Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) Dividend History

NASDAQ: VCITDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

VCIT latest distribution

$0.3400per share · 0.0% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 5Monday, 2026

Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).

  • 5.03%trailing 12-month yield
  • $3.99paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2009paying since
  • +7.4%5-year growth a year

VCIT dividend income calculator

Income a year
$399
Each payment
$33
Value of the shares
$7,925
Yield
5.03%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $3.99 per share, before tax.

VCIT distributions per share by year

Distributions per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.

VCIT distribution payments

Distribution

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).

VCIT distributions by year

VCIT distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$3.00——9
2025$3.87+8.9%4.62%12
2024$3.55+17.6%4.43%12
2023$3.02+28.5%3.72%12
2022$2.35−11.8%3.04%12
2021$2.67−1.4%2.88%12
2020$2.70−12.1%2.78%12

Full history in the distribution table below.

VCIT yield on cost

VCIT yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$84.604.72%$3.994.7%
3 years ago$74.575.35%$11.2315.1%
5 years ago$93.444.27%$16.9118.1%
10 years ago$89.254.47%$30.7734.5%

Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).

VCIT yield vs similar ETFs

VCIT dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
VCITVanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF5.22%0.03%
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF4.30%0.03%
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF4.17%0.03%
SCHZSchwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF4.44%0.02%
IUSBiShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF4.44%0.05%
GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF3.67%0.05%
VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF4.06%0.04%
IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF4.18%0.14%
SHYiShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF3.64%0.15%

Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.

