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Data last updated: Oct 02, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 02, 2026): Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIGAX) pays a $1.03 annual dividend ($0.27 quarterly), yielding 0.37% at $278.56/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-28. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.37%
Annual Dividend: $1.03 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-28
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 26
Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend reflects the fund's passive approach: it tracks a broad U.S. large-cap growth index by holding a representative sample of its securities. The current yield is 0.37%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.0139 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 26, 2026. VIGAX suits investors focused on growth exposure rather than income, given its sub-1% yield.
Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a passively managed fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is tied directly to the income generated by its underlying large-cap growth holdings, not to a corporate earnings decision. The primary pressure point is concentration risk: the fund focuses on large-cap growth stocks, which can underperform the broader market in certain periods, pulling dividend distributions lower as the data from 2019 through 2022 shows.
Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.0% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.3940 to $1.0119 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.1% | $0.76 (2022) | $1.01 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +3.4% | $0.85 (2020) | $1.01 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.5% | $0.71 (2015) | $1.01 (2025) |
VIGAX fits dividend investors who treat income as secondary to growth exposure. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.37%, which sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 0.33% but remains minimal in absolute terms. The 7.0% CAGR over 14 years shows the dividend has grown meaningfully over time, yet the history includes multi-year stretches of declining payments, from $0.9080 in 2018 down to $0.7590 in 2022. An investor in this fund gains access to large-cap U.S. growth companies with a modest and growing income stream, but accepts that the dividend can and does move in both directions.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.2721 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.2359 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.2511 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.2548 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.2544 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.2516 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.2701 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.2290 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.2299 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.2370 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5080 |
| 2025 | $1.0119 |
| 2024 | $0.9660 |
| 2023 | $0.9140 |
| 2022 | $0.7590 |
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