Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)
Top ETFs · US Dividend · data since 2006-05-02 · last close 2026-09-09
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.9 | 1.6 | -5.2 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -1.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 0.5 | -4.0 | -1.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | -0.9 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | -4.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | -1.9 | 5.4 | -3.9 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | -2.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | -2.7 | 6.5 | 2.4 | -1.9 | -4.3 | -1.5 | 7.5 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | -5.3 | -2.8 | 3.0 | -5.1 | -0.1 | -6.2 | 6.8 | -3.5 | -8.2 | 10.0 | 6.8 | -3.7 |
| 2021 | -2.9 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | -5.0 | 6.9 | -1.4 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | -8.3 | -9.6 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 6.2 | -1.1 | -2.3 | 10.0 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -4.6 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | -4.0 | -1.3 | -0.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | -6.4 | 4.1 | -8.8 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 4.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | -2.3 | 1.1 | 6.3 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| 2015 | -3.4 | 5.6 | -2.3 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -2.5 | 2.2 | -5.9 | -1.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| 2014 | -5.0 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -3.3 | 3.6 | -1.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 5.4 | -3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| 2012 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -0.3 | -4.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -3.5 | -3.2 | -6.3 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| 2010 | -2.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 2.2 | -7.2 | -4.3 | 6.4 | -3.4 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 2009 | -7.6 | -10.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | -5.3 | -1.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.3 | -7.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -6.7 | -14.1 | -2.5 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | 1.6 | -1.7 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | -1.6 | -2.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | · | · | · | · | -1.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Avg | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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VIG seasonality — average by calendar month
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has monthly history back to 2006. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 17 of 20 years, median +2.5%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. July has the highest win rate, up in 18 of 21. Across its full record it has closed 67% of months higher, swings ±3.8% in an average month and has fallen 46.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.0% | +0.3% | +1.0% | +1.9% | +0.4% | +0.1% | +2.3% | +0.5% | -0.1% | +0.9% | +2.8% | +0.6% |
| Win rate | 60%/20 | 65%/20 | 70%/20 | 65%/20 | 67%/21 | 57%/21 | 86%/21 | 67%/21 | 55%/20 | 55%/20 | 85%/20 | 70%/20 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
VIG risk & extremes
VIG drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF's best month?+
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +10.04%.
What was Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -14.11%.
Is Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF up this year?+
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is up 9.56% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF's 1-year return?+
+14.15% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 46.8%, measured on month-end closes since 2006.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2006. An average is not a forecast.
About Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is an us dividend business worth about $132 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2006, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2006) would be about $733 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +10.04%; its worst, October 2008 at -14.11%.
- It has closed July in the green 18 out of 21 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.