. ENTERGY CORP ETR 0.21%
96. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FITB 0.21%
97. HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC HONA 0.21%
98. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC LHX 0.21%
99. NIKE INC CLASS B NKE 0.20%
100. ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC ROK 0.20%
101. XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0.20%
102. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A 0.19%
103. NASDAQ INC NDAQ 0.19%
104. REPUBLIC SERVICES INC RSG 0.19%
105. MSCI INC MSCI 0.18%
106. n/a n/a 0.18%
107. ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC ROP 0.18%
108. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO ADM 0.17%
109. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC MCHP 0.17%
110. SYSCO CORP SYY 0.17%
111. D.R. HORTON INC DHI 0.16%
112. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC PEG 0.16%
113. THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC HIG 0.16%
114. RESMED INC RMD 0.15%
115. VULCAN MATERIALS CO VMC 0.15%
116. ZOETIS INC CLASS A ZTS 0.14%
117. AMEREN CORP AEE 0.13%
118. CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC CBOE 0.13%
119. MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC MLM 0.13%
120. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RJF 0.13%
121. STEEL DYNAMICS INC STLD 0.13%
122. SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC SUNB 0.13%
123. AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC AWK 0.12%
124. ATMOS ENERGY CORP ATO 0.12%
125. CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC CASY 0.12%
126. DTE ENERGY CO DTE 0.12%
127. CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP CINF 0.11%
128. DOVER CORP DOV 0.11%
129. n/a EXPD 0.11%
130. PPG INDUSTRIES INC PPG 0.11%
131. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC DGX 0.11%
132. WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC WSM 0.11%
133. XYLEM INC XYL 0.11%
134. CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC CHD 0.10%
135. HUBBELL INC HUBB 0.10%
136. STERIS PLC STE 0.10%
137. THE KROGER CO KR 0.10%
138. VERALTO CORP VLTO 0.10%
139. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC WST 0.10%
140. BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC BR 0.09%
141. BROWN & BROWN INC BRO 0.09%
142. CMS ENERGY CORP CMS 0.09%
143. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC PFG 0.09%
144. ROYAL GOLD INC RGLD 0.09%
145. SNAP-ON INC SNA 0.09%
146. TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP TPL 0.09%
147. C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC CHRW 0.08%
148. CDW CORP CDW 0.08%
149. CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CLASS A STZ 0.08%
150. HEICO CORP CLASS A HEI-A 0.08%
151. ITT INC ITT 0.08%
152. JB HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT 0.08%
153. NISOURCE INC NI 0.08%
154. RELIANCE INC RS 0.08%
155. TRACTOR SUPPLY CO TSCO 0.08%
156. WR BERKLEY CORP WRB 0.08%
157. ALBEMARLE CORP ALB 0.07%
158. ALLIANT ENERGY CORP LNT 0.07%
159. IDEX CORP IEX 0.07%
160. LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC LECO 0.07%
161. NORDSON CORP NDSN 0.07%
162. RB GLOBAL INC RBA 0.07%
163. REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC RGA 0.07%
164. TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A TSN 0.07%
165. ALLEGION PLC ALLE 0.06%
166. ASSURANT INC AIZ 0.06%
167. AVERY DENNISON CORP AVY 0.06%
168. BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC BWXT 0.06%
169. CARLISLE COMPANIES INC CSL 0.06%
170. DT MIDSTREAM INC ORDINARY SHARES DTM 0.06%
171. GLOBE LIFE INC GL 0.06%
172. HEICO CORP HEI 0.06%
173. MASCO CORP MAS 0.06%
174. n/a n/a 0.06%
175. n/a MKC 0.06%
176. RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD RNR 0.06%
177. RPM INTERNATIONAL INC RPM 0.06%
