STXD vs VIG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Strive 1000 Dividend Growth ETF

STXDCNYSE

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

VIGANYSE Arca

Overlap

48.8%by weight

Expense ratio

VIG −0.31pt a year

STXD0.35%VIG0.04%

Avg volume · 30D

VIG 207.5×the volume

STXD5.04KVIG1.05M

3Y return · a year

VIG +1.8pt

STXD+16.9%VIG+18.7%

STXD vs VIG Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+13.6%STXD+17.5%VIG

Expense ratio: STXD 0.35%; VIG 0.04%, better
Fund size: STXD $68M; VIG $109B
1Y total return: STXD +13.6%; VIG +17.5%, better
Yield (12M): STXD 1.06%; VIG 1.46%, better
Holdings: STXD 179; VIG 343
Avg volume (30D): STXD 5.04K sh; VIG 1.05M sh, better
NAV per share: STXD $39.65; VIG $243.29
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for STXD, VIG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	STXD	VIG
Cost30% weight	B57	A100Higher
Mission25% weight	B60	A86Higher
Risk15% weight	D35	B59Higher
Tradability15% weight	F15	B59Higher
Holdings10% weight	C47	C51Higher
Durability5% weight	F14	A90Higher

Rank among US Dividend Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. STXD and VIG are both graded against the same 52 US Dividend Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Dividend Index⁠

Category · 52 funds

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VIG ranks 5th and STXD 43rd of 52 funds in the US Dividend Index Category.

Rank 4ADIVBiShares Core Dividend ETFScore 79
Rank 5AVIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETFScore 78
Rank 6ADLNWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend FundScore 73
Rank 43CDURAVanEck Durable High Dividend ETFScore 45
Rank 43CSTXDStrive 1000 Dividend Growth ETFScore 45
Rank 45CPEYInvesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETFScore 42

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

STXDCStrive 1000 Dividend Growth ETF

VIGAVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

In short

STXD A young Strive index fund that fishes a 1,000-stock US universe for companies with consistently rising dividends, keeps roughly 220 of them, and pays quarterly. At 0.35% a year, it asks more than the category's cheapest.

VIG VIG buys dividend growth, not fat yields: about 300 US companies with a record of raising their payouts, tracked for 0.04% a year. Running since 2006 and now north of $100 billion, it is the plain-vanilla anchor of the dividend-screen aisle.

Stated mandate

STXD The Fund seeks to track the total return of an index of U.S.-listed equities with consistently growing dividends, before fees and expenses.

VIG The fund seeks to track the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, which represents common stocks of companies with a record of increasing dividends over time.

Why people hold it

STXD Growth of the payout, not the size of it: the mandate targets US-listed companies with consistently growing dividends, so a rising-dividend record drives the screen rather than the fattest headline yield.
Rules-based and roomy: roughly 220 US stocks tracked against the Bloomberg US 1000 Dividend Growth Index, with cash paid out quarterly.
The 0.35% annual fee is mid-pack for a dividend screen, not boutique-premium pricing.

VIG At 0.04% a year, the fee is roughly a tenth of the typical dividend-screen fund's 0.39%, and undercuts every other top-graded fund in the group, DGRO and SCHD included.
The screen rewards a record of increasing dividends rather than the biggest current payout, so the basket leans on payout discipline instead of stretched yields.
Live since 2006, over $100 billion in assets and actively traded, which shows up as easy fills rather than wide spreads.
About 300 holdings, cash paid quarterly, and one of the strongest overall implementations in its dividend-screen peer group.

Worth knowing

STXD Thinly traded and small in assets, so spreads can be less friendly than in the household-name dividend ETFs.
Fee math is the hurdle: VIG (0.04%), SCHD (0.06%) and DGRO (0.08%) run a fraction of 0.35% while chasing overlapping dividend-growth ground.
Launched in 2022, so the track record is short, and our review places it in the lower part of a crowded dividend-screen field.

