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Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (VGG : TSX)

U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2019

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(12-04-2025)
$105.07
Change
-$0.27 (-0.26%)
Open $105.23
Day Range $104.89 - $105.32
Volume 8,892

As at October 31, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 02, 2013): 13.97%

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 1.35% 6.92% 16.26% 9.12% 14.00% 21.30% 16.13% 12.14% 14.21% 13.12% 13.67% 13.32% 13.49% 13.04%
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 59 / 225 60 / 222 73 / 219 93 / 218 65 / 212 76 / 204 59 / 192 56 / 190 100 / 186 43 / 182 18 / 180 13 / 165 15 / 136 10 / 113
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 5.97% -1.42% 4.38% -0.03% -4.64% -5.68% 3.12% 2.96% 2.42% 1.43% 4.01% 1.35%
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

8.66% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.05% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 16.16% 8.07% 13.81% 5.77% 22.67% 12.55% 22.40% -3.97% 11.43% 26.27%
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 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 2
Category Rank 24/ 99 100/ 114 30/ 137 22/ 165 32/ 180 10/ 186 113/ 188 121/ 191 44/ 192 68/ 204

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.27% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-3.97% (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

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.92% 11.43% 11.20%
Beta 0.76% 0.79% 0.82%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.85% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.17% 0.99% 0.99%
Sortino 2.10% 1.63% 1.45%
Treynor 0.15% 0.14% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 96.45% 96.07% 95.64%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.31% 9.92% 11.43% 11.20%
Beta 0.83% 0.76% 0.79% 0.82%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.80% 0.85% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.90% 1.17% 0.99% 0.99%
Sortino 1.38% 2.10% 1.63% 1.45%
Treynor 0.13% 0.15% 0.14% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 96.27% 96.45% 96.07% 95.64%

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 $106.61
52 Week Low $82.00
Annual Dividend $1.21
Annual Yield -
Index NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index
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 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. Currently, this Vanguard ETF seeks to track the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index (or any successor thereto). It invests directly or indirectly primarily in stocks of U.S. companies.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective, Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the NASDAQ U.S. Dividend Achievers Select Index. This Vanguard ETF invests primarily in a U.S.-domiciled Vanguard Fund thatseeks 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 0.30%
Management Fee 0.28%

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