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VYM Dividend Yield, History and Ex-Dividend Date
ETF Dividend History · Distribution Yield · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Schedule
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VYM pays quarterly dividends and has a trailing 12-month dividend yield of 2.28%, or $3.68 per share over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.8869 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 18, 2026. The next ex-dividend date is Dec 18, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced). VYM holds U.S. companies with above-average forecast dividend yields, excluding REITs.
- Trailing yield
- 2.28%
- Latest distribution
- $0.8869
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Latest ex-date
- Sep 18, 2026
- Next ex-date
- Dec 18, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced)
- TTM distributions
- $3.68
VYM Distribution Snapshot
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Next VYM Distribution Date
When VYM next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Projected next VYM 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 VYM 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.
VYM 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.
VYM Annual Distribution History
VYM Distribution Growth
Latest row amount $0.8869, event yield 2.31%.
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
- 3.79%
- Peer rank
- #21 of 33
- Peer percentile
- 38th
- 2020 annual payout
- $2.906
- 2025 annual payout
- $3.501
- Calendar-year declines
- 0
VYM's split-adjusted annual distributions grew at 3.79% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #21 of 33 dividend-equity ETFs in AlgovestIQ's research.
Measured from 2019 instead, the same history compounds at 3.54% a year.
Split-adjusted annual distributions, 2020–2025. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
VYM Distribution Yield
How VYM'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
VYM distributions reflect income from the underlying holdings and fund policy. Distribution growth can be useful, but it should be read from complete comparable periods rather than a single payment.
Recent VYM distribution payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | $0.8869 | $0.8869 | 2.31% | Quarterly | $3.68 | — | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.9795 | $0.9795 | 2.29% | Quarterly | $3.63 | — | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.8617 | $0.8617 | 2.42% | Quarterly | $3.51 | Jan 8, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $0.9474 | $0.9474 | 2.44% | Quarterly | $3.50 | — | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $0.8417 | $0.8417 | 2.50% | Quarterly | $3.52 | — | Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 |
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| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.8617 | $0.8617 | 2.72% | Quarterly | $3.53 | — | Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.85 | $0.85 | 2.87% | Quarterly | $3.69 | — | Mar 21, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.9642 | $0.9642 | 2.75% | Quarterly | $3.49 | — | Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | $0.8511 | $0.8511 | 2.86% | Quarterly | $3.63 | — | Sep 20, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | $1.02 | $1.02 | 3.00% | Quarterly | $3.56 | — | Jun 21, 2024 | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | $0.6555 | $0.6555 | 2.92% | Quarterly | $3.42 | — | Mar 18, 2024 | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $1.10 | $1.10 | 3.15% | Quarterly | $3.48 | — | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $0.7846 | $0.7846 | 3.13% | Quarterly | $3.35 | — | Sep 19, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | $0.8767 | $0.8767 | 3.17% | Quarterly | $3.34 | — | Jun 21, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $0.7172 | $0.7172 | 3.24% | Quarterly | $3.31 | Mar 16, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $0.975 | $0.9745 | 3.05% | Quarterly | $3.25 | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $0.767 | $0.7672 | 3.13% | Quarterly | $3.22 | Sep 16, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | $0.848 | $0.8479 | 3.17% | Quarterly | $3.20 | Jun 16, 2022 | Jun 22, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | $0.662 | $0.6622 | 2.77% | Quarterly | $3.10 | Mar 17, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | $0.939 | $0.9386 | 2.86% | Quarterly | $3.10 | Dec 16, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 | Dec 23, 2021 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | $0.749 | $0.7488 | 2.89% | Quarterly | $2.97 | Sep 16, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | $0.752 | $0.7523 | 2.82% | Quarterly | $2.92 | Jun 17, 2021 | Jun 22, 2021 | Jun 24, 2021 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | $0.656 | $0.6564 | 3.02% | Quarterly | $3.01 | Mar 18, 2021 | Mar 23, 2021 | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | $0.81 | $0.8096 | 3.22% | Quarterly | $2.91 | — | Dec 22, 2020 | Dec 24, 2020 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | $0.705 | $0.7053 | 3.59% | Quarterly | $2.88 | Sep 17, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | $0.837 | $0.8368 | 3.72% | Quarterly | $2.96 | Jun 19, 2020 | Jun 23, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | $0.554 | $0.5544 | 3.45% | Quarterly | $2.74 | Mar 6, 2020 | Mar 11, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | $0.779 | $0.7791 | 3.03% | Quarterly | $2.84 | Dec 20, 2019 | Dec 24, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | $0.786 | $0.7864 | 3.18% | Quarterly | $2.80 | Sep 20, 2019 | Sep 25, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $0.625 | $0.6247 | 3.12% | Quarterly | $2.69 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jun 18, 2019 | Jun 20, 2019 |
| Mar 25, 2019 | $0.652 | $0.6516 | 3.19% | Quarterly | $2.69 | — | Mar 26, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 |
