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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Dividend Yield: 0.62%
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 21
The Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF dividend reflects distributions from a broadly diversified basket of mid-size U.S. growth stocks, built to track the CRSP U.S. Mid Cap Growth Index. VOT currently yields 0.61%, which is low by income standards. The fund pays dividends annually. Growth-oriented investors who want some income exposure to mid-cap U.S. equities are the natural audience here, given the fund's structure and its 8.5% dividend CAGR since 2016.
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF dividend safety is not driven by a single company's earnings but by the aggregate distributions from the underlying mid-cap growth stocks that make up the CRSP U.S. Mid Cap Growth Index. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The most concrete risk in the data is a year-over-year decline: 2020 saw the per-share dividend drop from $1.2464 to $1.1807, a reminder that payouts from growth-oriented holdings can pull back when underlying companies trim or suspend their own distributions.
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.5% per year from 2016 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.8610 to $1.7905 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR). The largest single-year jump was 24.1% in 2019, but the window also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +8.6% | $1.40 (2022) | $1.79 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +8.7% | $1.18 (2020) | $1.79 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +8.3% | $0.81 (2015) | $1.79 (2025) |
VOT fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, not those seeking meaningful income today. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at just 0.61%, and the 5-year average yield is not available for direct comparison. What the fund does offer is an 8.5% annual dividend growth rate over nine years, backed by broad exposure to mid-cap U.S. growth companies through the CRSP U.S. Mid Cap Growth Index. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor gets above-average dividend growth but accepts a yield that delivers very little current income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | $0.3890 |
| 2026-09-28 | $0.3892 |
| 2026-06-26 | $0.3993 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.5097 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.4788 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.4337 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.4264 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.4516 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.5050 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.4012 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6872 |
| 2025 | $1.7905 |
| 2024 | $1.7021 |
| 2023 | $1.5663 |
| 2022 | $1.3983 |
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