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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Dividend Yield: 0.40%
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 23
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF dividend reflects the fund's passive approach to tracking an index of companies in the electronics, computer, and advanced-science sectors. VGT pays a quarterly dividend, with a trailing annual rate of $0.4333 per share and a next ex-dividend date of June 24, 2026. The current yield is 0.35%, which is low by income standards. Growth-focused investors who can accept minimal current income in exchange for exposure to a fast-growing dividend are the primary audience, given the fund's 18.1% annualized dividend growth rate over the past 14 years.
Vanguard Information Technology ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Information Technology ETF dividend safety is structurally tied to the income produced by its index constituents, which span companies supporting electronics, computers, and advanced scientific products. The most significant pressure point is the fund's beta of 1.353, which means the portfolio is more volatile than the broader market, and a sharp downturn in technology sector earnings could reduce the income passed through to shareholders.
Vanguard Information Technology ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 18.1% per year from 2010 to 2024. Per-share payments grew from $0.0452 to $0.4644 over that window (2025 and 2026 figures are partial years and excluded from the CAGR). The largest single-year jump in the window was 71.8% in 2012, while growth slowed to under 1% in both 2020-2021 and turned slightly negative in 2022, showing the pace is uneven year to year.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +1.6% | $0.36 (2022) | $0.38 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +0.9% | $0.36 (2020) | $0.38 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +8.2% | $0.17 (2015) | $0.38 (2025) |
VGT fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, particularly those with a long time horizon and tolerance for technology sector volatility. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at just 0.35% today, only marginally above the 5-year average of 0.32%. That gap is narrow, meaning the current yield offers little premium over its own historical norm. What the fund delivers instead is a 14-year dividend growth rate of 18.1% per year, which compounds meaningfully over time. The trade-off is clear: investors accept minimal income today in exchange for a dividend that has historically expanded at a rapid pace, backed by a passively managed portfolio of technology-sector equities.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | $0.1465 |
| 2026-06-24 | $0.1384 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.0930 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.0946 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.1073 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.0878 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.0912 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.0971 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.1146 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.0953 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3779 |
| 2025 | $0.3809 |
| 2024 | $0.4644 |
| 2023 | $0.3904 |
| 2022 | $0.3636 |
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