VIG Growth of payouts, not maximum income, is the mandate. That puts it on a different axis than high-dividend funds such as SPYD.
US stocks only, no bonds and no overseas payers, and sector weights are whatever the index screen spits out.
Portfolio risk and concentration measures land mid-pack for the category: it is fully invested in equities and drops when the market drops.

Full STXD profile⁠

Full VIG profile⁠

STXD vs VIG Holdings

How STXD and VIG differ

Overlap by weight

48.8%

Shared holdings make up 77.6% of STXD and 48.9% of VIG.

Level by level

Holdings109 in both48.8%
Sector11 Sectors84.1%
Countryby domicile99.2%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in STXD and VIG, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	STXD	VIG
Financials	STXD +5.2 points	25.9%	20.7%
Consumer Staples	VIG +5.2 points	3.9%	9.1%
Consumer Discretionary	STXD +4.3 points	8.2%	3.9%
Health Care	VIG +4.1 points	14.6%	18.7%
Energy	VIG +3.4 points	0.2%	3.6%
Industrials	STXD +3.3 points	14.1%	10.8%
Real Estate	STXD +3.0 points	3.0%	0.0%
Technology	VIG +2.5 points	24.9%	27.4%
Utilities	VIG +0.6 points	2.1%	2.7%
Materials	VIG +0.2 points	3.0%	3.2%
Communication	STXD +0.1 points	0.1%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in STXD and VIG, widest gap first
Country	More in STXDMore in VIG	Gap	STXD	VIG
United States		VIG +0.8 points	99.2%	100.0%
Other countries (3)		STXD +0.8 points	0.8%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

STXD35.4%
VIG34.5%

Securities held

STXD178
VIG341

Asset class

STXD: Stocks
VIG: Stocks

Holdings

Only in STXD69
In both109
Only in VIG232

Only in STXD

69 securities, 22.3% of STXD by weight

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc1.89%
RTX Corp1.87%
Applied Materials Inc1.87%
Deere & Co1.23%
TJX Cos Inc/The1.09%
Prologis Inc0.86%
Parker-Hannifin Corp0.84%
Equinix Inc0.75%
Trane Technologies PLC0.65%
American Tower Corp0.64%
Quanta Services Inc0.60%
Johnson Controls International plc0.60%
Howmet Aerospace Inc0.60%
Ross Stores Inc0.53%
HCA Healthcare Inc0.53%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc0.43%
PACCAR Inc0.38%
AMETEK Inc0.38%
eBay Inc0.37%
Garmin Ltd0.34%
Yum! Brands Inc0.32%
Vistra Corp0.30%
Carrier Global Corp0.30%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.29%
Paychex Inc0.27%
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc0.23%
Otis Worldwide Corp0.22%
Verisk Analytics Inc0.20%
Ares Management Corp0.20%
EMCOR Group Inc0.19%
Tapestry Inc0.19%
Darden Restaurants Inc0.19%
Royalty Pharma PLC0.19%
HEICO Corp0.14%
Woodward Inc0.14%
NRG Energy Inc0.14%
SBA Communications Corp0.13%
Jacobs Solutions Inc0.13%
Kimco Realty Corp0.13%
SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc0.12%
First Citizens BancShares Inc/NC0.12%
Ralph Lauren Corp0.11%
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc0.10%
Lamar Advertising Co0.10%
Rollins Inc0.09%
Mueller Industries Inc0.08%
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc0.08%
New York Times Co/The0.08%
American Homes 4 Rent0.08%
Texas Roadhouse Inc0.08%

