{
  "id": 10047174,
  "title": "VIG's Strange Rule: The Highest-Yielding Dividend Growers Aren't Allowed In",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/vigs-strange-rule-the-highest-yielding-dividend-growers-arent-allowed",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-26T18:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/26/vig-rule-high-yield-dividend-growers-not-allowed/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG), the world's largest dividend ETF, follows a unique rule that excludes the highest-yielding 25% of its dividend growers. This strategy is designed to focus on companies that have consistently raised their annual payouts for at least 10 consecutive years, providing a simple yet effective approach for dividend growth investors. Since its inception in 2006, VIG has returned an average of 10.2% annually, demonstrating its efficacy in generating steady income.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}