Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares
VDADX
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- 100 Vanguard Boulevard Malvern PA United States of America 19355
- IPO Date
- Dec 20, 2013
- CIK
- 0000734383
- Website
- investor.vanguard.com
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- Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares (VDADX) is a mutual fund that employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, which measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have increased regular cash dividends for at least 10 consecutive years while excluding the highest-yielding stocks to focus on financial stability. The fund invests all or substantially all of its assets in the common stocks included in the index, weighted by free-float-adjusted market capitalization with a 4% cap per holding at annual rebalance, resulting in a diversified portfolio of over 300 large-cap blend securities primarily in stable sectors such as technology, financial services, healthcare, and consumer defensive; top holdings as of late 2025 include Broadcom Inc. (7.18%), Microsoft Corp. (4.79%), Apple Inc. (4.20%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.01%), and Eli Lilly and Co. (3.19%). It offers investors exposure to high-quality, profitable U.S. companies with a proven history of dividend growth, delivering a trailing twelve-month yield of 1.58%, low turnover of 11%, and an expense ratio of 0.08%. Launched on December 19, 2013, and headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania as part of The Vanguard Group, Inc., VDADX serves institutional and high-net-worth investors with a minimum initial investment of $3,000 and manages total net assets of approximately $120.4 billion as of November 2025. The fund maintains negligible foreign holdings at 0.1% and focuses exclusively on the North American (U.S.) market, targeting long-term capital appreciation and income through its emphasis on dividend-growing equities that exhibit lower volatility and stronger risk-adjusted returns compared to broader large-blend peers. In recent developments, Vanguard implemented its largest round of fee cuts across funds in early 2025 at an estimated cost of $350 million, enhancing cost efficiency for VDADX investors; the firm also launched approximately a dozen low-cost bond ETFs and established a dedicated advice and wealth management division to expand service capabilities amid robust asset inflows rivaling BlackRock. Additionally, fiscal year-end data through January 31, 2025, confirmed a low portfolio turnover rate of 11.1% and robust return on equity for holdings at 29.4%, reflecting ongoing operational stability with no reported acquisitions, partnerships, or major strategic shifts specific to VDADX.