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

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U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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2024, 2023, 2022, 2019

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(07-21-2025) 		$95.99
Change
-$0.28 (-0.29%)
Open $96.40
Day Range $95.99 - $96.62
Volume 7,542

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

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Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 02, 2013): 13.53%

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 2.96% 0.14% -0.35% -0.35% 13.01% 15.34% 16.31% 11.30% 13.38% 12.29% 12.60% 12.62% 12.72% 12.60%
Benchmark 4.21% 5.29% 0.70% 0.70% 14.79% 21.58% 22.01% 13.98% 16.67% 15.87% 14.97% 15.11% 15.47% 14.65%
Category Average 3.01% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% 10.58% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 107 / 222 108 / 220 139 / 219 139 / 219 25 / 213 87 / 203 50 / 193 43 / 189 74 / 187 34 / 182 14 / 168 9 / 145 14 / 125 5 / 107
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 4.90% 0.83% 1.71% 0.92% 5.97% -1.42% 4.38% -0.03% -4.64% -5.68% 3.12% 2.96%
Benchmark 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.66% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.05% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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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/ 115 30/ 138 22/ 166 32/ 181 10/ 187 113/ 189 122/ 192 44/ 193 69/ 206

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

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Vanguard U.S. Dividend Appreciation Index ETF

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.44% 11.53% 11.56%
Beta 0.78% 0.78% 0.83%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.84% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.04% 0.93% 0.94%
Sortino 2.01% 1.50% 1.36%
Treynor 0.15% 0.14% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 96.23% 95.65% 95.26%
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 12.51% 11.44% 11.53% 11.56%
Beta 0.85% 0.78% 0.78% 0.83%
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.84% 0.84% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.77% 1.04% 0.93% 0.94%
Sortino 1.27% 2.01% 1.50% 1.36%
Treynor 0.11% 0.15% 0.14% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 95.68% 96.23% 95.65% 95.26%

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 $100.82
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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