Only in VIG

232 securities, 50.9% of VIG by weight

Apple Inc4.89%
Eli Lilly & Co4.10%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.96%
Johnson & Johnson2.83%
Walmart Inc2.05%
AbbVie Inc2.05%
Cisco Systems Inc1.88%
Caterpillar Inc1.65%
Merck & Co Inc1.59%
Bank of America Corp1.57%
Procter & Gamble Co/The1.50%
Coca-Cola Co/The1.48%
UnitedHealth Group Inc1.46%
International Business Machines Corp0.92%
QUALCOMM Inc0.87%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.82%
PepsiCo Inc0.77%
Eaton Corp PLC0.74%
McDonald's Corp0.72%
Union Pacific Corp0.72%
Chubb Ltd0.51%
Medtronic PLC0.49%
Lockheed Martin Corp0.46%
Phillips 660.45%
Emerson Electric Co0.38%
PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The0.38%
General Dynamics Corp0.37%
Elevance Health Inc0.36%
Travelers Cos Inc/The0.33%
Ecolab Inc0.31%
Colgate-Palmolive Co0.30%
Cintas Corp0.30%
Honeywell International Inc0.30%
Illinois Tool Works Inc0.30%
American Electric Power Co Inc0.29%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc0.27%
Cencora Inc0.25%
Allstate Corp/The0.25%
Nucor Corp0.23%
Cardinal Health Inc0.23%
Sempra0.23%
MetLife Inc0.22%
Aflac Inc0.22%
Honeywell Aerospace Inc0.22%
Becton Dickinson & Co0.22%
Agilent Technologies Inc0.22%
Rockwell Automation Inc0.21%
Entergy Corp0.21%
Fifth Third Bancorp0.20%
L3Harris Technologies Inc0.20%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 109 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in STXD and VIG, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	STXD	VIG
Visa IncV	STXD +2.73 points	5.26%	2.53%
Mastercard IncMA	STXD +1.89 points	3.86%	1.97%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	STXD +1.63 points	3.42%	1.79%
Home Depot Inc/TheHD	STXD +1.25 points	2.51%	1.26%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM	STXD +1.06 points	4.95%	3.89%
Amgen IncAMGN	STXD +0.81 points	1.82%	1.01%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/TheGS	STXD +0.77 points	1.86%	1.09%
Linde PLCLIN	STXD +0.77 points	1.74%	0.97%
Texas Instruments IncTXN	STXD +0.72 points	1.85%	1.13%
Accenture PLCACN	STXD +0.66 points	1.16%	0.50%
NextEra Energy IncNEE	STXD +0.63 points	1.33%	0.70%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT	STXD +0.61 points	1.37%	0.76%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	STXD +0.62 points	5.52%	4.90%
Morgan StanleyMS	STXD +0.57 points	1.56%	0.99%
Blackrock IncBLK	STXD +0.53 points	1.21%	0.68%
S&P Global IncSPGI	STXD +0.47 points	1.00%	0.53%
McKesson CorpMCK	STXD +0.47 points	0.91%	0.44%
Danaher CorpDHR	STXD +0.47 points	1.08%	0.61%
Lowe's Cos IncLOW	STXD +0.46 points	0.92%	0.46%
Analog Devices IncADI	STXD +0.43 points	1.29%	0.86%
Stryker CorpSYK	STXD +0.43 points	0.86%	0.43%
Automatic Data Processing IncADP	STXD +0.43 points	0.88%	0.45%
Amphenol CorpAPH	STXD +0.42 points	1.34%	0.92%
Oracle CorpORCL	STXD +0.41 points	1.46%	1.05%
Starbucks CorpSBUX	STXD +0.41 points	0.88%	0.47%
CME Group IncCME	STXD +0.38 points	0.80%	0.42%
Waste Management IncWM	STXD +0.35 points	0.69%	0.34%
Marsh & McLennan Cos IncMRSH	STXD +0.35 points	0.71%	0.36%
Intuit IncINTU	STXD +0.35 points	0.68%	0.33%
Intercontinental Exchange IncICE	STXD +0.33 points	0.71%	0.38%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/TheBNY	STXD +0.30 points	0.73%	0.43%
Mondelez International IncMDLZ	STXD +0.29 points	0.62%	0.33%
Motorola Solutions IncMSI	STXD +0.29 points	0.62%	0.33%
CSX CorpCSX	STXD +0.28 points	0.66%	0.38%
Northrop Grumman CorpNOC	STXD +0.27 points	0.56%	0.29%
