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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund (VTTSX) pays a $1.25 annual dividend, yielding 1.80% at $69.47/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-23. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.80%
Annual Dividend: $1.25 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-23
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 14
The Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund dividend comes from an all-in-one fund designed for investors planning to retire between 2058 and 2062, gradually shifting from stocks toward bonds as the target date approaches. VTTSX currently yields 1.8%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.2535 per share. The next ex-dividend date is December 23, 2025. With a beta of 1.19, this fund carries slightly more market sensitivity than average, making it a fit for growth-and-income investors comfortable with equity-level volatility.
Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund pays out dividends as a fund, so the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund dividend safety is supported by the fund's structure: distributions reflect the underlying income generated by its diversified mix of stocks and bonds, which shifts over time rather than depending on a single company's earnings. The primary risk to the payout level is market performance, since the fund's distributions move with the income produced by its holdings, and a broad equity or bond market downturn directly affects what gets passed through to investors.
Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 11.0% per year from 2012 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.3210 in 2012 to $1.2535 in 2025 (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 241.5% in 2021, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +15.5% | $0.81 (2022) | $1.25 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.5% | $0.80 (2020) | $1.25 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +9.1% | $0.52 (2015) | $1.25 (2025) |
VTTSX fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield and are comfortable with equity-driven volatility. The current yield is low (below 2%), and at 1.8% it sits below the fund's own 5-year average of 1.98%, so income-focused investors get less yield than the recent historical norm. What the fund offers instead is an 11.0% annualized dividend growth rate over 13 years, driven by its dynamically managed allocation between stocks and bonds. The trade-off is clear: the yield is modest today, and distributions fluctuate with market conditions rather than following a predictable corporate payout schedule.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | $1.2535 |
| 2024-12-30 | $1.1274 |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.9777 |
| 2022-12-28 | $0.8134 |
| 2021-12-29 | $2.7219 |
| 2020-12-30 | $0.7970 |
| 2019-12-27 | $0.8040 |
| 2018-12-28 | $0.7200 |
| 2017-12-28 | $0.6130 |
| 2016-12-28 | $0.5760 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.2535 |
| 2024 | $1.1274 |
| 2023 | $0.9777 |
| 2022 | $0.8134 |
| 2021 | $2.7219 |
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