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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard Balanced Index Adm (VBIAX) pays a $0.90 annual dividend ($0.22 quarterly), yielding 5.39% at $54.03/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 5.39%
Annual Dividend: $0.90 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 27
Vanguard Balanced Index Adm dividend comes from a fund that keeps at least 80% of its net assets in securities tracking its target indexes, blending equity and fixed income exposure in a single structure. The fund currently yields 2.11%, with a declared annual rate of $0.8950 per share. VBIAX pays quarterly, and the last dividend was $0.8950 per share. That combination of diversified index exposure and a moderate yield makes VBIAX a natural fit for dividend investors who want broad market participation alongside regular income.
Vanguard Balanced Index Adm dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions generated by the underlying securities in its target indexes, not on a single company's earnings or payout ratio. Because VBIAX is a fund, payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The most data-supported pressure point is the variability in annual distributions: the 2022 figure came in well below 2021's $1.5641, reflecting how shifts in the underlying index holdings can move payouts materially from year to year.
Vanguard Balanced Index Adm dividend history shows a CAGR of 12.8% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share distributions grew from $0.5100 in 2010 to $3.1081 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and not used in this calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 33.2% in 2021, while the smallest annual increase was roughly 3.0% in 2017, showing that growth has not been uniform across the period.
| 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 index-level diversification paired with a moderate income stream. The current yield of 2.11% falls in the moderate (2–4%) range, and with no 5-year average yield available for comparison, the current figure stands on its own as the baseline. The 12.8% annualized distribution growth over 15 years is the fund's strongest data point for income-focused holders. The trade-off is variability: annual payouts have moved sharply in both directions, so investors get growth potential but not a predictable, steady income stream year to year.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | $0.3000 |
| 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 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2831 |
| 2025 | $3.1081 |
| 2024 | $2.5544 |
| 2023 | $1.9408 |
| 2022 | $1.1222 |
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