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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBTLX) pays a $0.35 annual dividend ($0.03 monthly), yielding 3.74% at $9.49/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-31. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.74%
Annual Dividend: $0.35 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-31
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 26
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a fund that holds broad exposure to U.S. Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities across all maturities. The current yield stands at 3.73%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.3546 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is July 31, 2026. With a beta of 0.98, VBTLX moves closely in line with the broader market, making it a fit for income-focused investors who want diversified fixed-income exposure rather than equity-driven growth.
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a pass-through of bond interest income, and the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety rests on the income generated by its underlying holdings, which span U.S. Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities across short, intermediate, and long durations. The most significant data-supported pressure point is interest rate risk: as the fund's description notes directly, rising rates reduce the market value of the underlying bonds, which can compress the income passed through to shareholders.
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.5% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.4870 at the start of the window to $0.3779 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 22.0% in 2023, but the overall trend across the full period is negative, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +15.5% | $0.25 (2022) | $0.38 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.3% | $0.28 (2020) | $0.38 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +4.1% | $0.25 (2015) | $0.38 (2025) |
VBTLX fits income-focused investors who want broad U.S. bond market exposure and monthly cash flow, not dividend growth. The current yield of 3.73% sits in the moderate (2–4%) range and runs above the fund's own 5-year average of 3.14%, which means today's income level is elevated relative to recent norms. The trade-off is clear: the long-term dividend trend is negative at -1.5% per year, so purchasing power from distributions erodes over time. What an investor gets is monthly income backed by U.S. Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. What they accept is a payout that has historically declined in real terms across a full market cycle.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | $0.0334 |
| 2026-06-30 | $0.0324 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.0329 |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.0320 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.0329 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.0303 |
| 2026-01-30 | $0.0327 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.0326 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.0316 |
| 2025-10-31 | $0.0324 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2266 |
| 2025 | $0.3779 |
| 2024 | $0.3481 |
| 2023 | $0.2993 |
| 2022 | $0.2453 |
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