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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

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2023, 2022, 2019

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(04-24-2024)
$82.56
Change
$0.42 (0.51%)
Open $82.50
Day Range $82.29 - $82.56
Volume 5,334

As at March 31, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 02, 2013): 13.77%

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 2.52% 9.88% 18.02% 9.88% 20.50% 12.08% 11.76% 15.77% 12.57% 12.84% 12.49% 12.83% 11.97% 13.17%
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 173 / 227 127 / 227 89 / 227 127 / 227 75 / 219 30 / 216 45 / 212 111 / 210 24 / 195 13 / 171 7 / 142 6 / 119 5 / 106 5 / 72
Quartile Ranking 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.54% -2.57% 3.83% 1.86% 0.51% -3.85% 0.58% 5.13% 1.58% 2.69% 4.37% 2.52%
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

8.66% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.05% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 19.77% 16.16% 8.07% 13.81% 5.77% 22.67% 12.55% 22.40% -3.97% 11.43%
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 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 1
Category Rank 28/ 69 23/ 101 103/ 119 30/ 142 22/ 170 34/ 195 10/ 210 131/ 212 127/ 215 50/ 216

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.67% (2019)

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

Fixed income style data not available
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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 11.84% 12.10% 11.40%
Beta 0.76% 0.79% 0.84%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.87% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.78% 0.88% 1.03%
Sortino 1.25% 1.31% 1.47%
Treynor 0.12% 0.14% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 95.13% 95.46% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 9.20% 11.84% 12.10% 11.40%
Beta 0.80% 0.76% 0.79% 0.84%
Alpha -0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.86% 0.87% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.57% 0.78% 0.88% 1.03%
Sortino 3.25% 1.25% 1.31% 1.47%
Treynor 0.18% 0.12% 0.14% 0.14%
Tax Efficiency 97.04% 95.13% 95.46% -

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 $84.56
52 Week Low $70.43
Annual Dividend $1.08
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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Ryan Ludt 07-26-2013
Jeffrey Miller 07-26-2013
Christine Franquin 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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