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Data last updated: Jul 04, 2026
Dividend Yield: 2.48%
Annual Dividend: $14.88 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-24
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 37
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Shares dividend comes from a passive fund that fully replicates the S&P 500, giving shareholders exposure to a broad cross-section of large U.S. companies. The current yield is 2.53%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $14.8769 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026, with the last payment at $1.7895 per share. VINIX suits dividend investors who want market-linked income rather than a fixed payout from a single operating business.
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Shares pays out dividends as a pass-through of income collected from its S&P 500 holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Shares dividend safety is therefore tied directly to the aggregate dividend income generated by the underlying index constituents, not to any single company's earnings. The primary pressure on the payout is a broad market dividend reduction across S&P 500 companies, which would flow through to VINIX distributions without a buffer.
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Institutional Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 12.0% per year from 2012 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $2.83 in 2012 to $11.5767 in 2025 (with 2026 a partial year and not used in this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 91.0% in 2021, while the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting the pass-through nature of S&P 500 dividend income.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.2% | $10.86 (2022) | $11.58 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +2.7% | $10.14 (2020) | $11.58 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +9.7% | $4.57 (2015) | $11.58 (2025) |
VINIX fits dividend investors who want broad U.S. large-cap exposure with a moderate income stream attached. The current yield of 2.53% falls in the moderate (2–4%) range and sits above the fund's 5-year average yield of 2.24%, meaning today's income rate is slightly elevated relative to recent norms. Growth has been fast at 12.0% per year over the measured window, but that growth is not guaranteed by any corporate dividend policy since payouts mirror whatever the S&P 500 index collectively distributes. The trade-off is straightforward: investors get diversified, market-linked income with a long 37-year payment history, but accept year-to-year variability in the per-share amount.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $1.7895 |
| 2026-03-24 | $5.4822 |
| 2025-12-23 | $6.0870 |
| 2025-09-24 | $1.5182 |
| 2025-06-26 | $1.5347 |
| 2025-03-25 | $2.4368 |
| 2024-12-30 | $6.6608 |
| 2024-09-27 | $1.4827 |
| 2024-06-28 | $1.6049 |
| 2024-03-22 | $2.6018 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $7.2717 |
| 2025 | $11.5767 |
| 2024 | $12.3502 |
| 2023 | $11.6826 |
| 2022 | $10.8586 |
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