VCIT distribution history

202 payments
VCIT distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-012026-10-012026-10-05$0.34000.0%
2026-09-012026-09-012026-09-03$0.3400−0.6%
2026-08-032026-08-032026-08-05$0.3420+3.0%
2026-07-012026-07-012026-07-06$0.3320−2.6%
2026-06-012026-06-012026-06-03$0.3410+4.6%
2026-05-012026-05-012026-05-05$0.3260−5.2%
2026-04-012026-04-012026-04-06$0.3440+13.5%
2026-03-022026-03-022026-03-04$0.3030−8.2%
2026-02-022026-02-022026-02-04$0.3300−1.8%
2025-12-182025-12-182025-12-22$0.3360+4.3%
2025-12-012025-12-012025-12-03$0.3220−3.6%
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-05$0.3340+2.5%
Show all 202 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-10-012025-10-012025-10-03$0.3260−0.6%
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-04$0.3280−3.8%
2025-08-012025-08-012025-08-05$0.3410+6.2%
2025-07-012025-07-012025-07-03$0.3210−2.1%
2025-06-022025-06-022025-06-04$0.3280+4.1%
2025-05-012025-05-012025-05-05$0.3150−1.3%
2025-04-012025-04-012025-04-03$0.3190+11.1%
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-05$0.2870−8.3%
2025-02-032025-02-032025-02-05$0.3130+0.3%
2024-12-242024-12-242024-12-27$0.3120+4.3%
2024-12-022024-12-022024-12-04$0.2990−5.7%
2024-11-012024-11-012024-11-05$0.3170+6.7%
2024-10-012024-10-012024-10-03$0.2970−1.3%
2024-09-032024-09-032024-09-05$0.30100.0%
2024-08-012024-08-012024-08-05$0.3010+4.2%
2024-07-012024-07-012024-07-03$0.2890−3.3%
2024-06-032024-06-032024-06-05$0.2990+2.4%
2024-05-012024-05-022024-05-06$0.2920−0.7%
2024-04-012024-04-022024-04-04$0.2940+7.7%
2024-03-012024-03-042024-03-06$0.2730−2.8%
2024-02-012024-02-022024-02-06$0.2810+2.2%
2023-12-222023-12-262023-12-28$0.2750+5.4%
2023-12-012023-12-042023-12-06$0.2610−5.1%
2023-11-012023-11-022023-11-06$0.2750+4.2%
2023-10-022023-10-032023-10-05$0.2640+2.3%
2023-09-012023-09-052023-09-07$0.2580−0.4%
2023-08-012023-08-022023-08-04$0.2590+4.4%
2023-07-032023-07-052023-07-07$0.2480−1.2%
2023-06-012023-06-022023-06-06$0.2510+7.7%
2023-05-012023-05-022023-05-04$0.2330−6.8%
2023-04-032023-04-042023-04-06$0.2500+17.4%
2023-03-012023-03-022023-03-06$0.2130−9.7%
2023-02-012023-02-022023-02-06$0.2360+2.6%
2022-12-232022-12-272022-12-29$0.2300+6.0%
2022-12-012022-12-022022-12-06$0.2170+3.8%
2022-11-012022-11-022022-11-04$0.2090−0.9%
2022-10-032022-10-042022-10-06$0.2110+1.9%
2022-09-012022-09-022022-09-07$0.2070+5.1%
2022-08-012022-08-022022-08-04$0.1970+4.8%
2022-07-012022-07-052022-07-07$0.1880−2.1%
2022-06-012022-06-022022-06-06$0.1920+3.2%
2022-05-022022-05-032022-05-05$0.1860+2.8%
2022-04-012022-04-042022-04-06$0.1810+13.8%
2022-03-012022-03-022022-03-04$0.1590−9.7%
2022-02-012022-02-022022-02-04$0.1760−77.1%
2021-12-232021-12-272021-12-29$0.7690+360.5%
2021-12-012021-12-022021-12-06$0.1670−3.5%
2021-11-012021-11-022021-11-04$0.17300.0%
2021-10-012021-10-042021-10-06$0.1730−1.1%
2021-09-012021-09-022021-09-07$0.1750−2.2%
2021-08-022021-08-032021-08-05$0.1790+5.3%
2021-07-012021-07-022021-07-07$0.1700−2.9%
2021-06-012021-06-022021-06-04$0.1750+5.4%
2021-05-032021-05-042021-05-06$0.1660−6.2%
2021-04-012021-04-052021-04-07$0.1770+8.6%
2021-03-012021-03-022021-03-04$0.1630−9.4%
2021-02-012021-02-022021-02-04$0.1800−53.6%
2020-12-232020-12-242020-12-29$0.3880+116.8%
2020-12-012020-12-022020-12-04$0.1790−10.9%
2020-11-022020-11-032020-11-05$0.2010+3.1%
2020-10-012020-10-022020-10-06$0.1950−1.0%
2020-09-012020-09-022020-09-04$0.1970−5.3%
