ETF·NYSE
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)
- Net assets
- $127.60B
- Expense ratio
- 0.04%
- Yield
- 1.56%
- 52-week range
- $210.01 $247.45
VIG ETF forecast today
Where VIG stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
VIG at a glance
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG): Strong Buy, 88/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($240.05 and $232.18).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.04%, $127.6B in net assets, price up 11.3% over 1 year.
Figures as of October 27, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) Strong Buy, with a model score of 88/100.
The trend lifts the score most: the price is 5.46% above its 200-day average and 2.00% above its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 3.39% above the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $240.05 and the 200-day at $232.18. Over the past year the price rose 11.31%.
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Figures we compute ourselves from VIG's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
VIG ETF price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
4/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $244.85 is 2.0% above the 50-day simple moving average of $240.05.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 5.5% above the 200-day simple moving average of $232.18.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($240.05) is 3.4% above the 200-day average ($232.18), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 93% of its 52-week range, between $210.01 and $247.45.
VIG share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far VIG has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where VIG sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
VIG fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
5/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.04% a year, $4.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $127.6B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Technology, makes up 26.3% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 1.56%.Price up over one year ›
The price rose 11.31% over the past year.
VIG Fund Facts
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of U.S. companies with a strong record of raising dividends over time. The fund focuses on large-cap and established businesses that have increased their annual dividends for at least 10 consecutive years, using an index-based approach designed to emphasize dividend growth rather than high current yield.
Sector weights
Total returns, as the fund family reports them
| Period | VIG |
|---|---|
| YTD | 7.38% |
| 1 month | -3.27% |
| 3 months | -1.12% |
| 1 year | 9.77% |
| 3 years | 16.51% |
| 5 years | 10.72% |
| 10 years | 12.86% |
As of Oct 27, 2026, VIG has an expense ratio of 0.04%, $127.60B in net assets and a distribution yield of 1.56%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 27, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund. The trailing returns are the fund family's own month-end total returns, with distributions included, so they can differ from the price changes elsewhere on this page.
Key statistics
The headline figures for VIG.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of VIG's holdings, performance and risks.
Technology is VIG's largest sector, making up 26.3% of the fund. Financial Services follows at 21.8%, and Healthcare at 18.3%. The fund is a Large Blend offering from Vanguard that was launched on April 21, 2006.
The annual cost of holding VIG is 0.04%, which comes to $4.00 a year on each $10,000 invested. The fund has $127.6B in net assets. Its distribution yield stands at 1.56%, and portfolio turnover is 8%.
Normal swings for VIG run at about 0.50% a day.
VIG AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
3/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 64.5, showing bullish momentum without being overbought.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 64.5 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of VIG
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) has the shape of an uptrend, with the price above both of its main averages. At $244.85, the fund trades 2.00% above its 50-day average of $240.05 and 5.46% above its 200-day average of $232.18. Within its 52-week range, the price is 1.05% below the high of $247.45 and 16.59% above the low of $210.01, which places it near the top of that band. The 50-day average is 3.39% above the 200-day, so the averages themselves point the same way as the price.
The 14-day RSI of 64.5 is in the bullish zone, below the overbought line, and the MACD line is positive. The recent returns are all positive: the price rose 1.29% over the past three months, rose 8.65% over the past six months and rose 11.31% over the past year.
- The two closest levels to watch are the 52-week high at $247.45, which sits above the price, and the 20-day EMA at $241.26, which sits below it.
- A 14-day RSI of 64.5 falls in the bullish zone, and the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 signal stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.04% a year, VIG charges $4.00 on every $10,000 invested.
The uptrend rests on VIG staying above its 50-day average at $240.05 and its 200-day average at $232.18; a close below the 50-day would be the first crack in it. On a pullback, the first level the price would meet is the 20-day EMA at $241.26.
The next level overhead for VIG is its 52-week high of $247.45. The RSI sits in the bullish zone, which suggests momentum is still supporting the move.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for VIG, from its daily closes.
As of October 27, 2026, with VIG at $244.85, its 14-day RSI is 64.5 (showing bullish momentum without being overbought), its 50-day simple moving average is $240.05 and its 200-day is $232.18.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 27, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What VIG moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 27, 2026, VIG's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.89 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.75 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.34 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.15 with gold (XAU).
VIG trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
VIG trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from VIG's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much VIG tends to move, against the market and on its own.
VIG price history and drawdowns
VIG's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 0.50% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 25.4%, from February 2020 to March 2020, regained by August 2020.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
88% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $35,900, against $42,015 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
VIG Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 27, 2026, VIG's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -25.4% (February 2020 to March 2020); it regained that peak by August 2020, 5 months after the low, and 88% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into VIG in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: VIG trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $35,900 against $42,015.
A $10,000 investment in VIG in October 2016 would be worth about $35,900 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,015 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to VIG, and which have not.
Strongest month, November: an average of +4.04%, up in 9 of 10 years.
Weakest month, March: an average of -1.71%, up in 4 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +0.61%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, VIG's strongest calendar month has been November (average +4.04%, up in 9 of 10 years) and its weakest March (average -1.71%, up in 4 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
VIG price prediction 2030
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in VIG, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 10 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in VIG today could grow to about $13,736 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $20,723 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $9,105. The simulation models price only; at today's 1.56% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
VIG 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $336 for VIG by 2030 in the base case, from $245 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $223. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on VIG's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $216 | $265 | $326 | |
| 2028 | $215 | $287 | $384 | |
| 2029 | $218 | $311 | $444 | |
| 2030 | $223 | $336 | $507 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of VIG's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
VIG ETF forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 27, 2026.