VWIGX Mutual Fund — Vanguard International Growth Fund Investor Shares

Vanguard International Growth Fund Investor Shares (VWIGX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VWIGX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 1.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.37%, its expense ratio is 0.38%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 2982.3% over the past 41 years.

Vanguard International Growth Fund Investor Shares is an actively managed mutual fund that invests primarily in growth stocks of companies located outside the United States, with at least 80% of assets typically deployed in international equities. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.38% and has a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits; it does not have a regular distribution frequency. This fund appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking international equity exposure with professional active management.

VWIGX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2982.3% over the past 41 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.1%.

VWIGX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.93%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/30/1981

Expense ratio

0.38%

Distribution rate

1.05%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

6.37%

Last close

$37.98 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$37.61 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$42,096,120,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$2.418

Ex-dividend date

12/17/2025

Payment date

12/18/2025

Beta

0.96

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.37%) 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.

VWIGX risks and drawbacks

VWIGX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.1%.

Who may consider VWIGX — and who may not

VWIGX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VWIGX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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