| Dec 24, 2018 | $0.739 | $0.7388 | 3.59% | Quarterly | $2.65 | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 26, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $0.672 | $0.6718 | 2.93% | Quarterly | $2.55 | Sep 24, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Jun 22, 2018 | $0.63 | $0.6302 | 2.96% | Quarterly | $2.48 | Jun 20, 2018 | Jun 25, 2018 | Jun 27, 2018 |
| Mar 26, 2018 | $0.608 | $0.6084 | 2.97% | Quarterly | $2.45 | Mar 22, 2018 | Mar 27, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | $0.643 | $0.6431 | 2.80% | Quarterly | $2.40 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Sep 20, 2017 | $0.602 | $0.602 | 3.00% | Quarterly | $2.43 | Sep 18, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Jun 23, 2017 | $0.596 | $0.596 | 2.93% | Quarterly | $2.31 | Jun 22, 2017 | Jun 27, 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Mar 22, 2017 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 2.95% | Quarterly | $2.29 | — | Mar 24, 2017 | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Dec 22, 2016 | $0.667 | $0.667 | 2.89% | Quarterly | $2.21 | — | Dec 27, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | $0.483 | $0.483 | 3.01% | Quarterly | $2.14 | — | Sep 15, 2016 | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Jun 21, 2016 | $0.578 | $0.578 | 3.09% | Quarterly | $2.18 | — | Jun 23, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Mar 15, 2016 | $0.478 | $0.478 | 3.20% | Quarterly | $2.17 | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 17, 2016 | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Dec 21, 2015 | $0.599 | $0.599 | 3.26% | Quarterly | $2.15 | Dec 18, 2015 | Dec 23, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 |
| Sep 23, 2015 | $0.528 | $0.528 | 3.39% | Quarterly | $2.11 | — | Sep 25, 2015 | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | $0.56 | $0.56 | 2.99% | Quarterly | $2.05 | — | Jun 30, 2015 | Jul 2, 2015 |
| Mar 23, 2015 | $0.462 | $0.462 | 2.85% | Quarterly | $1.97 | — | Mar 25, 2015 | Mar 27, 2015 |
| Dec 18, 2014 | $0.562 | $0.562 | 2.77% | Quarterly | $1.91 | — | Dec 22, 2014 | Dec 24, 2014 |
| Sep 22, 2014 | $0.469 | $0.469 | 2.79% | Quarterly | $1.88 | — | Sep 24, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Jun 23, 2014 | $0.476 | $0.476 | 2.78% | Quarterly | $1.85 | Jun 20, 2014 | Jun 25, 2014 | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Mar 24, 2014 | $0.401 | $0.401 | 2.88% | Quarterly | $1.79 | Mar 21, 2014 | Mar 26, 2014 | Mar 28, 2014 |
| Dec 20, 2013 | $0.532 | $0.532 | 2.85% | Quarterly | $1.75 | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2013 | $0.437 | $0.437 | 2.93% | Quarterly | $1.71 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2013 | $0.419 | $0.419 | 3.03% | Quarterly | $1.68 | — | Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Mar 22, 2013 | $0.361 | $0.361 | 2.99% | Quarterly | $1.63 | — | — | — |
| Dec 20, 2012 | $0.492 | $0.492 | 3.18% | Quarterly | $1.59 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2012 | $0.403 | $0.403 | 2.90% | Quarterly | $1.48 | — | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2012 | $0.37 | $0.37 | 2.97% | Quarterly | $1.38 | — | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2012 | $0.328 | $0.328 | 2.77% | Quarterly | $1.35 | — | — | — |
| Dec 21, 2011 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 2.97% | Quarterly | $1.33 | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2011 | $0.307 | $0.307 | 3.17% | Quarterly | $1.27 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2011 | $0.335 | $0.335 | 2.84% | Quarterly | $1.23 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2011 | $0.31 | $0.31 | 2.67% | Quarterly | $1.17 | — | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2010 | $0.313 | $0.313 | 2.58% | Quarterly | $1.09 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2010 | $0.276 | $0.276 | 2.80% | Quarterly | $1.10 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2010 | $0.273 | $0.273 | 2.96% | Quarterly | $1.08 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2010 | $0.229 | $0.229 | 2.76% | Quarterly | $1.09 | — | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2009 | $0.321 | $0.321 | 3.06% | Quarterly | $1.17 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2009 | $0.257 | $0.257 | 3.22% | Quarterly | $1.18 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2009 | $0.28 | $0.28 | 4.19% | Quarterly | $1.29 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2009 | $0.31 | $0.31 | 4.89% | Quarterly | $1.38 | — | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2008 | $0.33 | $0.33 | 4.47% | Quarterly | $1.44 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2008 | $0.371 | $0.371 | 3.69% | Quarterly | $1.56 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2008 | $0.371 | $0.371 | 3.48% | Quarterly | $1.54 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2008 | $0.371 | $0.371 | 3.03% | Quarterly | $1.46 | — | — | — |
| Dec 14, 2007 | $0.447 | $0.447 | 2.63% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2007 | $0.346 | $0.346 | 2.00% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2007 | $0.296 | $0.296 | 1.38% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2007 | $0.268 | $0.268 | 85.13% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2006 | $0.175 | $0.175 | 34.07% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
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VYM Dividends FAQ
What is VYM's dividend yield?
VYM's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.28%, from $3.68 paid per share over the past year.
When does VYM pay dividends?
VYM pays dividends on a quarterly schedule. The latest ex-dividend date was Sep 18, 2026, and the next is Dec 18, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced).
VYM vs SCHD: what's the difference?
Both hold dividend-paying U.S. stocks. VYM selects broadly on high forecast yield and holds several hundred companies, while SCHD screens for a long dividend record and financial strength and holds about one hundred.