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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard Balanced Index Fund (VBIAX) pays a $2.89 annual dividend ($0.30 monthly), yielding 5.25% at $54.99/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 5.25%
Annual Dividend: $2.89 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-26
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 27
The Vanguard Balanced Index Fund dividend comes from a fund that splits its assets roughly 60/40 between U.S. equities and investment-grade bonds, tracking the CRSP US Total Market Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index respectively. VBIAX currently pays a 5.25% yield. The trailing annual dividend rate is $2.8876 per share, paid monthly, with the next ex-dividend date on June 26, 2026. That yield level, combined with a beta of 0.95, makes VBIAX a fit for dividend investors who want broad market exposure with meaningful income.
Vanguard Balanced Index Fund pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Balanced Index Fund dividend safety rests on the income produced by two diversified indexes: the equity sleeve draws from the entire U.S. stock market, while the bond sleeve tracks investment-grade U.S. fixed income. The primary pressure point is that dividend output fluctuates with the income generated by those underlying indexes, meaning distributions can vary year to year as bond yields and equity dividends shift.
Vanguard Balanced Index Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 12.8% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.51 in 2010 to $3.1081 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 33.2% in 2021, while the fund has posted three consecutive years of dividend increases through the most recent complete data.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +40.4% | $1.12 (2022) | $3.11 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +21.5% | $1.17 (2020) | $3.11 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +17.7% | $0.61 (2015) | $3.11 (2025) |
VBIAX fits dividend investors who want a high current yield backed by broad diversification across U.S. stocks and investment-grade bonds. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 5.25% it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average of 3.74%, meaning income buyers are getting more than the historical norm right now. Growth has been strong over the long run at 12.8% per year, but distributions fluctuate with underlying index income rather than following a fixed corporate dividend policy. The trade-off: income is real and currently elevated, but it is not guaranteed to hold at this level if bond yields or equity dividends shift.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.2968 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.6863 |
| 2025-12-23 | $1.6276 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.2769 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.2692 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.9344 |
| 2024-12-30 | $1.5870 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.2604 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.2614 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.4456 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.9831 |
| 2025 | $3.1081 |
| 2024 | $2.5544 |
| 2023 | $1.9408 |
| 2022 | $1.1222 |
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