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Vanguard Global Dividend Fund Series F

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$16.25
Change
-$0.05 (-0.28%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Vanguard Global Dividend Fund Series F

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 20, 2018): 10.35%

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 3.84% 7.03% 14.01% 20.12% 18.38% 21.91% 16.19% 15.11% 15.31% 12.46% 11.68% - - -
Benchmark -0.21% 7.43% 16.77% 17.66% 17.83% 23.70% 19.82% 12.53% 13.51% 13.27% 13.30% 11.82% 12.70% 11.89%
Category Average 0.60% 4.20% 9.91% 14.70% 12.65% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 1 / 265 15 / 264 18 / 255 6 / 249 11 / 249 26 / 240 35 / 220 5 / 211 5 / 209 17 / 200 45 / 195 - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.45% 4.80% 1.20% -0.14% -4.15% 3.79% 2.06% 0.91% 3.43% 2.40% 0.65% 3.84%
Benchmark 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.28% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.16% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - 12.95% 0.63% 19.86% 4.89% 9.22% 21.01%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - 4 4 3 1 3 3
Category Rank - - - - 186/ 195 163/ 200 105/ 209 1/ 211 123/ 220 123/ 240

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.01% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

0.63% (2020)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 51.90
US Equity 42.35
Canadian Equity 5.47
Cash and Equivalents 0.28

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 28.07
Healthcare 12.71
Consumer Goods 11.85
Utilities 9.56
Energy 8.80
Other 29.01

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 47.82
Europe 36.68
Asia 15.11
Latin America 0.11
Other 0.28

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Merck & Co Inc 2.29
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA 2.13
Bank of America Corp 2.12
Johnson & Johnson 2.07
Lamar Advertising Co Cl A 2.04
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 1.99
AstraZeneca PLC 1.97
BAE Systems PLC 1.95
TotalEnergies SE 1.89
AIA Group Ltd 1.86

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Vanguard Global Dividend Fund Series F

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.35% 9.72% -
Beta 0.63% 0.67% -
Alpha 0.04% 0.06% -
Rsquared 0.55% 0.60% -
Sharpe 1.38% 1.25% -
Sortino 2.81% 2.20% -
Treynor 0.18% 0.18% -
Tax Efficiency 91.93% 90.56% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.79% 8.35% 9.72% -
Beta 0.54% 0.63% 0.67% -
Alpha 0.08% 0.04% 0.06% -
Rsquared 0.42% 0.55% 0.60% -
Sharpe 1.67% 1.38% 1.25% -
Sortino 3.03% 2.81% 2.20% -
Treynor 0.27% 0.18% 0.18% -
Tax Efficiency 92.89% 91.93% 90.56% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date June 20, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Fee Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
VIC200

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide an above-average level of current income together with long-term capital growth by investing primarily in dividend paying equity securities of companies located anywhere around the world.

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities of companies that tend to pay above-average levels of dividend income and that may be located anywhere in the world. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in equities. The Fund employs an “active management” strategy and may use one or more sub-advisors, each of which follows distinct approaches in managing separate portions of the Fund’s assets.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Wellington Management Canada ULC

  • André Desautels

Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC

  • Sharon Hill
  • Michael Perre

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 0.53%
Management Fee 0.50%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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