VBTLX Dividend Yield 2026: Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares

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Data last updated: Jul 17, 2026

Snapshot (as of Jul 17, 2026): Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBTLX) pays a $0.39 annual dividend ($0.03 monthly), yielding 4.02% at $9.58/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-30. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.

Dividend Yield: 4.02%

Annual Dividend: $0.39 per share

Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-30

Dividend Frequency: monthly

Sector: Financial Services

Years of Dividend History: 26

About Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Dividend

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a fund that holds broad U.S. debt instruments, spanning Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities across all maturities. The current yield is 4.0%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.3854 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is June 30, 2026. VBTLX suits income-focused investors, and its beta of 0.98 reflects price movement closely tied to the broader bond market.

Dividend Safety

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a pass-through of bond interest income, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is directly tied to the interest income generated by its underlying U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities holdings, which drive the monthly distributions. The primary pressure point is interest rate risk: rising rates reduce the market value of the fund's bond holdings, which can compress net asset value and, over time, affect the income passed through to shareholders.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VBTLX) Dividend Growth Rate, CAGR, and History

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 in 2008 to $0.3779 in 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 includes at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Dividend Growth Rate (CAGR)

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)

Is Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares a Good Dividend Stock?

VBTLX fits income-focused investors who want broad U.S. bond market exposure and a current yield classified as high (above 4%). At 4.0%, the yield sits well above its 5-year average of 3.09%, which reflects the higher interest rate environment that has lifted income from Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. The trade-off is clear: the long-term dividend CAGR is -1.5% per year, so the income stream has not grown in real terms over time. An investor in this fund gets a meaningful current yield from diversified, high-quality U.S. debt, but accepts that the per-share payout has historically drifted lower across full market cycles.

Recent Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Dividend Payments

Payment Date	Amount per Share
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
2025-09-30	$0.0315

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Annual Dividend History

Year	Total Dividends
2026	$0.1932
2025	$0.3779
2024	$0.3481
2023	$0.2993
2022	$0.2453

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Frequently Asked Questions

How often does Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares pay dividends?

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares pays dividends monthly. The last dividend amount was $0.0324 per share.

What is Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares's current dividend yield?

The current VBTLX dividend yield is 4.0%, which is above the fund's 5-year average yield of 3.09%. The difference reflects the higher interest rate environment that has lifted income from the fund's bond holdings.

Has Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares ever cut its dividend?

Yes, the available history shows multiple year-over-year declines. Notable drops include 2013 ($0.2740 from $0.3340 in 2012), 2015 ($0.2523 from $0.2820 in 2014), and 2020 ($0.2783 from $0.3030 in 2019), among others across the 2008 to 2025 window.

How fast has Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares grown its dividend?

The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the VBTLX dividend is -1.5% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments declined from $0.4870 to $0.3779 over that period, meaning the income stream has not kept pace with inflation in the long run.

Is Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares a good dividend stock for income investors?

The fund's 4.0% yield is classified as high (above 4%) and exceeds its 5-year average of 3.09%, making it a meaningful income source at current rates. However, the long-term dividend CAGR of -1.5% per year means income-focused investors should not expect the per-share payout to grow over time.

Is Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safe?

The payout is not applicable (fund/ETF) in the traditional sense, as distributions reflect interest income from U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. The main risk is rising interest rates, which reduce the market value of the fund's holdings and can pressure future income distributions.

How does Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares compare to its own historical yield?

The current yield of 4.0% is above the fund's 5-year average of 3.09%. That gap of nearly a full percentage point reflects how much the interest rate environment has shifted since the low-rate years that dominated much of the prior five-year period.

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