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VDIG

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund - Vanguard Wellington Dividend Growth Active ETF

Active Equity · Vanguard · Inception 2025-11-14

$62.29−0.25 (−0.40%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:02 PM EDT

History starts Nov 18, 2025.History starts Nov 18, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 3 prints from 62.54 to 62.29. Range 62.29 to 62.60. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$62.40$62.50$62.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.40%
Fund size
$32M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$62.67
52W range
low $55.63high $65.31

The ETF.net VDIG Grade

B

58/ 100

Rank 12 of 40 in US Active Dividend Income⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for VDIG. Scores out of 100: Cost 83, Risk 17, Mission not scored, Tradability 69, Holdings 39, Durability 46. Strongest: Cost (83). Weakest: Risk (17). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 58 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 83
    Category rank8/40 · top 20%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    FScore 17
    Category rank36/37 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 69
    Category rank11/40 · top 28%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 39
    Category rank32/40 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 46
    Category rank28/40 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

VDIG Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 7:39 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
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Top-10 weight
43%
Largest holding
AVGO6.3%

Geography

  • United States92.81%
  • United Kingdom4.02%
  • Switzerland3.16%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AVGOBroadcom Inc6.31%4,589$2M732
002LLYEli Lilly & Co5.68%1,301$2M569
003MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.88%3,590$1M792
004MAMastercard Inc4.09%2,187$1M512
005TXNTexas Instruments Inc4.07%3,747$1M497
006LINLinde PLC3.93%2,078$1M272
007KLACKLA Corp3.88%3,530$1M506
008VVisa Inc3.38%2,702$927K550
009HDHome Depot Inc/The3.23%2,517$888K436
010AAPLApple Inc3.20%3,040$880K707
011CBChubb Ltd3.09%2,493$849K239
012WFCWells Fargo & Co3.09%10,266$848K380
013DHRDanaher Corp2.80%4,036$769K327
014TJXTJX Cos Inc/The2.77%5,028$762K419
015KOCoca-Cola Co/The2.73%9,230$750K457

Showing 1–15 of 39 holdings

VDIG Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VDIG$10,218
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. VDIG $10,218. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,874$10,267$11,660Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VDIG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVDIG
Year to date+2.2%
1 month−2.3%
3 months+1.3%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VDIG
YearReturn barVDIG
2026 YTD+2.2%
2025+3.7%

History from Nov 18, 2025

VDIG in the news

VDIG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.08 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2025 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.08

VDIG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Nov 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.74
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

VDIG Cost

Expense ratio0.40%
  • The middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
  • Median 0.51%

7 of the 40 US Active Dividend Income funds charge less.

VDIG costs $40.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Dividend Income fund costs $51.00.