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Data last updated: Sep 28, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 28, 2026): Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VEXAX) pays a $1.84 annual dividend, yielding 1.03% at $178.33/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-23. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.03%
Annual Dividend: $1.84 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-23
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 26
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend reflects the income generated by a fund holding approximately 3,000 U.S. mid- and small-cap companies, covering roughly one-quarter of the total U.S. stock market by value. The current yield is 1.04%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.8527 per share paid annually. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026, and the last dividend paid was $0.4214 per share. With a beta of 1.13, VEXAX carries slightly more price volatility than the broader market, making it a better fit for growth-and-income investors than those seeking steady, high-yield income.
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its approximately 3,000 underlying holdings, and the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is therefore tied directly to the aggregate dividend income produced by its mid- and small-cap portfolio, not to a single company's earnings or cash flow. The primary pressure point is the fund's exclusive focus on mid- and small-cap segments, which are more prone to price volatility and income variability than large-cap stocks, meaning the per-share dividend can fluctuate year to year as underlying holdings adjust their own payouts.
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.7% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share dividends grew from $0.3950 in 2010 to $1.8047 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 67.6% in 2012, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +15.9% | $1.16 (2022) | $1.80 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.1% | $1.34 (2020) | $1.80 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.7% | $0.86 (2015) | $1.80 (2025) |
VEXAX fits growth-and-income investors who want broad exposure to U.S. mid- and small-cap companies and are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for above-average dividend growth. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.04%, though that sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 0.86%, meaning current income is modestly better than recent norms. The 10.7% annual dividend CAGR from 2010 to 2025 is the real draw here. The trade-off is clear: income today is thin, and the mid- and small-cap focus introduces more price and income volatility than a broad-market fund would carry.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | $0.4247 |
| 2026-06-24 | $0.4214 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.4963 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.4977 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.4373 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.4052 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.4645 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.4372 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.3690 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.4188 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3424 |
| 2025 | $1.8047 |
| 2024 | $1.5750 |
| 2023 | $1.5780 |
| 2022 | $1.1580 |
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