Dividend paying stocks are key when trading in this volatile market, you can always play it safe with the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSE:VIG).

Dividend yield is one of the main factors to consider when investing in dividend-paying stocks. However, use caution when you come across a stock with a dividend yield of 10% and above, they are usually very risky investments

With that, let's get into the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSE:VIG) and as a tool visit dividend.com and check out their page that contains the 'Highest Yield Dividend Stocks', its up-to-date (click to visit). 

The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSE:VIG) doesn't actually pay a dividend, rather the fund is up dividend paying stocks. Vanguard describes the fund as employing a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index (the Index). The Index is a subset of the Broad Dividend Achievers Index and is administered exclusively for Vanguard by Mergent, Inc. Currently the VIG is made up of the following: