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VIG Dividend Yield, History, Growth and Ex-Dividend Date
ETF Dividend History · Distribution Yield · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Schedule
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VIG holds U.S. companies with at least ten consecutive years of dividend increases, leaving out the highest yielders, so it targets dividend growth rather than a high current yield. Its split-adjusted annual dividend grew 9.15% a year from 2020 through 2025, and the trailing 12-month yield is 1.50%. VIG pays quarterly dividends; the latest was $0.9295 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 28, 2026. The next ex-dividend date is Dec 28, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced).
- 5Y payout growth
- 9.15% a year from 2020 through 2025
- Trailing yield
- 1.50%
- Latest distribution
- $0.9295
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Latest ex-date
- Sep 28, 2026
- Next ex-date
- Dec 28, 2026 (projected from the recent payment cadence, not yet announced)
VIG Distribution Snapshot
Yield, recent distribution history, cadence, and AIQ context stay together without treating ETF payouts like corporate earnings coverage.
Next VIG Distribution Date
When VIG next goes ex-distribution, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Projected next VIG 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 VIG 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.
VIG 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.
VIG Annual Distribution History
VIG Distribution Growth
Latest row amount $0.9295, event yield 1.55%.
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
- 9.15%
- Peer rank
- #7 of 33
- Peer percentile
- 81st
- 2020 annual payout
- $2.297
- 2025 annual payout
- $3.558
- Calendar-year declines
- 0
VIG's split-adjusted annual distributions grew at 9.15% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #7 of 33 dividend-equity ETFs in AlgovestIQ's research.
Measured from 2019 instead, the same history compounds at 8.89% a year.
Split-adjusted annual distributions, 2020–2025. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
VIG Distribution Yield
How VIG'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
VIG 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 VIG distribution payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.9295 | $0.9295 | 1.55% | Quarterly | $3.65 | — | Sep 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $0.9988 | $0.9988 | 1.53% | Quarterly | $3.58 | — | Jun 26, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $0.8334 | $0.8334 | 1.64% | Quarterly | $3.45 | Jan 9, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.8844 | $0.8844 | 1.61% | Quarterly | $3.56 | — | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | $0.8647 | $0.8647 | 1.65% | Quarterly | $3.55 | — | Sep 29, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 |
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| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.8712 | $0.8712 | 1.72% | Quarterly | $3.52 | — | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.9377 | $0.9377 | 1.82% | Quarterly | $3.55 | — | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.8756 | $0.8756 | 1.71% | Quarterly | $3.38 | — | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.8351 | $0.8351 | 1.73% | Quarterly | $3.42 | — | Sep 27, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.8992 | $0.8992 | 1.84% | Quarterly | $3.35 | — | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | $0.7692 | $0.7692 | 1.78% | Quarterly | $3.23 | — | Mar 25, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | $0.9156 | $0.9156 | 1.90% | Quarterly | $3.21 | — | Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.7705 | $0.7705 | 2.03% | Quarterly | $3.16 | — | Sep 29, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.7731 | $0.7731 | 1.93% | Quarterly | $3.11 | — | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.7489 | $0.7489 | 2.03% | Quarterly | $3.03 | — | Mar 27, 2023 | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | $0.869 | $0.8687 | 1.98% | Quarterly | $2.97 | Dec 16, 2022 | Dec 21, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $0.715 | $0.715 | 1.97% | Quarterly | $2.88 | Sep 16, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | $0.695 | $0.6949 | 2.03% | Quarterly | $2.86 | Jun 16, 2022 | Jun 22, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | $0.694 | $0.6939 | 1.77% | Quarterly | $2.84 | Mar 17, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | $0.773 | $0.7725 | 1.61% | Quarterly | $2.66 | Dec 16, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 | Dec 23, 2021 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | $0.70 | $0.6995 | 1.64% | Quarterly | $2.55 | Sep 16, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | $0.675 | $0.675 | 1.58% | Quarterly | $2.41 | Jun 17, 2021 | Jun 22, 2021 | Jun 24, 2021 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | $0.513 | $0.5131 | 1.62% | Quarterly | $2.34 | Mar 18, 2021 | Mar 23, 2021 | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | $0.664 | $0.6644 | 1.65% | Quarterly | $2.30 | Dec 17, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | Dec 24, 2020 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | $0.558 | $0.5575 | 1.75% | Quarterly | $2.23 | Sep 25, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | $0.601 | $0.6006 | 1.93% | Quarterly | $2.23 | Jun 25, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 2, 2020 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.474 | $0.474 | 2.02% | Quarterly | $2.10 | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Dec 18, 2019 | $0.599 | $0.5985 | 1.73% | Quarterly | $2.13 | Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 19, 2019 | Dec 23, 2019 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | $0.552 | $0.5523 | 1.78% | Quarterly | $2.11 | Sep 20, 2019 | Sep 25, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $0.473 | $0.4734 | 1.81% | Quarterly | $2.06 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jun 18, 2019 | Jun 20, 2019 |
