Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG +0.81%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at VIG and see what CAPS investors are saying about the ETF right now.
VIG facts
|
Inception |
April 2006 |
|
Total Net Assets |
$12.4 billion |
|
Investment Approach |
Seeks to track the performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index, which consists of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time. |
|
Expense Ratio |
0.13% |
|
1-Year / 3-year / 5-Year Annualized Returns |
13.4% / 11% / 4.7% |
|
Dividend Yield |
2.4% |
|
Alternatives |
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (NYSEMKT: DYY) |
Sources: Morningstar and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 277 members who have rated VIG believe the ETF will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star rd80, tapped VIG as a particularly solid total-return opportunity:
Dividend growth stocks are my favorite type of investment. VIG offers an ETF full of them along with Vanguard's famous low fees. If I wasn't interested in owning individual stocks, this fund would probably be a core holding. Expect this to outperform in a soft market, but may lag in a strong up market.
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