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

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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(12-04-2025)
$70.60
Change
-$0.31 (-0.44%)
Open $70.96
Day Range $70.58 - $70.96
Volume 4,385

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 02, 2013): 10.31%

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 0.42% 5.18% 13.25% 10.33% 11.31% 18.96% 13.63% 7.43% 11.87% 10.66% 11.33% 10.83% 11.70% 11.09%
Benchmark 3.05% 9.59% 25.45% 14.49% 22.34% 30.15% 23.77% 15.58% 18.85% 17.51% 17.07% 16.09% 16.39% 15.44%
Category Average 0.87% 15.05% 15.05% 9.25% 11.67% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 141 / 225 119 / 222 136 / 219 59 / 218 95 / 212 123 / 204 100 / 192 157 / 190 147 / 186 115 / 182 78 / 180 62 / 165 40 / 136 30 / 113
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 5.31% -4.20% 3.15% 0.31% -4.25% -1.67% 3.41% 3.58% 0.53% 2.17% 2.53% 0.42%
Benchmark 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.90% (October 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.46% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -2.81% 10.80% 20.96% -3.89% 27.51% 12.64% 22.68% -11.17% 12.58% 15.22%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 3 1 1 3 4 1 4
Category Rank 88/ 99 81/ 114 2/ 137 112/ 165 2/ 180 9/ 186 112/ 188 173/ 191 33/ 192 172/ 204

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

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Fixed Income Style

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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 11.35% 14.22% 13.46%
Beta 0.77% 0.91% 0.89%
Alpha -0.04% -0.04% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.73% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.84% 0.67% 0.72%
Sortino 1.56% 1.05% 0.95%
Treynor 0.12% 0.11% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 95.82% 95.24% 94.79%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.55% 11.35% 14.22% 13.46%
Beta 0.62% 0.77% 0.91% 0.89%
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% -0.04% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.67% 0.63% 0.73% 0.71%
Sharpe 0.80% 0.84% 0.67% 0.72%
Sortino 1.25% 1.56% 1.05% 0.95%
Treynor 0.14% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 95.44% 95.82% 95.24% 94.79%

Fund Details

Start Date August 02, 2013
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $71.57
52 Week Low $54.94
Annual Dividend $0.62
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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC

  • Christine Franquin
  • Ryan Ludt
  • Jeffrey Miller

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.31%
Management Fee 0.28%

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