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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (VTSMX) pays a $2.80 annual dividend ($0.70 quarterly), yielding 1.01% at $185.89/share. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.01%
Annual Dividend: $2.80 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 35
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest dividend comes from a fund that tracks the CRSP U.S. Total Market Index, covering 100% of the investable U.S. stock market. The current yield is 1.01%, which places VTSMX firmly in low-yield territory. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $2.8020 per share, distributed quarterly. Growth-oriented income investors are the natural fit here, given the fund's 8.1% dividend CAGR over the past 14 years.
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions flowing from the thousands of U.S. stocks the fund holds, not on any single company's earnings or payout decision. A payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), since distributions reflect the underlying index's collective dividend output rather than a corporate earnings calculation. The history table does show one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, with 2020 paying $1.2600 versus $1.3330 in 2019, a drop tied to broad market dividend cuts during that period.
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.1% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.5620 to $1.6650 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump was 28.1% in 2012, while the fund has posted five consecutive years of dividend increases through 2025.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.2% | $1.43 (2022) | $1.67 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.7% | $1.26 (2020) | $1.67 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.8% | $0.95 (2015) | $1.67 (2025) |
VTSMX fits growth-and-income investors who want dividend growth over current yield, not those chasing immediate income. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.01%, and no 5-year average yield is available for direct comparison. What the fund delivers instead is an 8.1% annual dividend growth rate over 14 years, driven by the collective output of the entire investable U.S. stock market. The trade-off is straightforward: investors accept a sub-2% starting yield in exchange for broad market exposure and a dividend that has compounded at a meaningful pace over time.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | $0.4510 |
| 2026-06-26 | $0.4950 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.4660 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.4220 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.3990 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.4060 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.4380 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.4210 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.3870 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.4270 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4120 |
| 2025 | $1.6650 |
| 2024 | $1.6440 |
| 2023 | $1.5460 |
| 2022 | $1.4300 |
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