2020-08-032020-08-042020-08-06$0.2080+7.8%
2020-07-012020-07-022020-07-07$0.1930−15.0%
2020-06-012020-06-022020-06-04$0.2270+4.1%
2020-05-012020-05-042020-05-06$0.2180−14.5%
2020-04-012020-04-022020-04-06$0.2550+21.4%
2020-03-022020-03-032020-03-05$0.2100−9.9%
2020-02-032020-02-042020-02-06$0.2330−8.6%
2019-12-232019-12-242019-12-27$0.2550+5.4%
2019-12-022019-12-032019-12-05$0.2420−6.2%
2019-11-012019-11-042019-11-06$0.2580+4.9%
2019-10-012019-10-022019-10-04$0.2460−5.7%
2019-09-032019-09-042019-09-06$0.2610−4.7%
2019-08-012019-08-022019-08-06$0.2740+5.0%
2019-07-012019-07-022019-07-05$0.2610−3.7%
2019-06-032019-06-042019-06-06$0.2710+7.5%
2019-05-012019-05-022019-05-06$0.2520−11.3%
2019-04-012019-04-022019-04-04$0.2840+22.4%
2019-03-012019-03-042019-03-06$0.2320−2.9%
2019-02-012019-02-042019-02-06$0.2390−13.1%
2018-12-242018-12-262018-12-28$0.2750+9.6%
2018-12-032018-12-042018-12-06$0.2510−5.3%
2018-11-012018-11-022018-11-06$0.2650+6.9%
2018-10-012018-10-022018-10-04$0.24800.0%
2018-09-042018-09-052018-09-07$0.2480−3.5%
2018-08-012018-08-022018-08-06$0.2570+7.1%
2018-07-022018-07-032018-07-06$0.2400−5.9%
2018-06-012018-06-042018-06-06$0.2550+7.6%
2018-05-012018-05-022018-05-04$0.2370−12.2%
2018-04-022018-04-032018-04-05$0.2700+24.4%
2018-03-012018-03-022018-03-06$0.2170−4.0%
2018-02-012018-02-022018-02-06$0.2260−11.0%
2017-12-262017-12-272017-12-29$0.2540+6.7%
2017-12-012017-12-042017-12-06$0.2380+0.4%
2017-11-012017-11-022017-11-06$0.23700.0%
2017-10-022017-10-032017-10-05$0.2370+0.9%
2017-09-012017-09-062017-09-08$0.2350+0.4%
2017-08-012017-08-032017-08-07$0.23400.0%
2017-07-032017-07-062017-07-10$0.2340−0.8%
2017-06-012017-06-052017-06-07$0.2360−2.1%
2017-05-012017-05-032017-05-05$0.2410+4.8%
2017-04-032017-04-052017-04-07$0.2300−1.7%
2017-03-012017-03-032017-03-07$0.2340+17.6%
2017-02-012017-02-032017-02-07$0.1990−23.5%
2016-12-222016-12-272016-12-29$0.2600+11.6%
2016-12-012016-12-052016-12-07$0.2330−0.4%
2016-11-012016-11-032016-11-07$0.2340+0.4%
2016-10-032016-10-052016-10-07$0.2330−1.7%
2016-09-012016-09-062016-09-08$0.2370+0.4%
2016-08-012016-08-032016-08-05$0.2360−1.3%
2016-07-012016-07-062016-07-08$0.2390+0.8%
2016-06-012016-06-032016-06-07$0.2370+1.3%
2016-05-022016-05-042016-05-06$0.2340+4.9%
2016-04-012016-04-052016-04-07$0.2230−7.9%
2016-03-012016-03-032016-03-07$0.2420+15.8%
2016-02-012016-02-032016-02-05$0.2090−22.6%
2015-12-232015-12-282015-12-30$0.2700+14.4%
2015-12-012015-12-032015-12-07$0.2360+2.2%
2015-11-022015-11-042015-11-06$0.2310−2.5%
2015-10-012015-10-052015-10-07$0.2370−1.3%
2015-09-012015-09-032015-09-08$0.2400+4.8%
2015-08-032015-08-052015-08-07$0.2290−1.3%
2015-07-012015-07-062015-07-08$0.2320−1.7%
2015-06-012015-06-032015-06-05$0.2360+4.4%
2015-05-012015-05-052015-05-07$0.2260−2.6%
2015-04-012015-04-062015-04-08$0.2320+1.3%
2015-03-022015-03-042015-03-06$0.2290+7.0%
2015-02-022015-02-042015-02-06$0.2140−41.8%
2014-12-232014-12-262014-12-30$0.3680+57.3%
2014-12-012014-12-032014-12-05$0.2340+3.5%
2014-11-032014-11-052014-11-07$0.2260−2.2%
2014-10-012014-10-032014-10-07$0.2310+1.8%
2014-09-022014-09-042014-09-08$0.2270−0.9%
2014-08-012014-08-052014-08-07$0.2290+0.4%
2014-07-012014-07-032014-07-08$0.2280−2.6%
2014-06-022014-06-042014-06-06$0.2340+3.1%
2014-05-012014-05-052014-05-07$0.2270−0.9%
2014-04-012014-04-032014-04-07$0.2290+2.2%
2014-03-032014-03-052014-03-07$0.2240+0.4%
2014-02-032014-02-052014-02-07$0.2230−72.6%
