---
ticker: "VIG"
name: "Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VIG"
grade: "A"
score: 79
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Dividend Index"
category_rank: "3 of 53"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VIG: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Grade **A**, Score 79 of 100. Rank 3 of 53 in US Dividend Index.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 100 | 1 of 53 |
| Mission | 85 | 25 of 50 |
| Risk | 63 | 17 of 53 |
| Tradability | 59 | 18 of 53 |
| Holdings | 52 | 30 of 53 |
| Durability | 92 | 1 of 53 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 336 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 4.69% |
| 2 | AAPL | Apple Inc | 4.52% |
| 3 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 4.36% |
| 4 | JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4.08% |
| 5 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 3.92% |
| 6 | XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 2.86% |
| 7 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 2.74% |
| 8 | V | Visa Inc | 2.51% |
| 9 | MA | Mastercard Inc | 2.04% |
| 10 | WMT | Walmart Inc | 1.97% |
| 11 | ABBV | AbbVie Inc | 1.94% |
| 12 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 1.87% |
| 13 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.79% |
| 14 | BAC | Bank of America Corp | 1.73% |
| 15 | LRCX | Lam Research Corp | 1.61% |
| 16 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | 1.57% |
| 17 | MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 1.56% |
| 18 | UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 1.51% |
| 19 | KO | Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.47% |
| 20 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/The | 1.45% |
| 21 | HD | Home Depot Inc/The | 1.40% |
| 22 | GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 1.21% |
| 23 | MS | Morgan Stanley | 1.09% |
| 24 | ORCL | Oracle Corp | 1.08% |
| 25 | TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | 1.02% |
| 26 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | 0.99% |
| 27 | KLAC | KLA Corp | 0.98% |
| 28 | LIN | Linde PLC | 0.97% |
| 29 | IBM | International Business Machines Corp | 0.94% |
| 30 | APH | Amphenol Corp | 0.83% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VIG. Please cite the page URL.