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VDIGX - VANGUARD SPECIALIZED PTFS VANGUA: Mutual Fund Quote

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 Fund Information
  Profile  |  Performance   |   Class Information   |   Holdings
Vanguard Dividend Growth Fd (VDIGX)

General Information
 As of 05/25/2012

NAV $15.85
NAV Daily Change ($0.05)
% Yield 1.78
% SEC Yield N/A
% YTD Return (as of 04/30/2012) 7.65
Objective* Equity - Growth /Inc
Peer* GI LB
* Key

Portfolio Statistics

% Unrealized Gain YTD 13.54
Net Assets (Mil $) N/A 8,829.00
% Turnover N/A 13.00

Fees

% Max Sales Load .00
% Min Sales Load .00
% Max Deferred Load .00

Expenses

% Max 12b-1 Fee .00
% Max Management Fee .31
% Redemption Fee .00
% Expense Ratio .31

Allocation

Large Growth 16.86
Large Value 42.00
Small Growth .00
Small Value 18.54
Foreign Stock 12.37
Emerging Market .00
Precious Metals .00
Intermediate Bond .00
Foreign Bond .00
High Yield Bond .00

Portfolio Information

Composition
As of N/A % of Net Assets
Stock 92.90
Cash 6.75
Bonds .00
Preferred .00
Convertibles .00
Foreign Stock 3.66
Foreign Bonds .00
Hedge .00
Other .35

Sector / Country Weightings

As of 01/31/2012 % of Portfolio
Non-Durable 15.93
Technology 15.52
Industrial Cyclical 14.36
Retail Trade 12.37
Health 10.93
Energy 9.94
Finance 8.92
Other 7.10
Consumer Durables 1.87

Portfolio Holdings

Top Equity Holdings
(As of 01/31/2012)
% of Portfolio Value (Mil$)
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP 3.38 298.50
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 3.03 267.55
MICROSOFT CORP 2.99 263.87
PEPSICO INC 2.87 253.24
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 2.81 248.19
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 2.69 237.54
TARGET CORP 2.66 234.89
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.64 233.32
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 2.57 226.84
N/A N/A N/A

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Fund Description

Incepted in May 1992, the Vanguard Group manages this fund. This fund was formally known as Vanguard Utilities Income Fund. The fund usually invests in large blend companies of domestic stock-general type. The objective of this fund is to seek current income and long-term growth of capital and income by investing primarily in stocks of companies with dividends and with prospects of stable or increasing earnings and dividends over time. The fund offers dividends twice a year in June and December & capital gains, if any, are distributed annually in December.

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Stock Holding Statistics
 % of Net Assets

As Of N/A
Total Issues 48
Avg. P/E 21.66
Avg. P/Book 4.67
Avg. EPS Growth 11.07
Avg. Market Value (Mil $) 86,988

Risk

3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Beta 0.77 0.78 0.81
Alpha 2.71 2.43 1.20
R Squared 0.94 0.96 0.92
Std. Dev. 12.50 15.30 13.55
Sharpe 1.50 0.19 3.00


Shareholder Information

Manager Donald J. Kilbride
Since 02/06
Manager Rating * SEE EXPLANTION 3.6
Inception Date 05/29/1992
Shareholders 44,901
Dividends Paid S
Minimum Initial Investment $3,000
Minimum Subsequent Investment $100
IRA Minimum $0

IRA Available Y Check Writing N Phone Invest Y
Phone Exchange Y Phone Redeem Y Auto Invest Y
Wire Redeem Y Wire Fee Y Wire Transfer Y

Contact Information

Family Vanguard Group
Address 100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
Phone 800 662-7447



 
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