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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard MStar Inst Ttl Stk Mkt IdxInstl (VITNX) pays a $1.02 annual dividend ($0.25 quarterly), yielding 2.28% at $125.51/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.28%
Annual Dividend: $1.02 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 26
Vanguard MStar Inst Ttl Stk Mkt IdxInstl dividend comes from a broad-market index fund that keeps at least 80% of its net assets in the stocks that make up its target index. The fund currently yields 1.05%, with a forward annual dividend rate of $1.0173 per share paid quarterly. VITNX has 26 years of dividend history on record, making it one of the longer-running institutional index funds by payout history. That low yield and a 10.4% annualized growth rate over 17 years point toward growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend expansion over immediate income.
Vanguard MStar Inst Ttl Stk Mkt IdxInstl dividend safety is not assessed through a payout ratio, as that metric is not applicable (fund/ETF). The dividend level reflects the aggregate distributions passed through from the underlying index holdings, so payouts move with the earnings and dividend decisions of those constituent stocks. The history table shows at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means the per-share distribution is not insulated from broad market downturns. That variability is a structural feature of this fund type, not an anomaly.
Vanguard MStar Inst Ttl Stk Mkt IdxInstl dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.4% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share distributions grew from $0.55 in 2008 to $2.9744 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 259.3% in 2020, which reflects the lumpy, pass-through nature of index fund distributions rather than a deliberate payout policy. Growth is real, but it is uneven.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -11.8% | $4.34 (2022) | $2.97 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -19.0% | $8.55 (2020) | $2.97 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.1% | $1.04 (2015) | $2.97 (2025) |
VITNX fits growth-and-income investors who want broad market exposure with a rising dividend stream rather than a high current payout. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.05%, and no 5-year average yield is available for direct comparison. The trade-off is clear: the 10.4% annualized growth rate over 17 years delivers meaningful compounding over time, but the fund's pass-through structure means annual distributions can swing sharply, as the history table confirms. An investor in Vanguard MStar Inst Ttl Stk Mkt IdxInstl stock accepts distribution volatility in exchange for long-run dividend growth tied to the broad market.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | $0.3220 |
| 2026-06-26 | $0.3583 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.7199 |
| 2025-12-22 | $1.4634 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.3070 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.3095 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.8945 |
| 2024-12-30 | $1.6635 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.3138 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.3312 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4002 |
| 2025 | $2.9744 |
| 2024 | $2.7561 |
| 2023 | $1.9822 |
| 2022 | $4.3420 |
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