Aon PLCAON	STXD +0.27 points	0.53%	0.26%
Arthur J Gallagher & CoAJG	STXD +0.26 points	0.52%	0.26%
Moody's CorpMCO	STXD +0.26 points	0.56%	0.30%
Sherwin-Williams Co/TheSHW	STXD +0.25 points	0.58%	0.33%
WW Grainger IncGWW	STXD +0.22 points	0.46%	0.24%
Nasdaq IncNDAQ	STXD +0.20 points	0.38%	0.18%
Kla CorpKLAC	STXD +0.19 points	1.32%	1.13%
Roper Technologies IncROP	STXD +0.20 points	0.35%	0.15%
Fastenal CoFAST	STXD +0.19 points	0.44%	0.25%
Republic Services IncRSG	STXD +0.18 points	0.36%	0.18%
TE Connectivity PLCTEL	STXD +0.17 points	0.44%	0.27%
Cummins IncCMI	STXD +0.16 points	0.47%	0.31%
MSCI IncMSCI	STXD +0.15 points	0.32%	0.17%
NIKE IncNKE	STXD +0.14 points	0.33%	0.19%
Cboe Global Markets IncCBOE	STXD +0.13 points	0.26%	0.13%
Ameriprise Financial IncAMP	STXD +0.13 points	0.32%	0.19%
Vulcan Materials CoVMC	STXD +0.13 points	0.27%	0.14%
State Street CorpSTT	STXD +0.11 points	0.32%	0.21%
ResMed IncRMD	STXD +0.11 points	0.25%	0.14%
Cincinnati Financial CorpCINF	STXD +0.10 points	0.21%	0.11%
American Water Works Co IncAWK	STXD +0.10 points	0.21%	0.11%
Zoetis IncZTS	STXD +0.09 points	0.22%	0.13%
Raymond James Financial IncRJF	STXD +0.09 points	0.21%	0.12%
Martin Marietta Materials IncMLM	STXD +0.09 points	0.22%	0.13%
Steris PLCSTE	STXD +0.09 points	0.18%	0.09%
Williams-Sonoma IncWSM	STXD +0.09 points	0.21%	0.12%
W R Berkley CorpWRB	STXD +0.08 points	0.15%	0.07%
Atmos Energy CorpATO	STXD +0.08 points	0.20%	0.12%
Casey's General Stores IncCASY	STXD +0.08 points	0.18%	0.10%
Brown & Brown IncBRO	STXD +0.08 points	0.16%	0.08%
Broadcom IncAVGO	VIG +0.08 points	4.22%	4.30%
Royal Gold IncRGLD	STXD +0.08 points	0.17%	0.09%
Tractor Supply CoTSCO	STXD +0.07 points	0.14%	0.07%
Xylem Inc/NYXYL	STXD +0.07 points	0.17%	0.10%
Masco CorpMAS	STXD +0.07 points	0.13%	0.06%
Broadridge Financial Solutions IncBR	STXD +0.07 points	0.15%	0.08%
Reliance IncRS	STXD +0.06 points	0.15%	0.09%
Expeditors International of Washington IncEXPD	STXD +0.06 points	0.17%	0.11%
Allegion plcALLE	STXD +0.06 points	0.12%	0.06%
Carlisle Cos IncCSL	STXD +0.05 points	0.11%	0.06%
Texas Pacific Land CorpTPL	STXD +0.06 points	0.14%	0.08%
ITT IncITT	STXD +0.05 points	0.13%	0.08%
HEICO CorpHEI	STXD +0.05 points	0.10%	0.05%
Hubbell IncHUBB	STXD +0.05 points	0.16%	0.11%
Avery Dennison CorpAVY	STXD +0.05 points	0.11%	0.06%
FactSet Research Systems IncFDS	STXD +0.05 points	0.09%	0.04%
Lincoln Electric Holdings IncLECO	STXD +0.05 points	0.11%	0.06%
Snap-on IncSNA	STXD +0.05 points	0.13%	0.08%
Tetra Tech IncTTEK	STXD +0.04 points	0.08%	0.04%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding CorpBAH	STXD +0.04 points	0.08%	0.04%
Microchip Technology IncMCHP	STXD +0.04 points	0.23%	0.19%
JB Hunt Transport Services IncJBHT	STXD +0.04 points	0.11%	0.07%
Toro Co/TheTTC	STXD +0.03 points	0.07%	0.04%
Advanced Drainage Systems IncWMS	STXD +0.03 points	0.07%	0.04%
Domino's Pizza IncDPZ	STXD +0.03 points	0.07%	0.04%
Service Corp International/USSCI	STXD +0.02 points	0.07%	0.05%
McCormick & Co Inc/MDMKC	STXD +0.03 points	0.08%	0.05%
Graco IncGGG	STXD +0.02 points	0.08%	0.06%
Houlihan Lokey IncHLI	STXD +0.03 points	0.06%	0.03%
Lennox International IncLII	STXD +0.02 points	0.07%	0.05%
Applied Industrial Technologies IncAIT	STXD +0.03 points	0.08%	0.05%
Pool CorpPOOL	STXD +0.02 points	0.05%	0.03%
Mobility Global IncMBGL	STXD +0.02 points	0.04%	0.02%
Watsco IncWSO	STXD +0.02 points	0.07%	0.05%
Watts Water Technologies IncWTS	STXD +0.02 points	0.06%	0.04%

