# Vanguard's new funds

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/vanguards-new-funds/3848>\
**Category:** Investing\
**Created:** [November 15, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/vanguards-new-funds/3848 "2023-11-15T18:59:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![FerrariClunker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@FerrariClunker](https://community.clark.com/u/FerrariClunker)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/vanguards-new-funds/3848/1 "2023-11-15T18:59:24Z")

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Hello,  
Vanguard International Dividend Growth Fund: VIDGX (not VDIGX)  
is a new actively managed MT from Vanguard.  
Any comments about this fund from the board members?

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**Author:** ![NancyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@NancyM](https://community.clark.com/u/NancyM)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/vanguards-new-funds/3848/2 "2023-11-16T17:39:59Z")

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You might get more responses at the Bogleheads forum!

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**Author:** ![p1g1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@p1g1](https://community.clark.com/u/p1g1)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/vanguards-new-funds/3848/3 "2023-11-17T02:43:22Z")

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Those who respond to investing questions here tend to follow the evidence based Bogleheads philosophy that long term returns are maximized with low-cost diversified index funds. Headwinds for VIDGX includes a relatively high expense ratio of 0.54%. VIDGX has just completed the subscription phase so you might wait if you decide to post elsewhere.

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**Author:** ![MoneyCJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@MoneyCJ](https://community.clark.com/u/MoneyCJ)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/vanguards-new-funds/3848/4 "2023-11-21T22:23:48Z")

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More of a fan of ETF’s which Vanguard has few for as large as it is. Investigate the advantages of ETF’s over funds. I have and am in Vanguard’s International funds but not a fan. Here is a quote from an interview with Tom Graff of Facet.  
**Graff:** We think too many investors are overly focused on income. **High dividend stocks are systematically lower in profit margin, slower growing and higher leverage companies. That’s led to long-term underperformance for these companies. Moreover, they don’t really save you anything on the downside. In the last 30 years, the S&P High Dividend index has captured 94% of downside periods but only 69% of upside periods. That is a poor trade-off in my opinion.**

After I read this I thought about it and with my years of investing I think he is on the mark. He did not differentiate between international or domestic. I did not see where these percentages were quoted from. I looked over the total history of these type of funds and was not impressed with the earnings vs. the risk in International community.I personally received an invitation to invest. I would take a wait and see observing attitude if you were really motivated to invest in this fund. I am trying, myself, not to investing in any funds but leaning more for ETF’s especially in taxable accounts.