332 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 32.7% of the fund. 96% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

How far is VIG below its high?

2.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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VIG · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund

VIG tracks the Dividend growth and returned +12.4% over the past year.

Index equity fund · Dividend growth · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+12.4%Total return, 1 year

0.04%Expense ratio

332Holdings

−2.9%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

VIG top ten by weight, 32.7% of its 332 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
Holding		Weight
Broadcom Inc		5.21%
Apple Inc		4.10%
Microsoft Corp		3.99%
JPMorgan Chase & Co		3.61%
Eli Lilly & Co		3.36%
Exxon Mobil Corp		2.92%
Walmart Inc		2.62%
Johnson & Johnson		2.51%
Visa Inc		2.34%
Costco Wholesale Corp		2.04%

Compare VIG

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Period by period

VIG over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	+2.0%	+3.3%	−1.3 pts	+2.8 pts
6 months	+11.0%	+16.0%	−5.0 pts	−9.7 pts
1 year	+12.4%	+17.5%	−5.1 pts	−10.6 pts
3 years	+56.5%	+77.9%	−21.3 pts	−38.5 pts
Since listing	+602.0%	+804.4%	−202.4 pts	−1071.9 pts

In plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

What it tracks	Dividend growth
Fund type	Index equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, May 28, 2026)	0.04%
Price	$239.43
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Aug 31, 2026)	$112.7bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−2.9%
Holdings	332
Top ten weight	32.7%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Apr 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)	95.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)	59.6%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)	32.9%

Questions people ask

How has VIG performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VIG returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +56.5%.
What does VIG cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.
What does VIG hold?: 332 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 32.7% of the fund. 96% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is VIG below its high?: 2.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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