Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE:VIG) seeks to track the performance of the Nasdaq US Dividend Achievers Select Index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time. The adviser employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, which consists of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time. The adviser attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.

Fund Overview

• Net Assets 71.92 Billions
• YTD Daily Total Return 15.63%
• Yield 1.56%
• Annual Expense Ratio 0.06%

Performance Overview

• 15.63% YTD Daily Total Return
• 28.85% 1-Year Daily Total Return
• 17.42% 3-Year Daily Total Return
• 15.42% 5-Year Daily Total Return

Top 10 Holdings (31.40% of Total Assets)

Name	Symbol	% Assets
Microsoft Corp	MSFT	4.19%
JPMorgan Chase & Co	JPM	3.80%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	3.67%
Walmart Inc	WMT	3.38%
UnitedHealth Group Inc	UNH	3.22%
Visa Inc Class A	V	3.22%
The Home Depot Inc	HD	2.91%
Procter & Gamble Co	PG	2.82%
Comcast Corp Class A	CMCSA	2.21%
Coca-Cola Co	KO	1.98%

VIG allows investors to invest an ETF that pays high divident but with low annual expense ratio. Since this f ETF is usually more stable than a total market ETF, it may be attractive to those looking for investments that produce income, such as retirees.