Dividends
VGT Dividend Yield, History and Distribution Dates
ETF Dividend History · Distribution Yield · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Schedule
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF
Financial Services / Asset Management
Low Priority
In Line With Peers
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- Momentum37
- Value32
- Quality71
- Risk resilience60
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VGT answer
Yes, VGT pays dividends, on a quarterly schedule, though as a technology fund its yield is low: 0.40% over the trailing 12 months. It paid $0.4725 per share over the past year; the latest dividend was $0.1465 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 23, 2026. The next ex-dividend date is Dec 23, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced).
- Trailing yield
- 0.40%
- Latest distribution
- $0.1465
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Latest ex-date
- Sep 23, 2026
- Next ex-date
- Dec 23, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced)
- TTM distributions
- $0.4725
VGT Distribution Snapshot
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Next VGT Distribution Date
When VGT next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Projected next VGT distribution
Next ex-date status: projected. Next distribution amount status: projected. Projected values are inferred from recent cadence and are never presented as issuer announcements.
Latest VGT Distribution Dates
Review the latest distribution, yield, available trailing-year income, and distribution cadence before treating income as durable.
AIQ Distribution bridge
Fund distributions should be read with holdings quality, liquidity, and asset-class exposure.
Distribution yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.
Lower drawdown and volatility can improve the dependability of an income allocation.
VGT Dividend & Distribution History
Recent per-share distributions show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Distribution pattern
Recent distribution payments are summarized as cadence signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
VGT Annual Distribution History
VGT Distribution Growth
Latest row amount $0.1465, event yield 37.62%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed distribution history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year payout CAGR
- 0.91%
- Peer rank
- #126 of 138
- Peer percentile
- 9th
- 2020 annual payout
- $0.364
- 2025 annual payout
- $0.381
- Calendar-year declines
- 2
VGT's split-adjusted annual distributions grew at 0.91% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #126 of 138 equity ETFs in AlgovestIQ's research.
Measured from 2019 instead, the same history compounds at 1.91% a year.
Split-adjusted annual distributions, 2020–2025. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
VGT Distribution Yield
How VGT's trailing distribution yield is calculated, and how it differs from 30-Day SEC Yield and total return.
Yield methodology
Trailing distribution yield equals distributions paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available market price. It is different from 30-Day SEC Yield, forward distribution yield, and total return.
Distribution variability
VGT distributions reflect income from underlying holdings and may vary by quarter, market environment, fund composition, and fund policy.
Recent VGT distribution payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | $0.1465 | $0.1465 | 37.62% | Quarterly | $0.4725 | — | Sep 23, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $0.1384 | $0.1384 | 37.64% | Quarterly | $0.4333 | — | Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $0.7438 | $0.093 | 43.01% | Quarterly | $0.3828 | Jan 8, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $0.757 | $0.0946 | 41.73% | Quarterly | $0.381 | — | Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | $0.8586 | $0.1073 | 41.51% | Quarterly | $0.3834 | — | Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 |
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| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.7028 | $0.0879 | 47.58% | Quarterly | $0.3907 | — | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.7294 | $0.0912 | 55.20% | Quarterly | $0.3982 | — | Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $0.7766 | $0.0971 | 59.80% | Quarterly | $0.4644 | — | Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.9171 | $0.1146 | 63.82% | Quarterly | $0.4666 | — | Sep 27, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.7624 | $0.0953 | 64.13% | Quarterly | $0.4622 | — | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | $1.26 | $0.1574 | 68.34% | Quarterly | $0.4513 | — | Mar 25, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.7946 | $0.0993 | 64.39% | Quarterly | $0.3904 | — | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.8814 | $0.1102 | 77.45% | Quarterly | $0.4001 | — | Sep 29, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.6757 | $0.0845 | 70.83% | Quarterly | $0.3854 | — | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.7716 | $0.0965 | 80.74% | Quarterly | $0.3754 | — | Mar 27, 2023 | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | $0.872 | $0.109 | 88.04% | Quarterly | $0.3636 | Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | $0.7639 | $0.0955 | 88.96% | Quarterly | $0.3573 | Sep 26, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | $0.5955 | $0.0744 | 89.83% | Quarterly | $0.3726 | Jun 21, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.6774 | $0.0847 | 71.52% | Quarterly | $0.3715 | Mar 22, 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | $0.8212 | $0.1027 | 65.90% | Quarterly | $0.3654 | Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | $0.8869 | $0.1109 | 69.19% | Quarterly | $0.349 | Sep 28, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.5862 | $0.0733 | 66.46% | Quarterly | $0.3266 | Jun 23, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | $0.6292 | $0.0787 | 75.53% | Quarterly | $0.3376 | Mar 24, 2021 | Mar 29, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | $0.6898 | $0.0862 | 83.22% | Quarterly | $0.3641 | Dec 16, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | $0.7074 | $0.0884 | 95.99% | Quarterly | $0.3593 | Sep 9, 2020 | Sep 14, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | $0.6746 | $0.0843 | 1.08% | Quarterly | $0.3751 | Jun 19, 2020 | Jun 23, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | $0.8409 | $0.1051 | 1.29% | Quarterly | $0.3705 | Mar 6, 2020 | Mar 11, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | $0.6513 | $0.0814 | 1.13% | Quarterly | $0.34 | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 | Dec 19, 2019 |
| Sep 26, 2019 | $0.8344 | $0.1043 | 1.25% | Quarterly | $0.3387 | Sep 24, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | $0.6376 | $0.0797 | 1.19% | Quarterly | $0.3155 | Jun 19, 2019 | Jun 24, 2019 | Jun 26, 2019 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | $0.5968 | $0.0746 | 1.16% | Quarterly | $0.2968 | Mar 19, 2019 | Mar 22, 2019 | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $0.6406 | $0.0801 | 1.22% | Quarterly | $0.2694 | Dec 11, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $0.6488 | $0.0811 | 96.82% | Quarterly | $0.2439 | Sep 20, 2018 | Sep 25, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $0.4878 | $0.061 | 94.96% | Quarterly | $0.2152 | Jun 26, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | $0.3776 | $0.0472 | 89.97% | Quarterly | $0.205 | Mar 14, 2018 | Mar 19, 2018 | Mar 21, 2018 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | $0.437 | $0.0546 | 98.75% | Quarterly | $0.2031 | Dec 12, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Sep 27, 2017 | $0.419 | $0.0524 | 1.07% | Quarterly | $0.2026 | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 | Oct 2, 2017 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | $0.406 | $0.0508 | 1.12% | Quarterly | $0.2006 | Jun 26, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jul 5, 2017 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | $0.363 | $0.0454 | 1.15% | Quarterly | $0.1499 | Mar 22, 2017 | Mar 28, 2017 | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Dec 14, 2016 | $0.433 | $0.0541 | 1.29% | Quarterly | $0.1483 | Dec 12, 2016 | Dec 16, 2016 | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Sep 20, 2016 | $0.403 | $0.0504 | 1.32% | Quarterly | $0.145 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 22, 2016 | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Jun 21, 2016 | $0.35 | $0.0438 | 1.98% | Quarterly | $0.145 | Jun 17, 2016 | Jun 23, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Mar 21, 2016 | $0.407 | $0.0509 | 1.66% | Quarterly | $0.2244 | Mar 17, 2016 | Mar 23, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | $0.403 | $0.0504 | 1.27% | Quarterly | $0.1735 | Dec 21, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 | Dec 30, 2015 |
| Sep 23, 2015 | $0.985 | $0.1231 | 97.34% | Quarterly | $0.1231 | Sep 21, 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Dec 18, 2014 | $1.17 | $0.1464 | 1.12% | Annual | $0.1464 | Dec 16, 2014 | Dec 22, 2014 | Dec 24, 2014 |
| Dec 20, 2013 | $0.944 | $0.118 | 1.08% | Annual | $0.118 | Dec 18, 2013 | Dec 24, 2013 | Dec 27, 2013 |
| Dec 20, 2012 | $0.833 | $0.1041 | 1.19% | Annual | $0.1041 | Dec 18, 2012 | Dec 24, 2012 | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Dec 21, 2011 | $0.485 | $0.0606 | 80.40% | Annual | $0.0606 | — | Dec 23, 2011 | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Dec 22, 2010 | $0.362 | $0.0453 | 58.61% | Annual | $0.0453 | — | Dec 27, 2010 | Dec 29, 2010 |
| Dec 22, 2009 | $0.25 | $0.0313 | 46.02% | Annual | $0.0313 | — | Dec 24, 2009 | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Dec 22, 2008 | $0.326 | $0.0408 | 97.96% | Annual | $0.0408 | — | Dec 24, 2008 | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Dec 14, 2007 | $0.175 | $0.0219 | 29.13% | Annual | $0.0219 | — | Dec 18, 2007 | Dec 20, 2007 |
| Dec 18, 2006 | $0.136 | $0.017 | 25.64% | Annual | $0.017 | — | Dec 20, 2006 | Dec 22, 2006 |
| Dec 22, 2005 | $0.091 | $0.0114 | 18.44% | Annual | $0.0114 | — | Dec 27, 2005 | Jan 5, 2006 |
| Dec 22, 2004 | $0.609 | $0.0761 | 1.30% | Annual | — | — | Dec 27, 2004 | Jan 4, 2005 |
ETF distribution yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with frequency, history, holdings exposure, and fund risk before treating income as durable.
Yield is most useful when read with the fund's asset class, distribution policy, and recent payment pattern.
Stable or rising distributions can support an income allocation, while irregular payments should be read as fund-policy and market-cycle evidence.
ETF distributions are not evaluated with company payout ratio or free cash flow coverage because those metrics do not map cleanly to fund structures.
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VGT Dividends FAQ
Does VGT pay dividends?
Yes. VGT pays quarterly dividends from the technology companies it holds; the latest was $0.1465 per share.
What is VGT's dividend yield?
VGT's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.40%. Technology companies favor buybacks and reinvestment over dividends, which keeps the yield low.
When does VGT pay dividends?
VGT's latest ex-dividend date was Sep 23, 2026, and the next is Dec 23, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced).