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Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (VGH : TSX)

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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(05-03-2024)
$57.92
Change
$0.60 (1.05%)
Open $57.63
Day Range $57.63 - $57.95
Volume 10,182

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 02, 2013): 10.18%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.67% 7.40% 17.68% 7.40% 18.94% 6.53% 8.08% 15.86% 11.10% 10.69% 11.01% 11.18% 10.15% 10.02%
Benchmark 3.07% 13.26% 23.76% 13.26% 30.04% 14.00% 14.30% 19.94% 15.37% 15.05% 14.39% 15.08% 13.81% 15.28%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 165 / 228 207 / 228 101 / 228 207 / 228 90 / 220 164 / 217 167 / 213 105 / 211 53 / 196 60 / 172 25 / 142 28 / 119 29 / 106 38 / 72
Quartile Ranking 3 4 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.25% -2.82% 6.15% 2.27% -2.00% -4.39% -1.58% 7.20% 3.84% 1.18% 3.39% 2.67%
Benchmark 1.90% 0.62% 3.76% 2.72% 1.05% -4.85% 0.44% 6.86% 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.90% (October 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.46% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 9.93% -2.81% 10.80% 20.96% -3.89% 27.51% 12.64% 22.68% -11.17% 12.58%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 1 3 1 1 3 4 1
Category Rank 60/ 69 90/ 101 84/ 119 2/ 142 116/ 170 2/ 196 9/ 211 127/ 213 194/ 216 39/ 217

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.51% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.17% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 100.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Exchange Traded Fund 100.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (VIG) 100.00

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.68% 16.07% 13.60%
Beta 0.96% 1.02% 0.88%
Alpha -0.05% -0.04% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.83% 0.68%
Sharpe 0.41% 0.62% 0.67%
Sortino 0.59% 0.85% 0.84%
Treynor 0.07% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 93.09% 94.82% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.40% 15.68% 16.07% 13.60%
Beta 0.97% 0.96% 1.02% 0.88%
Alpha -0.08% -0.05% -0.04% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.69% 0.78% 0.83% 0.68%
Sharpe 1.08% 0.41% 0.62% 0.67%
Sortino 2.42% 0.59% 0.85% 0.84%
Treynor 0.14% 0.07% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 96.84% 93.09% 94.82% -

Fund Details

Start Date August 02, 2013
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status -
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $60.13
52 Week Low $49.28
Annual Dividend $0.77
Annual Yield -
Index NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index (CAD Hedged)
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (CAD-hedged) seeks to track, to the extent reasonably possible and before fees and expenses, the performance of a U.S. equity index that measures the investment return of common stocks of U.S. companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time, which Index is hedged to the Canadian dollar. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Dividend Achievers Select Index (CAD-hedged) (or any successor thereto).

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (CAD-hedged) employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index (CAD-hedged). This Vanguard ETF invests primarily in a U.S.-domiciled Vanguard Fund that seeks to track the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Ryan Ludt 07-26-2013
Christine Franquin 07-26-2013
Jeffrey Miller 07-26-2013
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. 08-02-2013

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
Advisor Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.
Custodian State Street Trust Company Canada
Registrar State Street Trust Company Canada
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Fees

MER 0.30%
Management Fee 0.28%

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