5 Best Vanguard Dividend ETFs for Passive Income

1. Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE: VDE)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 9
Dividend Yield: 3.6%

Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE: VDE) invests in stocks of energy companies and growth and value stocks across diversified market capitalization. The fund tracks the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50, using the full replication technique. It ranks 1st on our list of the best Vanguard dividend ETFs for passive income.

In the past year, the price return for Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE: VDE) was 46.11%, compared to a price return of 31.27% for the S&P 500. The fund’s total return was 52.51%, compared to a total return of 10.40% for the S&P 500. Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE: VDE) has gained 31.06% year to date and 52.02% in the past year.

By the end of the second quarter of 2021, 9 hedge funds out of the 873 tracked by Insider Monkey held stakes in Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE: VNQ), worth about $8.4 million. This is compared to 4 hedge funds in the previous quarter as well, with stakes valued at approximately $3.8 million.

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