| Mar 28, 2019 | $0.51 | $0.5097 | 1.97% | Quarterly | $2.15 | Mar 26, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $0.577 | $0.5772 | 2.06% | Quarterly | $2.04 | Dec 14, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| Sep 26, 2018 | $0.498 | $0.4981 | 1.81% | Quarterly | $2.01 | Sep 24, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $0.566 | $0.5657 | 1.91% | Quarterly | $1.94 | Jun 26, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Mar 26, 2018 | $0.397 | $0.3967 | 1.87% | Quarterly | $1.89 | Mar 22, 2018 | Mar 27, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | $0.546 | $0.5461 | 1.88% | Quarterly | $1.92 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Sep 20, 2017 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 2.07% | Quarterly | $1.95 | Sep 18, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Jun 21, 2017 | $0.518 | $0.518 | 2.06% | Quarterly | $1.91 | Jun 20, 2017 | Jun 23, 2017 | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Mar 29, 2017 | $0.425 | $0.425 | 2.05% | Quarterly | $1.84 | — | Mar 31, 2017 | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Dec 22, 2016 | $0.577 | $0.577 | 2.13% | Quarterly | $1.83 | — | Dec 27, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | $0.393 | $0.393 | 2.09% | Quarterly | $1.72 | — | Sep 15, 2016 | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Jun 21, 2016 | $0.446 | $0.446 | 2.16% | Quarterly | $1.77 | — | Jun 23, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Mar 21, 2016 | $0.41 | $0.41 | 2.19% | Quarterly | $1.77 | Mar 18, 2016 | Mar 23, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | $0.475 | $0.475 | 2.32% | Quarterly | $1.82 | — | Dec 28, 2015 | Dec 30, 2015 |
| Sep 23, 2015 | $0.443 | $0.443 | 2.45% | Quarterly | $1.80 | — | Sep 25, 2015 | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | $0.442 | $0.442 | 2.18% | Quarterly | $1.75 | — | Jun 30, 2015 | Jul 2, 2015 |
| Mar 23, 2015 | $0.459 | $0.459 | 2.10% | Quarterly | $1.71 | — | Mar 25, 2015 | Mar 27, 2015 |
| Dec 18, 2014 | $0.458 | $0.458 | 1.95% | Quarterly | $1.59 | — | Dec 22, 2014 | Dec 24, 2014 |
| Sep 22, 2014 | $0.39 | $0.39 | 1.96% | Quarterly | $1.53 | — | Sep 24, 2014 | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Jun 23, 2014 | $0.408 | $0.408 | 1.91% | Quarterly | $1.49 | Jun 20, 2014 | Jun 25, 2014 | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Mar 24, 2014 | $0.329 | $0.329 | 1.93% | Quarterly | $1.43 | Mar 21, 2014 | Mar 26, 2014 | Mar 28, 2014 |
| Dec 20, 2013 | $0.398 | $0.398 | 1.88% | Quarterly | $1.39 | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2013 | $0.357 | $0.357 | 2.11% | Quarterly | $1.49 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2013 | $0.345 | $0.345 | 2.23% | Quarterly | $1.45 | — | Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Mar 22, 2013 | $0.288 | $0.288 | 2.19% | Quarterly | $1.43 | — | — | — |
| Dec 20, 2012 | $0.498 | $0.498 | 2.34% | Quarterly | $1.41 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2012 | $0.323 | $0.323 | 2.07% | Quarterly | $1.24 | — | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2012 | $0.317 | $0.317 | 2.20% | Quarterly | $1.21 | — | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2012 | $0.272 | $0.272 | 2.00% | Quarterly | $1.17 | — | — | — |
| Dec 21, 2011 | $0.332 | $0.332 | 2.16% | Quarterly | $1.17 | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2011 | $0.285 | $0.285 | 2.37% | Quarterly | $1.15 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2011 | $0.283 | $0.283 | 2.09% | Quarterly | $1.13 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2011 | $0.272 | $0.272 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $1.10 | — | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2010 | $0.306 | $0.306 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $1.05 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2010 | $0.267 | $0.267 | 2.01% | Quarterly | $0.983 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2010 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 2.09% | Quarterly | $0.947 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2010 | $0.225 | $0.225 | 1.91% | Quarterly | $0.928 | — | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2009 | $0.241 | $0.241 | 2.08% | Quarterly | $0.979 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2009 | $0.231 | $0.231 | 2.25% | Quarterly | $0.995 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2009 | $0.231 | $0.231 | 2.66% | Quarterly | $1.03 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2009 | $0.276 | $0.276 | 3.03% | Quarterly | $1.08 | — | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2008 | $0.257 | $0.257 | 2.63% | Quarterly | $1.03 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2008 | $0.268 | $0.268 | 2.18% | Quarterly | $1.05 | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2008 | $0.281 | $0.281 | 1.95% | Quarterly | $0.999 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2008 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 1.69% | Quarterly | $0.909 | — | — | — |
| Dec 20, 2007 | $0.281 | $0.281 | 1.57% | Quarterly | $0.873 | — | — | — |
| Sep 24, 2007 | $0.217 | $0.217 | 1.47% | Quarterly | $0.843 | — | — | — |
| Jun 25, 2007 | $0.191 | $0.191 | 1.43% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2007 | $0.184 | $0.184 | 1.31% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22, 2006 | $0.251 | $0.251 | 98.30% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2006 | $0.177 | $0.177 | 53.83% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2006 | $0.098 | $0.098 | 20.17% | Quarterly | — | — | — | — |
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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VIG Dividends FAQ
What is VIG's dividend yield?
VIG's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 1.50%. It is lower than high-yield funds because VIG screens for dividend growth and excludes the highest yielders.
How fast is VIG's dividend growing?
VIG's split-adjusted annual dividend grew 9.15% a year from 2020 through 2025, measured on completed calendar years.
VIG vs VYM: what's the difference?
VIG picks companies with a long record of raising dividends, while VYM picks companies with high forecast yields. VIG usually yields less but leans toward steadier dividend growers.