178. UNUM GROUP UNM 0.06%
179. APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC AIT 0.05%
180. ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC WTRG 0.05%
181. EVERCORE INC CLASS A EVR 0.05%
182. FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC FDS 0.05%
183. GRACO INC GGG 0.05%
184. HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC HII 0.05%
185. JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC JKHY 0.05%
186. LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC LII 0.05%
187. OWENS-CORNING INC OC 0.05%
188. SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL SCI 0.05%
189. WATSCO INC ORDINARY SHARES WSO 0.05%
190. ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC WMS 0.04%
191. AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC AFG 0.04%
192. APTARGROUP INC ATR 0.04%
193. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP CLASS A BAH 0.04%
194. COGNEX CORP CGNX 0.04%
195. CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC CFR 0.04%
196. DICK'S SPORTING GOODS INC DKS 0.04%
197. DOMINO'S PIZZA INC DPZ 0.04%
198. DONALDSON CO INC DCI 0.04%
199. ENSIGN GROUP INC ENSG 0.04%
200. LITHIA MOTORS INC CLASS A LAD 0.04%
201. LITTELFUSE INC LFUS 0.04%
202. OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP ORI 0.04%
203. OSHKOSH CORP OSK 0.04%
204. PENTAIR PLC PNR 0.04%
205. PRIMERICA INC PRI 0.04%
206. PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC PB 0.04%
207. RYDER SYSTEM INC R 0.04%
208. SEI INVESTMENTS CO SEIC 0.04%
209. SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC SOLS 0.04%
210. SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP SSB 0.04%
211. TETRA TECH INC TTEK 0.04%
212. THE TORO CO TTC 0.04%
213. TRS:KROGER CO USD 2027-JAN-29 n/a 0.04%
214. UMB FINANCIAL CORP UMBF 0.04%
215. WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS A WTS 0.04%
216. WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP WTFC 0.04%
217. ZIONS BANCORP NA ZION 0.04%
218. A.O. SMITH CORP AOS 0.03%
219. AMDOCS LTD DOX 0.03%
220. AVNET INC AVT 0.03%
221. CHEMED CORP CHE 0.03%
222. COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC CBSH 0.03%
223. ENPRO INC NPO 0.03%
224. ERIE INDEMNITY CO CLASS A ERIE 0.03%
225. FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP FAF 0.03%
226. GATX CORP GATX 0.03%
227. HOULIHAN LOKEY INC CLASS A HLI 0.03%
228. IDACORP INC IDA 0.03%
229. INGREDION INC INGR 0.03%
230. LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC LSTR 0.03%
231. MATSON INC MATX 0.03%
232. MOBILITY GLOBAL INC MBGL 0.03%
233. MSA SAFETY INC MSA 0.03%
234. NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO NFG 0.03%
235. POOL CORP POOL 0.03%
236. SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC SSD 0.03%
237. THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC THG 0.03%
238. THE TIMKEN CO TKR 0.03%
239. AVIENT CORP AVNT 0.02%
240. BADGER METER INC BMI 0.02%
241. BALCHEM CORP BCPC 0.02%
242. BRADY CORP CLASS A BRC 0.02%
243. BRUNSWICK CORP BC 0.02%
244. CABOT CORP CBT 0.02%
245. CHURCHILL DOWNS INC CHDN 0.02%
246. CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC CNO 0.02%
247. DOLBY LABORATORIES INC CLASS A DLB 0.02%
248. FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC FFIN 0.02%
249. FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC FELE 0.02%
250. GRIFFON CORP GFF 0.02%
251. HOME BANCSHARES INC HOMB 0.02%
252. INDEPENDENT BANK CORP INDB 0.02%
253. INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP IBOC 0.02%
254. KADANT INC KAI 0.02%
255. MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC MKTX 0.02%
256. MATERION CORP MTRN 0.02%
257. MORNINGSTAR INC MORN 0.02%
258. n/a MWA 0.02%
259. n/a n/a 0.02%
260. n/a GHC 0.02%
261. n/a BF-B 0.02%
262. OTTER TAIL CORP OTTR 0.02%
