5 Best Performing Dividend ETFs in 2023

3. Vanguard Total Intl Stock Idx Fund (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Year-to-Date Returns as of May 3: 6.85%

Vanguard Total Intl Stock Idx Fund (NASDAQ:VXUS) seeks to provide investors with exposure to the entire international equity market outside the United States, including both developed and emerging markets. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of international stocks, including large, mid, and small-cap companies. As of March 31, the fund’s total assets amounted to over $368.3 billion with an expense ratio of 0.07%.

A British-Sweden multinational pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN) is one of the fund’s main holdings. The company currently pays an interim dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.02%, as of May 4.

As of the end of the December quarter of 2022, 42 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey had stakes in AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN), compared with 44 a quarter earlier. These stakes have a collective value of over $3.5 billion.