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Data last updated: Jul 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 17, 2026): Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) pays a $1.58 annual dividend ($0.13 monthly), yielding 1.82% at $86.56/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.82%
Annual Dividend: $1.58 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-26
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 23
Vanguard Growth ETF dividend income comes from a passively managed fund tracking the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index, giving investors broad exposure to large-cap U.S. growth companies. VUG pays $1.5762 per share annually on a monthly schedule, with the next ex-dividend date on June 26, 2026. The current yield sits at 1.84%. With a beta of 1.24, this fund moves more than the broader market, which suits investors prioritizing long-run capital appreciation over near-term income.
Vanguard Growth 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 Growth ETF dividend safety rests on the fund's full-replication structure: it holds the actual securities in the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index, so distributions reflect real income from those positions rather than a managed payout decision. The most direct pressure on the dividend is the income profile of the underlying index itself, which is dominated by growth-oriented companies that typically retain earnings rather than pay them out, keeping distributions modest.
Vanguard Growth ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.1% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.7660 to $2.0100 over that window (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 40.1% in 2012, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, with payments dipping from $1.7720 in 2018 to $1.5000 in 2022 across a multi-year soft patch.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.2% | $1.50 (2022) | $2.01 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +3.6% | $1.68 (2020) | $2.01 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.8% | $1.39 (2015) | $2.01 (2025) |
VUG fits dividend investors who treat income as secondary to growth exposure. The current yield of 1.84% is classified as low (below 2%), and it sits below the fund's own 5-year average yield of 2.05%, meaning today's buyers are getting slightly less income than the historical norm. Three consecutive years of dividend increases through 2025 show recent momentum, but the 7.1% long-run CAGR comes with real volatility in annual payments. What an investor gains is diversified access to large-cap U.S. growth companies with a rising dividend over time. The trade-off is a yield too thin to anchor an income-focused portfolio.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.0923 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.4778 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.4990 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.5070 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.5040 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.5000 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.5340 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.4550 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.4560 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.4680 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5701 |
| 2025 | $2.0100 |
| 2024 | $1.9130 |
| 2023 | $1.8020 |
| 2022 | $1.5000 |
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