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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund (VTTHX) pays a $0.68 annual dividend, yielding 2.74% at $29.48/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.74%
Annual Dividend: $0.68 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 23
The Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund dividend reflects a blend of income from stocks, bonds, and other fixed income holdings, all managed under a single glide-path strategy targeting investors who plan to retire around 2035. VTTHX currently yields 2.28%, with the most recent annual dividend at $0.6770 per share, paid once per year. The fund automatically shifts its asset mix toward bonds over time, which shapes how much income it generates at any given point. That gradual shift toward fixed income makes VTTHX most relevant to dividend investors who want a single-fund solution rather than a pure income play.
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions from the underlying Vanguard mutual funds held within the portfolio, not on a single company's earnings or payout ratio, making the traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The most data-supported pressure point is the fund's shifting asset allocation: as VTTHX moves more assets into bonds and away from stocks over time, the income profile of the underlying holdings changes, and that structural drift has already produced year-over-year declines in the dividend history, including a sharp drop from 2021's elevated $4.6529 to $0.5234 in the following period.
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.0% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.2990 to $0.8091 over that span (with 2026 a partial year in progress). The history is far from smooth: 2021 produced a spike of 638.6%, and the window contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the 6.0% CAGR reflects a volatile path rather than steady annual step-ups.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +15.6% | $0.52 (2022) | $0.81 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.1% | $0.63 (2020) | $0.81 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +0.3% | $0.79 (2015) | $0.81 (2025) |
VTTHX fits dividend investors who want broad market exposure and automatic reallocation built into a single fund, rather than a dedicated income stream. The yield sits in the moderate (2–4%) range at 2.28%, and no 5-year average yield is available for direct comparison. The fund's glide path is the defining trade-off: as it shifts assets from stocks to bonds approaching 2035, the income mix changes in ways that have already produced meaningful year-over-year swings in the dividend. An investor gets diversification and a self-adjusting allocation; what they give up is predictability in the annual payout.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | $0.8091 |
| 2024-12-30 | $0.7481 |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.5481 |
| 2022-12-28 | $0.5234 |
| 2021-12-29 | $4.6529 |
| 2020-12-30 | $0.6300 |
| 2019-12-27 | $0.5240 |
| 2018-12-28 | $0.5060 |
| 2017-12-28 | $0.4430 |
| 2016-12-28 | $0.4910 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.8091 |
| 2024 | $0.7481 |
| 2023 | $0.5481 |
| 2022 | $0.5234 |
| 2021 | $4.6529 |
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