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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares (VSCIX) pays a $1.73 annual dividend ($0.43 quarterly), yielding 1.21% at $143.75/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.21%
Annual Dividend: $1.73 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-26
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 30
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares dividend reflects the fund's goal of replicating the performance of a U.S. small-capitalization equity index, giving investors broad exposure to smaller domestic companies. The current yield stands at 1.21%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.7344 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 26, 2026. VSCIX carries a beta of 1.055, meaning it moves roughly in line with the broader market, which shapes its appeal to growth-and-income investors rather than pure income seekers.
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying small-cap equity holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares dividend safety is therefore tied to the aggregate dividend activity of the hundreds of smaller companies the fund holds, not to a single corporate earnings stream. The most significant pressure point is the fund's exclusive focus on the small-cap segment, which the fund's own description characterizes as frequently more volatile than larger market segments, meaning dividend income can fluctuate year to year as underlying holdings raise, cut, or suspend their own payouts.
Over the past 14 years, Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares has grown its dividend at 9.6% per year, from $0.4620 per share in 2011 to $1.6587 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). That rate of growth is the defining characteristic of VSCIX as a dividend investment. The largest single-year jump in the window was 57.1% in 2012, though Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares dividend history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, a reminder that small-cap income is not linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.8% | $1.36 (2022) | $1.66 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.1% | $1.07 (2020) | $1.66 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.7% | $0.79 (2015) | $1.66 (2025) |
VSCIX fits growth-and-income investors who want exposure to U.S. small-cap equities and are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for above-average dividend growth. The yield is classified as low (below 2%), currently at 1.21%, though that sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 1.04%, so income relative to price is modestly elevated by recent standards. The 9.6% annualized growth rate from 2011 to 2025 is the real draw. What an investor gains is a fund with meaningful dividend momentum built into a diversified small-cap structure. The trade-off is volatility: the fund's beta of 1.055 and its small-cap focus mean both price and income can swing in ways that pure income investors find uncomfortable.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.4274 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.4716 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.4469 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.3885 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.3801 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.4432 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.4355 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.3403 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.4084 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.3268 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.8990 |
| 2025 | $1.6587 |
| 2024 | $1.5110 |
| 2023 | $1.5984 |
| 2022 | $1.3610 |
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