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Data last updated: Aug 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 17, 2026): Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares (VITAX) pays a $1.77 annual dividend ($0.44 quarterly), yielding 0.35% at $502.10/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-24. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.35%
Annual Dividend: $1.77 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-24
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 23
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend reflects the fund's concentrated focus on American technology companies, including those supporting electronics, computer industries, and advanced scientific applications. The current yield stands at 0.35%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.7745 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026, with the last payment of $0.5670 per share. VITAX suits growth-and-income investors who can accept a low current yield in exchange for a dividend that has grown at 18.1% per year since 2010.
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is therefore not assessed through a traditional earnings payout ratio but through the income generated by its underlying technology holdings. The principal risk the fund itself identifies is concentration: it invests exclusively in information technology stocks, which means dividend income can fluctuate alongside the earnings and distribution behavior of that single sector.
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 18.1% per year from 2010 to 2024. Per-share payments grew from $0.1850 to $1.9031 over that window (2025 and 2026 figures are partial years and excluded from the CAGR). The largest single-year jump in the window was 75.7% in 2012, while growth slowed to just 2.3% in 2017, the smallest annual increase in the available data.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +1.5% | $1.49 (2022) | $1.56 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +0.9% | $1.49 (2020) | $1.56 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +8.2% | $0.71 (2015) | $1.56 (2025) |
VITAX fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current income, specifically those comfortable holding a concentrated technology fund as a supplementary portfolio position. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.35%, though that sits modestly above the 5-year average of 0.32%, so the fund is not historically out of character. What investors gain is an 18.1% annualized dividend growth rate over 14 years. The trade-off is a beta of 1.346 and a fund structure that concentrates entirely in information technology, meaning both price and dividend income can swing sharply with sector conditions.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $0.5670 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.3806 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.3874 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.4395 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.3598 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.3727 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.3976 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.4690 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.3905 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.6460 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.9476 |
| 2025 | $1.5594 |
| 2024 | $1.9031 |
| 2023 | $1.6030 |
| 2022 | $1.4900 |
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