2013-12-242013-12-272013-12-31$0.8150+263.8%
2013-11-292013-12-032013-12-05$0.2240+0.4%
2013-10-312013-11-042013-11-06$0.2230+0.5%
2013-09-302013-10-022013-10-04$0.2220−0.4%
2013-08-302013-09-042013-09-06$0.2230−1.3%
2013-07-312013-08-022013-08-06$0.2260+3.2%
2013-06-282013-07-022013-07-05$0.2190+3.3%
2013-05-312013-06-042013-06-06$0.2120−6.6%
2013-04-302013-05-022013-05-06$0.2270−2.6%
2013-03-282013-04-022013-04-04$0.2330−12.4%
2013-02-282013-03-042013-03-06$0.2660+20.4%
2013-01-312013-02-042013-02-06$0.2210−66.5%
2012-12-242012-12-272012-12-31$0.6600+187.0%
2012-11-302012-12-042012-12-06$0.2300+0.4%
2012-11-022012-11-062012-11-08$0.2290−3.4%
2012-09-282012-10-022012-10-04$0.23700.0%
2012-08-312012-09-052012-09-07$0.2370−3.3%
2012-07-312012-08-022012-08-06$0.2450+1.2%
2012-06-292012-07-032012-07-06$0.24200.0%
2012-05-312012-06-042012-06-06$0.2420−2.8%
2012-04-302012-05-022012-05-04$0.2490+3.8%
2012-03-302012-04-032012-04-05$0.2400+4.8%
2012-02-292012-03-022012-03-06$0.2290−1.3%
2012-01-312012-02-022012-02-06$0.2320−29.3%
2011-12-232011-12-282011-12-30$0.3280+26.2%
2011-11-302011-12-022011-12-06$0.2600−2.6%
2011-10-312011-11-022011-11-04$0.2670+4.7%
2011-09-302011-10-042011-10-06$0.2550−1.9%
2011-08-312011-09-022011-09-07$0.2600−3.3%
2011-07-292011-08-022011-08-04$0.2690+1.1%
2011-06-302011-07-052011-07-07$0.2660+3.9%
2011-05-312011-06-022011-06-06$0.2560−2.7%
2011-04-292011-05-032011-05-05$0.2630−11.7%
2011-03-312011-04-042011-04-06$0.2980+25.2%
2011-02-282011-03-022011-03-04$0.2380−12.8%
2011-01-312011-02-022011-02-04$0.2730−58.8%
2010-12-272010-12-292010-12-31$0.6630+141.1%
2010-11-302010-12-022010-12-06$0.2750+3.0%
2010-10-292010-11-022010-11-04$0.2670+1.5%
2010-09-302010-10-042010-10-06$0.2630−4.0%
2010-08-312010-09-022010-09-06$0.2740−6.2%
2010-07-302010-08-032010-08-05$0.2920+9.0%
2010-06-302010-07-022010-07-07$0.2680−13.5%
2010-05-282010-06-022010-06-04$0.3100+20.6%
2010-04-302010-05-042010-05-06$0.2570−10.5%
2010-03-312010-04-052010-04-09$0.2870+28.1%
2010-02-262010-03-022010-03-04$0.2240+8.7%
2010-01-292010-02-022010-02-04$0.2060−49.6%
2009-12-242009-12-292009-12-31$0.4090—

Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.

VCIT dividend overview

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $3.99 per share, a yield of 5.03% at the latest close of $79.25. In 2025 it paid $3.87 per share, up 8.9% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +7.4% a year and over ten years +3.2%.

The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 6.00%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the VCIT bond profile.

Related: VCIT chart, VCIT performance, VCIT bond profile, VCIT overview.

VCIT dividends FAQ

Does VCIT pay a dividend?

Yes. VCIT pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2009. The most recent was $0.3400 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 5, 2026.

What is the VCIT dividend yield?

VCIT paid $3.99 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 5.03% at the latest close of $79.25.

When is the next VCIT dividend?

The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 1, 2026.

How often does VCIT pay dividends?

VCIT pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did VCIT pay in dividends in 2025?

VCIT paid $3.87 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of VCIT pay?

100 shares of VCIT would have paid about $399 over the past 12 months, before tax.