Quick Read – Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) returned 22% past year by combining dividend growers with tech-heavy portfolio. – VIG screens for companies with 10+ years dividend growth, excluding highest yielders for sustainability. – Top holdings like Microsoft, Apple,…
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The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) owns only companies with at least 10 consecutive years of dividend growth, screens out the highest yielders, and lets compounding work. VIG has returned 22% over the past year and 244% over the past decade, a track record that owes as much to its tech-heavy roster as to traditional aristocrats. This review examines whether the income engine inside VIG is built to keep paying.
How VIG pays you VIG tracks the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, which excludes the top quartile of yielders. By design, the fund skips Altria-style payouts and leans toward companies whose dividends are still climbing off a low base.