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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral ...
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US9219088286

CUSIP

921908828

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Dec 19, 2013

Region

North America (U.S.)

Min. Investment

$3,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

VDADX has an expense ratio of 0.08%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares (VDADX) returned 0.23% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.50% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VDADX had an annualized return of 11.20%, slightly ahead of the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.


VDADX

YTD

0.23%

1M

4.62%

6M

-2.20%

1Y

9.50%

5Y*

14.15%

10Y*

11.20%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.19%

1M

9.00%

6M

-1.55%

1Y

12.31%

5Y*

15.59%

10Y*

10.78%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VDADX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.29%0.40%-4.04%-1.46%2.22%0.23%
20241.28%3.44%2.82%-4.19%3.26%1.49%3.98%3.30%1.46%-1.82%5.17%-3.86%16.99%
20232.91%-2.71%1.82%2.30%-2.78%6.57%2.31%-1.88%-4.28%-1.45%7.46%4.09%14.44%
2022-5.26%-2.83%2.96%-5.00%-0.17%-6.22%6.81%-3.44%-8.23%9.98%6.87%-3.82%-9.80%
2021-2.95%1.53%5.96%4.04%1.76%-0.11%3.17%1.71%-5.01%6.96%-1.44%6.53%23.59%
20200.56%-8.40%-9.64%10.03%3.53%0.04%5.07%6.23%-1.09%-2.38%10.12%2.58%15.47%
20196.32%4.60%1.17%3.73%-4.66%6.72%2.14%0.63%1.33%0.09%2.43%2.26%29.68%
20185.10%-3.99%-1.37%-0.91%1.73%0.30%4.72%2.84%1.63%-6.36%4.19%-8.85%-2.06%
20171.86%4.34%-0.10%1.76%1.57%0.23%0.80%-0.35%2.36%2.06%4.49%1.35%22.22%
2016-2.32%1.16%6.19%-0.23%0.96%2.31%2.30%0.00%-1.00%-1.93%3.00%1.06%11.80%
2015-3.40%5.59%-2.03%-0.50%1.01%-2.51%2.16%-5.87%-1.86%6.70%0.28%-0.79%-1.92%
2014-5.04%4.85%0.83%0.98%1.60%1.48%-3.26%3.57%-0.93%2.63%3.13%0.23%10.06%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VDADX is 64, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VDADX is 6464
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VDADX is 5757
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VDADX is 6060
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VDADX is 6262
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VDADX is 7171
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VDADX is 6969
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares (VDADX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 15, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.60
  • 5-Year: 0.93
  • 10-Year: 0.68
  • All Time: 0.70

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares provided a 1.80% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.95 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 10 consecutive years.


1.60%1.80%2.00%2.20%2.40%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.95$0.91$0.86$0.80$0.71$0.62$0.57$0.55$0.52$0.50$0.49$0.43

Dividend yield

1.80%1.71%1.86%1.94%1.53%1.61%1.69%2.07%1.88%2.14%2.34%1.95%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.25
2024$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.91
2023$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.86
2022$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.80
2021$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.71
2020$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.62
2019$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.57
2018$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.55
2017$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.52
2016$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.50
2015$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.49
2014$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.43

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares was 31.70%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 109 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares drawdown is 4.34%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-31.7%Feb 18, 202025Mar 23, 2020109Aug 26, 2020134
-20.42%Jan 5, 2022186Sep 30, 2022300Dec 11, 2023486
-17.43%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 201871Apr 8, 2019135
-14.95%Feb 20, 202534Apr 8, 2025
-12.09%Mar 3, 2015123Aug 25, 2015148Mar 29, 2016271

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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