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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard STAR Inv (VGSTX) pays a $0.28 annual dividend, yielding 8.56% at $30.68/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 8.56%
Annual Dividend: $0.28 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 42
The Vanguard STAR Inv dividend comes from a balanced fund that allocates 60-70% of assets to actively-managed stock funds and 30-40% to an actively-managed bond fund. The current yield is 2.26%, with the most recent annual dividend at $0.2785 per share. VGSTX pays dividends annually. The blended stock-and-bond structure makes this fund a fit for dividend investors who want broad market exposure alongside a moderate income stream.
Vanguard STAR Inv dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions generated by its underlying actively-managed stock and bond funds, not a corporate earnings figure, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The most concrete risk in the data is a history of year-over-year declines: the annual dividend dropped from $1.3100 in 2015 to $1.1290 in 2016, and again from $2.1385 in 2021 to $2.0134 in 2022, showing that payouts can fall when underlying fund distributions shrink.
Vanguard STAR Inv dividend history shows a CAGR of 11.2% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.5380 to $2.6616 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the rate calculation). The largest single-year jump was 73.7% in 2014, which skews the long-run average upward and reflects how variable annual distributions from this fund can be.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.7% | $2.01 (2022) | $2.66 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.1% | $2.08 (2020) | $2.66 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.3% | $1.31 (2015) | $2.66 (2025) |
VGSTX fits dividend investors who accept variable annual payouts in exchange for broad, actively-managed exposure across stocks and bonds. The yield sits in the moderate (2–4%) range at 2.26%, which is meaningful income without being the primary draw. The 11.2% CAGR over 15 years is strong on paper, but the history includes multiple down years, so the growth is uneven rather than linear. What an investor gets here is a diversified fund with a real income component. What they accept is that the annual dividend can and does decline in weaker market years.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.2785 |
| 2025-12-23 | $2.3478 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.3139 |
| 2024-12-30 | $1.5336 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.2659 |
| 2023-12-27 | $1.2286 |
| 2023-06-28 | $0.2068 |
| 2022-12-28 | $1.8564 |
| 2022-06-28 | $0.1570 |
| 2021-12-29 | $1.9975 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2785 |
| 2025 | $2.6616 |
| 2024 | $1.7995 |
| 2023 | $1.4354 |
| 2022 | $2.0134 |
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