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VUG ETF Dividend History, Yield & Distributions
ETF Dividend History · Distribution Yield · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Schedule
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VUG ETF dividend answer
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) has a trailing 12-month distribution yield of 0.42% and paid $0.3461 per share over the trailing 12 months. The fund currently pays quarterly distributions based on covered events. Its latest distribution was $0.091 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 28, 2026 and payment date of Sep 30, 2026. The next projected ex-dividend date is Dec 28, 2026. VUG distribution history is shown as fund payout history, so corporate payout ratio and free cash flow coverage are excluded.
VUG Distribution Snapshot
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Next VUG Distribution Date
When VUG next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Projected next VUG 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.
Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.
Latest VUG 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.
VUG 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.
VUG Annual Distribution History
VUG Distribution Growth
Latest row amount $0.091, event yield 38.44%.
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
- 3.61%
- Peer rank
- #112 of 138
- Peer percentile
- 19th
- 2020 annual payout
- $0.281
- 2025 annual payout
- $0.335
- Calendar-year declines
- 2
VUG's split-adjusted annual distributions grew at 3.61% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #112 of 138 equity ETFs in AlgovestIQ's research.
Measured from 2019 instead, the same history compounds at 2.46% a year.
Split-adjusted annual distributions, 2020–2025. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
VUG Distribution Yield
How VUG'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
VUG distributions reflect income from underlying holdings and may vary by quarter, market environment, fund composition, and fund policy.
Recent VUG distribution payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.091 | $0.091 | 38.44% | Quarterly | $0.3461 | — | Sep 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $0.0923 | $0.0923 | 41.04% | Quarterly | $0.3396 | — | Jun 26, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $0.4778 | $0.0796 | 47.07% | Quarterly | $0.3314 | Jan 8, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.4993 | $0.0832 | 40.98% | Quarterly | $0.3351 | — | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | $0.5068 | $0.0845 | 42.79% | Quarterly | $0.3409 | — | Sep 29, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
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| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.5044 | $0.0841 | 45.47% | Quarterly | $0.3322 | — | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.50 | $0.0833 | 51.11% | Quarterly | $0.3242 | — | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.5344 | $0.0891 | 45.48% | Quarterly | $0.3188 | — | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.4546 | $0.0758 | 51.05% | Quarterly | $0.3272 | — | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.456 | $0.076 | 49.97% | Quarterly | $0.314 | — | Jun 27, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.4676 | $0.0779 | 53.20% | Quarterly | $0.3067 | — | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | $0.5847 | $0.0975 | 58.01% | Quarterly | $0.3003 | — | Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | $0.3759 | $0.0627 | 61.01% | Quarterly | $0.2776 | — | Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | $0.4122 | $0.0687 | 62.14% | Quarterly | $0.2865 | — | Jun 26, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $0.4292 | $0.0715 | 67.70% | Quarterly | $0.2713 | — | Mar 24, 2023 | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | $0.4483 | $0.0747 | 70.40% | Quarterly | $0.2499 | Dec 20, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | $0.4296 | $0.0716 | 68.96% | Quarterly | $0.2533 | Sep 21, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | $0.3206 | $0.0534 | 62.04% | Quarterly | $0.2345 | Jun 21, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | $0.3006 | $0.0501 | 52.02% | Quarterly | $0.2433 | Mar 21, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | $0.469 | $0.0782 | 47.38% | Quarterly | $0.2567 | Dec 22, 2021 | Dec 28, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | $0.3166 | $0.0528 | 50.39% | Quarterly | $0.2553 | Sep 23, 2021 | Sep 27, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.3736 | $0.0623 | 57.16% | Quarterly | $0.2702 | Jun 22, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.3809 | $0.0635 | 66.32% | Quarterly | $0.2778 | Mar 23, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | $0.4606 | $0.0768 | 67.02% | Quarterly | $0.2807 | Dec 23, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | $0.4062 | $0.0677 | 77.75% | Quarterly | $0.2885 | Sep 24, 2020 | Sep 28, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | $0.4189 | $0.0698 | 85.11% | Quarterly | $0.2851 | Jun 24, 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.3983 | $0.0664 | 1.07% | Quarterly | $0.284 | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Dec 24, 2019 | $0.5077 | $0.0846 | 95.68% | Quarterly | $0.2896 | Dec 21, 2019 | Dec 26, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Sep 16, 2019 | $0.3854 | $0.0642 | 1.05% | Quarterly | $0.2929 | Sep 12, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | $0.4126 | $0.0688 | 1.13% | Quarterly | $0.3066 | Jun 25, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Mar 28, 2019 | $0.432 | $0.072 | 1.19% | Quarterly | $0.3077 | Mar 26, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Dec 24, 2018 | $0.5274 | $0.0879 | 1.42% | Quarterly | $0.2956 | Dec 20, 2018 | Dec 26, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | $0.4674 | $0.0779 | 1.07% | Quarterly | $0.2869 | Sep 26, 2018 | Oct 1, 2018 | Oct 3, 2018 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $0.4194 | $0.0699 | 1.09% | Quarterly | $0.2775 | Jun 20, 2018 | Jun 25, 2018 | Jun 27, 2018 |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $0.3594 | $0.0599 | 1.11% | Quarterly | $0.2644 | Mar 20, 2018 | Mar 23, 2018 | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | $0.4751 | $0.0792 | 1.14% | Quarterly | $0.2677 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Sep 22, 2017 | $0.411 | $0.0685 | 1.26% | Quarterly | $0.2765 | Sep 20, 2017 | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 27, 2017 |
| Jun 23, 2017 | $0.341 | $0.0568 | 1.26% | Quarterly | $0.2707 | Jun 21, 2017 | Jun 27, 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | $0.379 | $0.0632 | 1.33% | Quarterly | $0.2677 | Mar 22, 2017 | Mar 28, 2017 | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Dec 22, 2016 | $0.528 | $0.088 | 1.38% | Quarterly | $0.2578 | Dec 20, 2016 | Dec 27, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | $0.376 | $0.0627 | 1.31% | Quarterly | $0.2387 | Sep 9, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Jun 14, 2016 | $0.323 | $0.0538 | 1.31% | Quarterly | $0.2338 | Jun 10, 2016 | Jun 16, 2016 | Jun 20, 2016 |
| Mar 21, 2016 | $0.32 | $0.0533 | 1.31% | Quarterly | $0.2293 | Mar 17, 2016 | Mar 23, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Dec 17, 2015 | $0.413 | $0.0688 | 1.30% | Quarterly | $0.2313 | Dec 15, 2015 | Dec 21, 2015 | Dec 23, 2015 |
| Sep 21, 2015 | $0.347 | $0.0578 | 1.33% | Quarterly | $0.2302 | Sep 17, 2015 | Sep 23, 2015 | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Jun 22, 2015 | $0.296 | $0.0493 | 1.22% | Quarterly | $0.223 | Jun 18, 2015 | Jun 24, 2015 | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Mar 25, 2015 | $0.332 | $0.0553 | 1.23% | Quarterly | $0.2195 | Mar 23, 2015 | Mar 27, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Dec 22, 2014 | $0.406 | $0.0677 | 1.20% | Quarterly | $0.21 | Dec 18, 2014 | Dec 24, 2014 | Dec 29, 2014 |
| Sep 24, 2014 | $0.304 | $0.0507 | 1.19% | Quarterly | $0.2002 | Sep 22, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Jun 24, 2014 | $0.275 | $0.0458 | 1.20% | Quarterly | $0.1958 | Jun 20, 2014 | Jun 26, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Mar 25, 2014 | $0.275 | $0.0458 | 1.24% | Quarterly | $0.193 | Mar 21, 2014 | Mar 27, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Dec 24, 2013 | $0.347 | $0.0578 | 1.20% | Quarterly | $0.185 | Dec 20, 2013 | Dec 27, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Sep 23, 2013 | $0.278 | $0.0463 | 1.39% | Quarterly | $0.1975 | Sep 19, 2013 | Sep 25, 2013 | Sep 27, 2013 |
| Jun 24, 2013 | $0.258 | $0.043 | 1.51% | Quarterly | $0.1925 | Jun 20, 2013 | Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Mar 22, 2013 | $0.227 | $0.0378 | 1.44% | Quarterly | $0.1843 | Mar 20, 2013 | Mar 26, 2013 | Mar 28, 2013 |
| Dec 24, 2012 | $0.422 | $0.0703 | 1.51% | Quarterly | $0.1788 | Dec 20, 2012 | Dec 27, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 |
| Sep 24, 2012 | $0.248 | $0.0413 | 1.20% | Quarterly | $0.1463 | — | Sep 26, 2012 | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Jun 25, 2012 | $0.209 | $0.0348 | 1.22% | Quarterly | $0.134 | — | Jun 27, 2012 | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Mar 26, 2012 | $0.194 | $0.0323 | 1.11% | Quarterly | $0.1317 | — | Mar 28, 2012 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Dec 23, 2011 | $0.227 | $0.0378 | 1.23% | Quarterly | $0.1277 | — | Dec 28, 2011 | Dec 30, 2011 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | $0.174 | $0.029 | 1.30% | Quarterly | $0.1237 | — | Sep 27, 2011 | Sep 29, 2011 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | $0.195 | $0.0325 | 1.25% | Quarterly | $0.1285 | — | Jun 28, 2011 | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Mar 25, 2011 | $0.17 | $0.0283 | 1.14% | Quarterly | $0.1208 | — | Mar 29, 2011 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Dec 27, 2010 | $0.203 | $0.0338 | 1.14% | Quarterly | $0.1167 | — | Dec 29, 2010 | Dec 31, 2010 |
