Passive Dividend

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time.

$237.30

Key Metrics

TER 0.04% per year
Distribution policy Distributing
Fund size USD 124,653 M
Inception date April 21, 2006
Holdings 342
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider Vanguard
For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

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Historical Return

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026
1 Year +16.1% +1.5% Div
3 Years (avg.) +13.2% +1.5% Div
5 Years (avg.) +8.5% +1.5% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

Volatility

9.44% 1 Year
11.86% 3 Years
13.95% 5 Years
15.86% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-8.27% 1 Year
-15.36% 3 Years
-21.51% 5 Years
-31.72% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

1.01 1 Year
0.70 3 Years
0.33 5 Years
0.44 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2011 3.2% 5.5% 11.2% 10.6% 7.5% 8.1% 9.6% 7.8% 9.9% 10.1% 11.3% 9.2% 9.4% 9.8% 10.0%
2012 7.8% 15.5% 13.2% 8.6% 9.1% 10.8% 8.5% 10.7% 11.0% 12.1% 9.8% 10.0% 10.4% 10.5%
2013 23.7% 16.0% 8.9% 9.4% 11.4% 8.6% 11.2% 11.4% 12.6% 10.0% 10.2% 10.6% 10.7%
2014 8.8% 2.2% 5.1% 8.5% 5.8% 9.2% 9.7% 11.3% 8.5% 8.9% 9.5% 9.7%
2015 -4.0% 3.2% 8.4% 5.0% 9.3% 9.8% 11.7% 8.5% 8.9% 9.5% 9.8%
2016 11.0% 15.1% 8.2% 12.9% 12.8% 14.5% 10.4% 10.6% 11.1% 11.3%
2017 19.4% 6.9% 13.5% 13.3% 15.2% 10.3% 10.6% 11.2% 11.3%
2018 -4.3% 10.7% 11.3% 14.2% 8.6% 9.2% 10.0% 10.4%
2019 28.1% 20.1% 21.2% 12.1% 12.1% 12.6% 12.6%
2020 12.6% 17.9% 7.2% 8.4% 9.8% 10.3%
2021 23.3% 4.6% 7.1% 9.0% 9.8%
2022 -11.3% -0.2% 4.7% 6.6%
2023 12.3% 13.7% 13.4%
2024 15.1% 14.0%
2025 12.8%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
10%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
12%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
10%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
29%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
19%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
6%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
1%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
23%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
22%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
22%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
0.1%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
2.2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
38.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
59.7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Jul 15, 2026
21.0% Top 5 Holdings
33.8% Top 10 Holdings
74.9% Top 50 Holdings
89.3% Top 100 Holdings
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4.1%
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LLY Lilly(Eli) & Co
3.5%

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Jul 12, 2026
Market
Average
Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares. $727B -
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 1.56% 2.01%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 0.84 -
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth. 33.75 29.97
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything -37.07 -
Profitable Companies 99% -
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued. 29.23 16.04
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 11.37 8.54
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company 16.98 10.59
Market
Average
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT 28.31 20.58
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue 8.04 8.35
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value 0.14 0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary. 0.84 0.26
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. 21.78% 21.03%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. +25.8% -118.0%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 38.43% 2.68%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. 11.89% 4.06%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits. 21.34% 3.64%

Sectors

Manufacturing 48.7%
Finance and Insurance 11.9%
Information 10.4%
Retail Trade 7.3%
Financial Services 4.8%
Utilities 3.2%
Wholesale Trade 1.8%
Transportation and Warehousing 1.5%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1.4%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 1.0%
Accommodation and Food Services 1.0%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 0.5%
Construction 0.5%
Public Administration 0.3%
Health Care and Social Assistance 0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 0.1%
Finance 0.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 0.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 0.0%
Educational Services 0.0%
Other 5.1%

Countries

United States 95.0%
Ireland 2.3%
Other 1.1%
United Kingdom 1.1%
Switzerland 0.5%
Bermuda 0.1%

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