VDIGX Mutual Fund — Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund Investor Shares

Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund Investor Shares (VDIGX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VDIGX is a low-cost Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 22.71%, its trailing-12-month yield is 22.71%, its expense ratio is 0.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 37/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 1819.4% over the past 34.3 years.

VDIGX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1819.4% over the past 34.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.1%.

VDIGX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

37 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

8.40%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/15/1992

Expense ratio

0.20%

Distribution rate

22.71%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

22.71%

Last close

$32.83 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$31.93 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$33,387,650,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.201

Ex-dividend date

06/26/2026

Payment date

06/29/2026

Beta

0.65

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (22.71%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (22.71%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VDIGX risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.1%.

Who may consider VDIGX — and who may not

VDIGX may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VDIGX pays quarterly). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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