263. RLI CORP RLI 0.02%
264. SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC SIGI 0.02%
265. SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC SFBS 0.02%
266. SILGAN HOLDINGS INC SLGN 0.02%
267. THOR INDUSTRIES INC THO 0.02%
268. TXNM ENERGY INC TXNM 0.02%
269. UFP INDUSTRIES INC UFPI 0.02%
270. UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC UCB 0.02%
271. 1ST SOURCE CORP SRCE 0.01%
272. ABM INDUSTRIES INC ABM 0.01%
273. ALAMO GROUP INC ALG 0.01%
274. AMERICAN STATES WATER CO AWR 0.01%
275. ANDERSONS INC ANDE 0.01%
276. ASSURED GUARANTY LTD AGO 0.01%
277. BANCFIRST CORP BANF 0.01%
278. BANK FIRST CORP BFC 0.01%
279. BOK FINANCIAL CORP BOKF 0.01%
280. BROWN-FORMAN CORP CLASS A BF-A 0.01%
281. CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP CWT 0.01%
282. CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP CPK 0.01%
283. CITY HOLDING CO CHCO 0.01%
284. COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC CBU 0.01%
285. DILLARD'S INC CLASS A DDS 0.01%
286. ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP EFSC 0.01%
287. EXPONENT INC EXPO 0.01%
288. FIRST MERCHANTS CORP FRME 0.01%
289. FIRST MID BANCSHARES INC FMBH 0.01%
290. GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC GABC 0.01%
291. GORMAN-RUPP CO GRC 0.01%
292. H.B. FULLER CO FUL 0.01%
293. H2O AMERICA HTO 0.01%
294. HAWKINS INC HWKN 0.01%
295. HNI CORP HNI 0.01%
296. HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP HMN 0.01%
297. INNOSPEC INC IOSP 0.01%
298. LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP LKFN 0.01%
299. LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC LMAT 0.01%
300. LINDSAY CORP LNN 0.01%
301. MCGRATH RENTCORP MGRC 0.01%
302. MGE ENERGY INC MGEE 0.01%
303. n/a n/a 0.01%
304. NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORP CLASS A NBHC 0.01%
305. NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP NHC 0.01%
306. NBT BANCORP INC NBTB 0.01%
307. NELNET INC CLASS A NNI 0.01%
308. POWER INTEGRATIONS INC POWI 0.01%
309. QUAKER HOUGHTON KWR 0.01%
310. STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP SXI 0.01%
311. STEPAN CO SCL 0.01%
312. STOCK YARDS BANCORP INC SYBT 0.01%
313. TENNANT CO TNC 0.01%
314. THE MARZETTI CO MZTI 0.01%
315. TOWNE BANK TOWN 0.01%
316. TRICO BANCSHARES TCBK 0.01%
317. TRS:ELEVANCE HEALTH INC USD 2027-JAN-29 n/a 0.01%
318. US DOLLAR n/a 0.01%
319. WD-40 CO WDFC 0.01%
320. WESTAMERICA BANCORP WABC 0.01%
321. WESTLAKE CORP WLK 0.01%
322. WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES INC WOR 0.01%
323. APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC APOG 0.00%
324. CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC CCBG 0.00%
325. CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC CASS 0.00%
326. CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC CIVB 0.00%
327. FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC FBIZ 0.00%
328. FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC FCBC 0.00%
329. HOME BANCORP INC HBCP 0.00%
330. INDEPENDENT BANK CORP. IBCP 0.00%
331. INVESTAR HOLDING CORP ISTR 0.00%
332. MERCANTILE BANK CORP MBWM 0.00%
333. MIDDLESEX WATER CO MSEX 0.00%
334. NORTHRIM BANCORP INC NRIM 0.00%
335. OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA ODC 0.00%
336. REPUBLIC BANCORP INC CLASS A RBCAA 0.00%
337. SHOE STATION GROUP INC SHOE 0.00%
338. SLBBH1142 n/a 0.00%
339. SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC SMBC 0.00%
340. THE YORK WATER CO YORW 0.00%
341. TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES INC TR 0.00%
342. TRS:ELEVANCE HEALTH INC USD 2027-AUG-31 n/a 0.00%
343. UNITY BANCORP INC UNTY 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 12, 2026 7:39 AM .
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