Vanguard Dividend Appreciation tracks the performance of the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index, which offers exposure to Dividend-paying large-cap companies that exhibit growth characteristics within the U.S. equity market. It measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing Dividend payments over time. VIG offers a diversified portfolio of highly profitable U.S. Dividend-paying stocks, with exposure tilted most heavily towards consumer staples, health care, and industrials.
VIG TOP 10 HOLDINGS
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 4.61
Walmart Inc WMT 3.88
Walt Disney Co (The) DIS 3.80
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 3.79
Visa Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A V 3.61
Unitedhealth Group Inc UNH 3.51
Procter & Gamble Co. PG 3.39
Home Depot, Inc. HD 3.13
Comcast Corp - Ordinary Shares - Class A CMCSA 2.66
Abbott Laboratories ABT 2.35
As of 02/28/21
VIG SECTOR WEIGHTINGS
Basic Materials 3.9%
Communication Services 6.51%
Consumer Cyclical 11.63%
Consumer Defensive 15.69%
Energy 0%
Financial Services 11.72%
Healthcare 15.68%
Industrials 16.22%
Real Estate 0%
Technology 14.51%
Utilities 4.14%
As of 02/28/21