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Vanguard Advice Select Dividend Growth Fund (VADGX) Diversifiers

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Jul 14, 2026

The Vanguard Advisor Select Dividend Growth Fund (VADGX) is an actively managed mutual fund that seeks to provide long-term growth of capital and income by investing primarily in dividend-paying large-cap companies in the United States. The investment strategy of VADGX focuses on selecting dividend-paying companies with a history of sustainable earnings growth and the ability to continue to pay and increase their dividends over time.

VADGX's portfolio typically comprises approximately 50 to 70 stocks, focusing on companies with market capitalizations over $10 billion. The fund's sector allocation is generally diversified across various industries, although it may have a slight bias towards specific sectors depending on market conditions and the fund manager's outlook.

Looking to diversify beyond VADGX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with VADGX — they tend to move on their own, which can help reduce risk when the rest of your portfolio drops. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies that behave independently from VADGX.

Best Diversifiers for VADGX

0 mutual funds have low correlation with VADGX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund Class A (SVAAX) (Dividend) with a 1Y correlation of 0.36, down from 0.50 over 3 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
SVAAX
Federated Hermes Strategic Value Dividend Fund Cla...0.360.50—
84
DividendVADGX vs SVAAX
SVPFX
Goldman Sachs Strategic Volatility Premium Fund0.370.150.15
95
Large Cap Blend EquitiesVADGX vs SVPFX
ORDNX
North Square Preferred and Income Securities Fund0.400.30—
68
Large Cap Blend EquitiesVADGX vs ORDNX
VITAX
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral...0.440.48—
55
Technology EquitiesVADGX vs VITAX
SGOIX
First Eagle Overseas Fund Class I0.540.52—
61
Large Cap Blend Equities, Foreign Large Cap EquitiesVADGX vs SGOIX
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Low-Correlation Stock Ideas

If you're looking for individual stocks that move independently from VADGX, these are worth exploring. The table shows U.S. companies ($1B+ market cap) with low correlation to VADGX and solid risk/return profiles. The least correlated is Apple Inc (AAPL) (Technology) with a 1Y correlation of 0.43, roughly unchanged from 0.52 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankSector
AAPL
Apple Inc0.430.410.52
91
Technology

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