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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard LifeStrategy 80/20 Inv Shrs (VASGX) pays a $0.41 annual dividend, yielding 3.72% at $55.11/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.72%
Annual Dividend: $0.41 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 33
Vanguard LifeStrategy 80/20 Inv Shrs dividend reflects an 80/20 split between global equities and a diversified fixed-income sleeve covering U.S. government bonds, investment-grade corporates, and foreign bonds. The fund currently yields 2.01%, with an annual dividend rate of $0.4114 per share paid once a year. VASGX has 33 years of dividend history, making it one of the longer-running fund dividend records available. That combination of equity-heavy exposure and a bond floor suits dividend investors who want broad market participation alongside a modest income stream.
Vanguard LifeStrategy 80/20 Inv Shrs dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions flowing from its underlying Vanguard mutual funds, not on a corporate earnings payout ratio. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The most data-supported pressure point is year-over-year volatility: the history table shows multiple years where annual payments dropped sharply, including a fall from $1.3110 in 2018 to $0.8470 in 2019 and from $1.5749 in 2021 to $0.7997 in 2022. Because VASGX passes through what its holdings generate, the dividend level moves with market distributions rather than a fixed corporate commitment.
Vanguard LifeStrategy 80/20 Inv Shrs dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.5% per year from 2004 to 2024. Per-share payments grew from $0.5300 in 2004 to $2.7145 in 2024, with 2025 and 2026 both partial years and not used in that calculation. The largest single-year increase in the window was 118.0% in 2024, which is an outlier rather than a baseline. The data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the 8.5% CAGR masks real volatility in individual years.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +37.5% | $0.80 (2022) | $2.08 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.8% | $1.43 (2020) | $2.08 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.3% | $1.24 (2015) | $2.08 (2025) |
VASGX fits dividend investors who want broad equity exposure with a fixed-income buffer and can tolerate year-to-year swings in payment size. The yield sits at a moderate (2-4%) 2.01%, and no 5-year average yield is available for direct comparison. The 8.5% long-run CAGR is attractive on paper, but the history table shows the annual payment has dropped sharply in multiple years. What an investor gets here is a single-fund solution spanning global stocks and diversified bonds. The trade-off is that the dividend is not predictable year to year, which matters for anyone budgeting around income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.4114 |
| 2025-12-23 | $1.6401 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.4371 |
| 2024-12-30 | $2.2777 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.4368 |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.8610 |
| 2023-06-28 | $0.3843 |
| 2022-12-28 | $0.4787 |
| 2022-06-28 | $0.3210 |
| 2021-12-29 | $1.2749 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4114 |
| 2025 | $2.0772 |
| 2024 | $2.7145 |
| 2023 | $1.2453 |
| 2022 | $0.7997 |
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