Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIGI
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 100 Vanguard Boulevard Malvern PA United States of America 19355
- IPO Date
- Mar 2, 2016
- CIK
- 0001004655
- Website
- investor.vanguard.com
- Similar Companies
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- Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund (VIGI) is an exchange-traded fund managed by The Vanguard Group Inc that seeks to track the performance of the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Dividend Growers Index. The fund provides investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of non-U.S. companies that have a record of consistently increasing dividends; it invests primarily in common stocks of developed and emerging market companies outside the United States, selected based on criteria such as at least 10 consecutive years of dividend growth, positive earnings growth, and certain market capitalization thresholds. VIGI offers low-cost access to international dividend-growth equities through its passive indexing strategy, with holdings spanning sectors like financials, industrials, consumer staples, health care, and information technology; key positions typically include multinational firms such as Nestle SA, Novartis AG, Schneider Electric SE, and Roche Holding AG. Established in 2012 and domiciled in Malvern, Pennsylvania—the headquarters of its sponsor, The Vanguard Group—VIGI operates globally with investments across developed markets in Europe, the Pacific region, and Canada, as well as selective emerging markets exposure. The fund maintains a market-cap weighted portfolio of approximately 300 holdings, emphasizing quality companies with sustainable dividend policies while limiting concentration risk through sector and country diversification caps. In recent developments, VIGI benefited from Vanguard's ongoing emphasis on cost efficiency, with its expense ratio remaining at a competitive 0.15% as of late 2025, reflecting no major fee adjustments amid stable assets under management exceeding $7 billion. The fund saw portfolio rebalancing in response to 2024-2025 market shifts, including increased allocations to resilient European dividend growers amid U.S. dollar strength and geopolitical tensions; no significant structural changes, such as mergers or index provider switches, have occurred in the last two years. Vanguard's broader strategic initiatives, including expanded ESG integration options for similar funds, have not directly altered VIGI's core methodology, maintaining its focus on long-term dividend appreciation for institutional and retail investors seeking international income and growth.