All 216 STXD holdings⁠All 333 VIG holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

STXD vs VIG Cost

Overpaying STXD vs VIG

$6,277

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

STXD 0.35%
$7,126
VIG 0.04%
$849

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

STXD 0.35%
VIG 0.04%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	STXD	VIG	Overpaying
10	$634	$73	$561
20	$2,454	$288	$2,166
30	$7,126	$849	$6,277

Expense ratio

0.35%STXD
0.04%VIG, cheaper

VIG0.04%STXD0.35%

0.04%0.70%

Middle half of US Dividend Index funds
Median 0.35%

VIG cheapest of 52 funds

STXD 20th cheapest of 52 funds

STXD vs VIG Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): STXD 1.06%; VIG 1.46%, better
Payout (12M): STXD $0.43; VIG $3.65
Last payment: STXD $0.09; VIG $0.93
Ex-dividend: STXD Sep 28, 2026; VIG Sep 28, 2026
Paid on: STXD Sep 30, 2026; VIG Sep 30, 2026
Frequency: STXD Quarterly; VIG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

STXDQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll STXD payments⁠

VIGQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VIG payments⁠

STXD vs VIG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: STXD 10.8%VIG 10.6%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: STXD 1.14VIG 1.33, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: STXD −14.9%since Nov 2022VIG −20.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: STXD 0.75VIG 0.80; Market = 1

STXD and VIG in the news

All news⁠

Best ETFs
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Updated Nov 2, 2026VIG
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Eventide lists two ETFs at 0.75% and 0.95% for strategies it already runs
Oct 30, 2026VIG
Filings Digest
11 Strive funds will move to NYSE Arca on Dec. 15
Oct 29, 2026STXD
Best ETFs
Schwab's dividend ETF returned 22.8% in a year. Its income rate still trails a one-month bill.
Updated Oct 2, 2026VIG
First-Year Review
EASY's first year trailed the defensive index it names
Sep 30, 2026VIG
New ETFs
Raub Brock lists HQDG, an active dividend-growth ETF priced at 0.50%
Sep 8, 2026VIG

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STXD vs VIG

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it