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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard US Growth Investor (VWUSX) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 9.25% at $76.24/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 9.25%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 46
The Vanguard US Growth Investor dividend reflects a fund focused on large-cap U.S. companies with above-average earnings growth potential and reasonable valuations relative to expected earnings. The current yield is 0.06%, placing it firmly in low-yield territory. VWUSX pays annually, with the last dividend at $0.0496 per share. The fund suits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current income, given its 26.0% per-year CAGR over the 2006-to-2025 window.
Vanguard US Growth Investor dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions generated by the fund's underlying large-cap U.S. growth holdings, not a corporate earnings payout, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The history table shows multiple year-over-year declines within the available window, including a drop from $8.7096 in 2021 to $0.1440 in 2022 (a partial year) and from $2.6650 in 2015 to $0.4410 in 2016 (also partial), which reflects the fund's non-diversified mandate and the variable nature of capital gains distributions from a concentrated growth portfolio.
Vanguard US Growth Investor 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 span (2026 data is not yet complete). The largest annual increase in the window was 2131.5% in 2014, which illustrates how capital gains distributions from a non-diversified growth fund can swing dramatically from year to year rather than following a linear upward path.
| 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 growth-and-income investors who can accept an extremely low current yield in exchange for a high long-term growth rate in distributions. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at just 0.06% today, and the 5-year average yield is not available for comparison. What the fund delivers is a 26.0% per-year CAGR over 19 years, driven by capital gains distributions from a concentrated portfolio of large-cap U.S. growth stocks. The trade-off is real: annual payments are highly variable, the fund carries only 2 consecutive years of dividend increases, and income in any given year is unpredictable. This is not a stock for investors who need steady, reliable quarterly income.
| 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 |
| 2019-04-03 | $3.3060 |
| 2018-12-18 | $3.2373 |
| 2017-12-18 | $1.8380 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.0561 |
| 2024 | $3.2837 |
| 2023 | $0.1587 |
| 2022 | $0.1440 |
| 2021 | $8.7096 |
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