VIG Cannot Own Meta’s or Alphabet’s Dividends Until 2035 at the Earliest: The 10-Year Rule Written Into Its Index
Source: 24/7 Wall St. ·
VIG promises exposure to America's greatest dividend growers, but a single rule in its index methodology keeps two of the biggest new payers completely locked out for the next decade.
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VIG promises exposure to America's greatest dividend growers, but a single rule in its index methodology keeps two of the biggest new payers completely locked out for the next decade. The ETF Examiner desk. Editor: Ryne Mauck . This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. You own the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF ( NYSEARCA:VIG ) for rising income, and you probably assume it holds America’s strongest dividend growers. Rather, it holds the companies with the longest continuous streaks of raises. Those are two different lists. Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ:META | META Price Prediction ) and Alphabet ( NASDAQ:GOOGL ) both started paying dividends in 2024. The index behind your fund cannot admit either one before March 2035. Ten-Year Clock Starts Only With the First Raise VIG held roughly $130.9 billion in net assets as of July 31, 2026. It tracks the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, which…