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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares (VWUSX) pays a $7.06 annual dividend, yielding 9.17% at $76.94/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 9.17%
Annual Dividend: $7.06 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-17
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 46
The Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares dividend comes from a fund focused on large-cap, blue-chip U.S. companies that its managers believe can deliver sustained earnings growth. The current yield stands at 9.17%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $7.0561 per share. VWUSX carries a beta of 1.249, meaning it moves more than the broader market, which matters for income investors who expect price stability alongside yield. That combination of high yield and above-market volatility shapes who this fund realistically suits.
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares pays out dividends with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), since traditional earnings-based payout metrics do not apply to fund structures. Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares dividend safety is therefore assessed differently than for individual stocks: the payout level reflects distributions from the underlying portfolio of large-cap growth equities rather than a fixed corporate earnings commitment. The most significant data-supported pressure factor is the fund's beta of 1.249, which means the portfolio value, and by extension future distribution capacity, swings more sharply than the market during downturns.
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 26.0% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.0870 to $7.0561 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The annual dividend history is highly irregular, with the largest single-year increase reaching 2131.5% in 2014, and the data window contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the headline CAGR masks substantial year-to-year volatility rather than reflecting smooth compounding.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | +22.5% | $2.56 (2020) | $7.06 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +10.2% | $2.67 (2015) | $7.06 (2025) |
VWUSX fits dividend investors who can tolerate significant distribution volatility in exchange for a high current yield. At 9.17%, the yield is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average of 5.03%, which signals the current payout is elevated relative to recent norms. The underlying portfolio targets dominant large-cap growth companies, which supports the fund's capacity to generate distributions, but the beta of 1.249 and the history of sharp year-to-year swings in per-share payments mean income is not predictable. An investor gains above-average current yield from a blue-chip growth portfolio; the trade-off is accepting distributions that can move dramatically from one year to the next.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $7.0561 |
| 2024-12-18 | $3.2837 |
| 2023-12-18 | $0.1587 |
| 2022-12-14 | $0.1440 |
| 2021-12-15 | $8.7096 |
| 2020-12-16 | $2.5577 |
| 2019-12-13 | $1.7090 |
| 2018-12-18 | $3.2373 |
| 2017-12-18 | $1.8380 |
| 2016-12-23 | $0.4410 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.0561 |
| 2024 | $3.2837 |
| 2023 | $0.1587 |
| 2022 | $0.1440 |
| 2021 | $8.7096 |
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