| Sep 24, 2010 | $0.203 | $0.0338 | 1.22% | Quarterly | $0.1127 | — | Sep 28, 2010 | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Jun 24, 2010 | $0.149 | $0.0248 | 1.21% | Quarterly | $0.1025 | — | Jun 28, 2010 | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Mar 25, 2010 | $0.145 | $0.0242 | 1.10% | Quarterly | $0.1018 | — | Mar 29, 2010 | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Dec 22, 2009 | $0.179 | $0.0298 | 1.16% | Quarterly | $0.1023 | — | Dec 24, 2009 | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Sep 24, 2009 | $0.142 | $0.0237 | 1.23% | Quarterly | $0.1005 | — | Sep 28, 2009 | Sep 30, 2009 |
| Jun 25, 2009 | $0.145 | $0.0242 | 1.38% | Quarterly | $0.0998 | — | Jun 26, 2009 | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Mar 25, 2009 | $0.148 | $0.0247 | 1.56% | Quarterly | $0.099 | — | Mar 27, 2009 | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Dec 22, 2008 | $0.168 | $0.028 | 1.51% | Quarterly | $0.0962 | — | Dec 24, 2008 | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Sep 24, 2008 | $0.138 | $0.023 | 1.06% | Quarterly | $0.0947 | — | Sep 26, 2008 | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Jun 24, 2008 | $0.14 | $0.0233 | 96.08% | Quarterly | $0.0973 | — | Jun 26, 2008 | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Mar 25, 2008 | $0.131 | $0.0218 | 1.01% | Quarterly | $0.0995 | — | Mar 27, 2008 | Mar 31, 2008 |
| Dec 20, 2007 | $0.159 | $0.0265 | 93.46% | Quarterly | $0.10 | — | Dec 24, 2007 | Dec 27, 2007 |
| Sep 24, 2007 | $0.154 | $0.0257 | 92.61% | Quarterly | $0.099 | — | Sep 26, 2007 | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Jun 25, 2007 | $0.153 | $0.0255 | 89.06% | Quarterly | $0.092 | — | Jun 27, 2007 | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Mar 26, 2007 | $0.134 | $0.0223 | 86.63% | Quarterly | $0.0855 | — | Mar 28, 2007 | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Dec 22, 2006 | $0.153 | $0.0255 | 91.67% | Quarterly | $0.088 | — | Dec 27, 2006 | Dec 29, 2006 |
| Sep 25, 2006 | $0.112 | $0.0187 | 96.03% | Quarterly | $0.087 | — | Sep 27, 2006 | Sep 29, 2006 |
| Jun 26, 2006 | $0.114 | $0.019 | 1.00% | Quarterly | $0.087 | — | Jun 28, 2006 | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Mar 20, 2006 | $0.149 | $0.0248 | 90.20% | Quarterly | $0.0832 | — | Mar 22, 2006 | Mar 29, 2006 |
| Dec 27, 2005 | $0.147 | $0.0245 | 85.19% | Quarterly | $0.0767 | — | Dec 29, 2005 | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Sep 26, 2005 | $0.112 | $0.0187 | 1.32% | Quarterly | $0.0522 | — | Sep 28, 2005 | Oct 6, 2005 |
| Jun 27, 2005 | $0.091 | $0.0152 | 1.30% | Quarterly | $0.0483 | — | Jun 29, 2005 | Jul 8, 2005 |
| Mar 24, 2005 | $0.11 | $0.0183 | 1.28% | Quarterly | — | — | Mar 29, 2005 | Apr 6, 2005 |
| Dec 27, 2004 | $0.364 | $0.0607 | 1.20% | Quarterly | — | — | Dec 29, 2004 | Jan 6, 2005 |
| Sep 27, 2004 | $0.089 | $0.0148 | 53.14% | Quarterly | — | — | Sep 29, 2004 | Oct 7, 2004 |
| Jun 28, 2004 | $0.07 | $0.0117 | 32.32% | Quarterly | — | — | Jun 30, 2004 | Jul 8, 2004 |
| Mar 29, 2004 | $0.09 | $0.015 | 18.34% | Quarterly | — | — | Mar 31, 2004 | Apr 2, 2004 |
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VUG Dividends FAQ
Does VUG pay dividends?
Yes — though ETF payouts are technically fund distributions rather than corporate dividends. Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF has covered distribution history, most recently $0.09 per share on a quarterly cadence.
What is VUG's dividend yield?
VUG's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 0.42%, from $0.35 per share paid over the trailing 12 months. That is distributions paid divided by the latest available market price — it is not a 30-Day SEC Yield, a forward yield, or a total return.
How often does VUG pay dividends?
VUG currently pays distributions on a quarterly cadence based on covered payment history. Cadence inferred from payment spacing is labeled as inferred, because a fund can change its schedule.
When is VUG's next dividend?
VUG's next distribution is projected from its recent cadence, around Dec 28, 2026. A projection is an estimate from past payments, not an issuer announcement, and the fund can change both the date and the amount.
What was VUG's latest dividend?
VUG's latest covered distribution was $0.09 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 28, 2026 and a payment date of Sep 30, 2026.
Why do VUG's distributions vary?
VUG distributes the income its underlying holdings generate, so the amount moves with dividend timing across the portfolio, index changes, and seasonality. Variation between periods is normal for a broad-market fund and does not by itself signal a change in fund policy.