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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIMAX) pays a $5.25 annual dividend ($1.25 quarterly), yielding 1.29% at $407.72/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.29%
Annual Dividend: $5.25 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-26
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 24
The Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a passively managed fund that tracks a benchmark index of medium-capitalization U.S. companies. VIMAX currently yields 1.29%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $5.2486 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 26, 2026, and the last quarterly payment was $1.2457 per share. Mid-cap stocks carry more price volatility than large-caps, so VIMAX stock fits investors who want dividend growth exposure and can tolerate that added risk.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends sourced directly from the income generated by its underlying mid-cap equity holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is therefore tied to the aggregate dividend income produced by the hundreds of mid-sized U.S. companies the fund holds, rather than to any single company's earnings. The primary pressure point is that mid-cap equities are more price-sensitive than large-caps, and a broad market downturn can reduce the income those holdings generate, pulling the fund's distributions lower.
Over the past nine years, Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.7% per year from 2016 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $2.3620 to $5.4397 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the rate calculation). The largest single-year jump was 20.1% in 2018, while 2021 saw the only year-over-year dip in the available data, with the annual total falling from $3.6880 to $3.5150.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.6% | $4.02 (2022) | $5.44 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +8.1% | $3.69 (2020) | $5.44 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +9.6% | $2.18 (2015) | $5.44 (2025) |
VIMAX fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, not those seeking immediate high income. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.29%, though that sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 1.09%, meaning current buyers are getting a slightly better entry yield than the recent norm. The 9.7% annual growth rate over nine years is the real draw here. The trade-off is straightforward: VIMAX stock delivers meaningful dividend growth backed by broad mid-cap exposure, but the starting yield is thin, and mid-cap volatility means distributions can dip in down years, as 2021 showed.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $1.2457 |
| 2026-03-27 | $1.3181 |
| 2025-12-22 | $1.4133 |
| 2025-09-29 | $1.2715 |
| 2025-06-30 | $1.3184 |
| 2025-03-27 | $1.4365 |
| 2024-12-23 | $1.3454 |
| 2024-09-26 | $1.1660 |
| 2024-06-27 | $1.1425 |
| 2024-03-21 | $1.1990 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.5638 |
| 2025 | $5.4397 |
| 2024 | $4.8529 |
| 2023 | $4.3520 |
| 2022 | $4.0180 |
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