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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) pays a $3.58 annual dividend ($1.00 quarterly), yielding 1.49% at $240.83/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.49%
Annual Dividend: $3.58 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-26
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 21
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF dividend is paid by a U.S.-focused equity fund managed by The Vanguard Group, tracking the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index through full replication. VIG currently yields 1.46%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $3.5813 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 26, 2026, and the last dividend paid was $0.9988 per share. With a beta of 0.824, VIG moves less than the broader market, which suits growth-and-income investors who want dividend growth with below-average price volatility.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF pays out dividends sourced from the underlying holdings of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF dividend safety rests on the index methodology itself: the fund holds only companies that have grown their dividends for at least ten consecutive years, which screens out payers with deteriorating financials. The primary risk is that a broad market downturn reduces the aggregate dividends paid by those underlying holdings, which would flow through to VIG distributions.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.3% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.1720 to $3.5580 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 20.3% in 2012, while the smallest came in 2016, when the dividend rose just 0.4% from $1.8190 to $1.8260.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.2% | $2.97 (2022) | $3.56 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.1% | $2.30 (2020) | $3.56 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.9% | $1.82 (2015) | $3.56 (2025) |
VIG fits growth-and-income investors who want rising dividend income from a diversified U.S. equity fund and are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for above-average dividend growth. At 1.46%, the yield is classified as low (below 2%), and it sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 1.29%, which means current buyers are getting a slightly better entry yield than the recent norm. The 8.3% annual dividend growth rate from 2011 to 2025 is the real draw here. What an investor gains is a fund with 16 consecutive years of dividend increases and a below-market beta of 0.824. The trade-off is a yield that will not satisfy investors who need meaningful current income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.9988 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.8334 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.8844 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.8647 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.8712 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.9377 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.8756 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.8351 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.8992 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.7692 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8322 |
| 2025 | $3.5580 |
| 2024 | $3.3791 |
| 2023 | $3.2081 |
| 2022 | $2.9730 |
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