Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund
Shareclass
Vanguard Dividend Growth Inv (VDIGX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Equity & Justice
Exclusions
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EQUITY & JUSTICE RATINGS
Gender Equality
Diversity Disclosures
Racial Justice
LGBTQ+ Equity
GENDER EQUALITY
Fund Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund
FUND COVERAGE
# of holdings45
% of assets99%
Gender equality ratings are calculated using data from the Equileap Gender Equality Scorecard from Equileap.
Sub-scores & KPIs
Gender Equality: Gender Balance in Leadership and Workforce
29 / 40
Gender Equality: Equal Compensation and Work Life Balance
9 / 30
Gender Equality: Policies Promoting Gender Equality
19 / 20
Gender Equality: Commitment, Transparency, and Accountability
1 / 10
Fund Holdings: Gender Equality
Highest scoring holdings
Top 10 holdings by Gender Equality score
- 1. Diageo PLC0.8%$358.15M
- 2. Procter & Gamble Co2.08%$933.76M
- 3. Marriott International Inc Class A1.23%$554.22M
- 4. Mastercard Inc Class A3.7%$1.66B
- 5. Wells Fargo & Co2.07%$930.07M
- 6. Accenture PLC Class A1.89%$851.63M
- 7. PepsiCo Inc1.43%$641M
- 8. Northrop Grumman Corp2.48%$1.11B
- 9. Johnson & Johnson1.78%$801.76M
- 10. Colgate-Palmolive Co1.43%$644.09M
Lowest scoring holdings
Bottom 10 holdings by Gender Equality score
- 1. Broadcom Inc4%$1.8B
- 2. Qualcomm Inc1.98%$888.36M
- 3. Caterpillar Inc1.72%$773.19M
- 4. The Home Depot Inc3.23%$1.45B
- 5. Public Storage0.88%$396.61M
- 6. Linde PLC2.9%$1.3B
- 7. Danaher Corp2.19%$986.65M
- 8. TJX Companies Inc3.07%$1.38B
- 9. Apple Inc3.9%$1.76B
- 10. Eli Lilly and Co3.4%$1.53B
Fund manager statement
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Manager surveyEXCLUSION RATINGS
Prisons & Borders
Military Weapons
PRISONS & BORDERS
Fund Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund
Totals
Holdings
Assets
Weight
Prisons
4
$5.46B
12%
Prisons high risk
0
$0
0%
Private prisons
0
$0
0%
Borders
5
$6.31B
14%
Borders high risk
2
$1.6B
3.55%
Total
7
$7.91B
18%
Holdings — 7 flagged holdings
1.
Microsoft Corp
:$2.29B
5.09%
2.
Alphabet Inc Class A
:$1.57B
3.49%
3.
McDonald's Corp
$1.16B
2.59%
4.
Northrop Grumman Corp
:$1.11B
2.48%
5.
Accenture PLC Class A
:$851.63M
1.89%
6.
Lockheed Martin Corp
:$483.85M
1.08%
7.
The Kroger Co
$439.44M
0.98%
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