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Data last updated: Nov 15, 2026
Snapshot (as of Nov 15, 2026): Vanguard MStar Small Cap Growth Idx Adm (VSGAX) pays a $1.18 annual dividend, yielding 0.41% at $115.14/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.41%
Annual Dividend: $1.18 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 16
The Vanguard MStar Small Cap Growth Idx Adm dividend comes from a fund that tracks the Morningstar U.S. Small Cap Growth Index, holding each constituent stock in proportion to its index weighting. The current yield is 0.42%, which is low by any income standard. VSGAX paid $1.1780 per share over the trailing twelve months, with dividends distributed annually. Investors drawn to this fund are chasing index exposure to small-cap U.S. growth companies, not income, and the yield reflects that priority.
Vanguard MStar Small Cap Growth Idx Adm dividend safety depends entirely on the aggregate distributions passed through from the underlying small-cap growth stocks in the Morningstar U.S. Small Cap Growth Index, not on any single company's earnings or payout decision. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The history table shows multiple year-over-year declines, including a drop from $0.5050 in 2016 to $0.4010 in 2019, which reflects how variable distributions from growth-oriented small-cap holdings can be. For income investors, that variability is the defining risk here.
Vanguard MStar Small Cap Growth Idx Adm dividend history shows a CAGR of 1.5% per year from 2016 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.5050 to $0.5770 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year jump was 60.8% in 2023, but that spike followed years of declines, so it reflects recovery rather than acceleration. Growth is slow, and the path has been anything but straight.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +14.3% | $0.39 (2022) | $0.58 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.8% | $0.41 (2020) | $0.58 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.3% | $0.42 (2015) | $0.58 (2025) |
VSGAX fits investors who want broad exposure to small-cap U.S. growth stocks and treat any dividend as incidental. The yield is low (below 2%), currently sitting at just 0.42%, and the 1.5% annual growth rate over nine years does little to change that picture. The fund's mandate is index replication, not income generation, and the distribution history, with multiple year-over-year declines, confirms that. What an investor gets is diversified small-cap growth exposure; what they give up is any meaningful income stream.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | $0.1010 |
| 2026-06-26 | $0.1226 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.1178 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.1354 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.1524 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.1481 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.1411 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.1400 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.1010 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.1455 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3414 |
| 2025 | $0.5770 |
| 2024 | $0.5285 |
| 2023 | $0.5740 |
| 2022 | $0.3859 |
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