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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) pays a $0.58 annual dividend ($0.16 quarterly), yielding 0.46% at $126.39/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.46%
Annual Dividend: $0.58 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-18
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 17
The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF dividend reflects the fund's core purpose: tracking the Russell 1000 Growth Index, a benchmark of large-cap U.S. growth stocks. VONG currently yields 0.48%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.5812 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 18, 2026. With a beta of 1.19, this fund carries above-average price swings, making it a better fit for growth-oriented investors than those seeking steady income.
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of underlying index holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF dividend safety is therefore not assessed through earnings coverage but through the fund's structural mandate to mirror the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which distributes whatever dividends its constituent large-cap U.S. growth stocks generate. The primary pressure on the payout is that growth-oriented companies typically reinvest earnings rather than pay dividends, keeping distributions low and variable.
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of -2.2% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share dividends moved from $0.7540 at the start of the window to $0.5508 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 50.7% in 2012, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, and the overall trend across the full period is negative.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +0.7% | $0.54 (2022) | $0.55 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -21.9% | $1.90 (2020) | $0.55 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -9.6% | $1.50 (2015) | $0.55 (2025) |
VONG is a growth ETF first and an income vehicle second, and the dividend data makes that plain. The yield sits at low (below 2%), currently 0.48%, right in line with its 5-year average of 0.49%. There is no streak of consecutive annual dividend increases, and the per-share payout has actually declined at -2.2% per year since 2011. What an investor gets here is broad exposure to large-cap U.S. growth stocks with a minimal income component. The trade-off is straightforward: capital appreciation potential comes at the cost of meaningful dividend income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | $0.1592 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.1418 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.1383 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.1419 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.1340 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.1366 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.1378 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.1393 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.1406 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.1547 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3010 |
| 2025 | $0.5508 |
| 2024 | $0.5724 |
| 2023 | $0.5517 |
| 2022 | $0.5400 |
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