Dividend growth investing is all about seeking dividend stocks that provide a growing stream of income over time, along with current income and long-term capital appreciation opportunities. There are several mutual funds and exchange-traded products that pursue this strategy by pooling dividend growth stocks. Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund (VDIGX) is one such fund. According to its prospectus, the fund focuses on: "high-quality companies that have prospects for long-term total returns as a result of their ability to grow earnings and their willingness to increase dividends over time."
Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund pays a dividend yield of 2.62%. Many of the fund's 49 constituent stocks pay higher dividend yields. Here is a closer look at the top seven holdings in Vanguard's selection of dividend growth stocks. Here is a closer look at the top seven holdings in Vanguard's selection of dividend growth stocks: PepsiCo Inc. (PEP), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY), Target Corp. (TGT), Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT).
Source: Seeking Alpha
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