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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Indx Adm (VSIAX) pays a $3.13 annual dividend, yielding 1.86% at $101.62/share. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.86%
Annual Dividend: $3.13 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 16
Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Indx Adm dividend comes from a fund built to replicate the CRSP U.S. Small Cap Value Index, holding small U.S. company value stocks in proportion to their index weightings. The trailing annual dividend rate is $3.1310 per share, paid annually. VSIAX currently yields 1.9%, which puts it in low-yield territory. Investors drawn to broad small-cap value exposure with a growing annual payout are the natural audience here, given the fund's 5-year streak of consecutive dividend increases.
Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Indx Adm dividend safety is not a function of a single company's earnings but of the aggregate distributions from the small U.S. value stocks that make up the CRSP U.S. Small Cap Value Index. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), since VSIAX passes through what its underlying holdings collectively distribute. The most data-supported pressure point is the 2020 history, where the annual dividend dropped to $1.0260 from $1.2120 in 2019, showing that broad downturns in small-cap earnings can pull fund distributions lower.
Over the past 9 years, Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Indx Adm has grown its dividend at 7.6% per year. Per-share payments rose from $0.9190 in 2016 to $1.7778 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 3.0% in 2024, showing that growth can slow sharply in softer years. The largest single-year jump was 17.9% in 2023, so the pace is uneven rather than linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +8.6% | $1.39 (2022) | $1.78 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.6% | $1.03 (2020) | $1.78 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.7% | $0.84 (2015) | $1.78 (2025) |
VSIAX fits dividend investors who want exposure to small U.S. value stocks and are comfortable with a low (below 2%) current yield in exchange for above-average growth. The 7.6% annual dividend CAGR from 2016 to 2025 is the fund's strongest argument for income-oriented holders, but the 1.9% yield means current income is modest in absolute terms. The 2020 drawdown in distributions is a real data point: when small-cap earnings contract, the payout follows. What an investor gets here is a growing income stream tied to a broad value index. What they accept is yield that starts low and distributions that can dip in down markets.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | $0.4374 |
| 2026-06-26 | $0.4634 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.5317 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.4538 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.3987 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.3914 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.5339 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.4687 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.3740 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.4368 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4325 |
| 2025 | $1.7778 |
| 2024 | $1.6844 |
| 2023 | $1.6360 |
| 2022 | $1.3880 |
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