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Data last updated: Sep 21, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 21, 2026): Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares (VIPSX) pays a $0.58 annual dividend ($0.18 quarterly), yielding 5.05% at $11.39/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-01. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 5.05%
Annual Dividend: $0.58 per share
Payout Ratio: 759.7% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-01
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 27
The Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares dividend comes from a portfolio of government-backed, inflation-indexed bonds, where principal values adjust as inflation changes. The fund currently yields 5.05%, paying $0.5755 per share over the trailing twelve months on a quarterly schedule, with the next ex-dividend date on July 1, 2026. VIPSX carries a beta of 0.72, meaning it moves less than the broader market, which suits income-focused investors who want inflation protection without sharp price swings.
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares pays out 759.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). For a bond fund, this figure reflects how the fund's accounting earnings interact with its distribution structure rather than a traditional corporate payout, but Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares dividend safety is directly tied to inflation trends, since the income generated by the fund fluctuates with changes in inflation rates. The fund's own description flags moderate to significant interest rate risk, meaning rising or falling rates can pressure both bond prices and future income levels.
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.2% per year from 2001 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.5150 to $0.5428 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 92.9% in 2021, which reflects how directly the fund's income responds to inflation spikes rather than any deliberate dividend growth policy. Growth is slow, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so income from VIPSX is not predictable year to year.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -18.0% | $0.98 (2022) | $0.54 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +24.0% | $0.19 (2020) | $0.54 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +18.5% | $0.10 (2015) | $0.54 (2025) |
VIPSX fits income-focused investors who want a yield tied to inflation rather than a steadily growing payout. The current yield of 5.05% is classified as high (above 4%), though it sits below the fund's own 5-year average of 5.64%, which means today's yield is not at its historical peak. The payout ratio of 759.7% is a structural feature of how bond fund distributions are calculated, not a sign of financial strain, but it does not provide the kind of earnings cushion that supports dividend growth. An investor in this fund gets inflation-linked income with low market sensitivity (beta 0.72) and accepts that annual payments will swing with inflation rather than grow at a predictable rate.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | $0.1792 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.0064 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.2634 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.1265 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.1249 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.0280 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.1960 |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.1112 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.1456 |
| 2024-03-28 | $0.0138 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1856 |
| 2025 | $0.5428 |
| 2024 | $0.4666 |
| 2023 | $0.4931 |
| 2022 | $0.9830 |
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