TDVG vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
TDVG and VIG hold 51% of their weight in the same names, and TDVG returned +13.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.
VIG costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points.
| TDVG | VIG | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.50% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, TDVG as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.3bn | $109.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.3% | +12.0% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index |
| Holdings in common | 51% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 29.8% | 33.5% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TDVG and VIG hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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51% in common
On the same fields
TDVG and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About TDVG
TDVG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 97 positions, with the top ten at 29.8%.
About VIG
VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, TDVG or VIG?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, TDVG returned +13.3% and VIG +12.0%.
- Which is cheaper, TDVG or VIG?
- VIG is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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