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Data last updated: Aug 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 18, 2026): Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIGAX) pays a $1.01 annual dividend ($0.27 quarterly), yielding 0.37% at $274.39/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.37%
Annual Dividend: $1.01 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-26
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 26
Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a passively managed fund that tracks a broad U.S. large-cap growth index, holding a representative sample of its benchmark securities. The fund currently yields 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 prioritizing long-term price appreciation over income, given its beta of 1.229 and a yield well below what dedicated income investors typically seek.
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 structurally tied to the income generated by its underlying large-cap growth holdings, which tend to prioritize reinvestment over distributions. The primary risk to the payout is that large-cap growth stocks, by nature, can underperform the broader market in certain periods, which directly compresses the income passed through to shareholders.
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 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 40.1% in 2012, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, with payments dropping across 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 before recovering sharply in 2023.
| 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 investors who want exposure to large-cap U.S. growth companies and are willing to accept minimal income in exchange. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.37%, which sits above the 5-year average of 0.32% but remains negligible for income-focused portfolios. The dividend has grown at 7.0% per year since 2011, but that growth has not been linear: multi-year declines from 2019 through 2022 show the payout is sensitive to the income profile of the underlying holdings. An investor in this fund gains broad large-cap growth exposure with a modest income kicker, and accepts that the dividend can shrink in down cycles.
| 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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