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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) pays a $3.90 annual dividend ($1.04 quarterly), yielding 1.04% at $375.20/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.04%
Annual Dividend: $3.90 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-26
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 26
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF dividend reflects the fund's passive strategy of tracking the CRSP US Total Market Index across all market capitalizations, from large-cap to small-cap, and across both growth and value styles. VTI currently pays a 1.02% dividend yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $3.8999 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 26, 2026, with the last quarterly payment coming in at $1.0437 per share. With a beta of 1.022, VTI moves nearly in lockstep with the broader market, making it a fit for growth-and-income investors who want broad equity exposure alongside a growing dividend.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF dividend safety is supported by the fund's structure: it maintains full investment in its assets with minimal cash drag, and its passive index-sampling approach keeps operating costs low, which helps preserve the income passed through to shareholders. The primary pressure on the dividend is the performance of the underlying equity market itself, since distributions depend entirely on the dividends paid by the thousands of companies the fund holds.
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.3% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.2330 to $3.7560 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 26.8% in 2012, while 2020 saw the only year-over-year decline, with the annual dividend falling from $2.9050 to $2.7700. VTI has posted five consecutive years of dividend increases through 2025, and an 8.3% annual growth rate over 14 years is a meaningful compounding rate for investors focused on income growth.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.7% | $3.18 (2022) | $3.76 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.3% | $2.77 (2020) | $3.76 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.2% | $2.07 (2015) | $3.76 (2025) |
VTI fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, and the data backs that up. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.02%, which sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 0.89%, so current buyers are getting a slightly better entry yield than the recent norm. The 8.3% annual dividend CAGR from 2011 to 2025 is the real draw here, not the starting income. What an investor gains is broad U.S. equity exposure with a dividend that has grown meaningfully over time. The trade-off is a starting yield that delivers limited near-term income, which makes VTI a poor fit for investors who need high current cash flow.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $1.0437 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.9980 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.9510 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.9070 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.9130 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.9850 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.9410 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.8710 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.9520 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.9110 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.0417 |
| 2025 | $3.7560 |
| 2024 | $3.6750 |
| 2023 | $3.4130 |
| 2022 | $3.1840 |
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