Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH) Dividend History

NASDAQ: VGSHDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

VGSH latest distribution

$0.1830per share · +8.9% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 5Monday, 2026

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

  • 3.77%trailing 12-month yield
  • $2.18paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2009paying since
  • +16.9%5-year growth a year

VGSH dividend income calculator

Income a year
$218
Each payment
$18
Value of the shares
$5,778
Yield
3.77%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $2.18 per share, before tax.

VGSH 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.

VGSH distribution payments

Distribution

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

VGSH distributions by year

VGSH distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$1.62——9
2025$2.35−3.5%4.00%12
2024$2.44+26.0%4.19%12
2023$1.93+190.8%3.32%12
2022$0.6650+64.6%1.15%12
2021$0.4040−62.5%0.66%12
2020$1.08−22.5%1.75%12

Full history in the distribution table below.

VGSH yield on cost

VGSH yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$58.923.70%$2.183.7%
3 years ago$57.583.79%$6.9712.1%
5 years ago$61.193.56%$9.2415.1%
10 years ago$61.113.57%$13.7622.5%

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

VGSH yield vs similar ETFs

VGSH dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF3.79%0.04%
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.

VGSH distribution history

202 payments
VGSH distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-012026-10-012026-10-05$0.1830+8.9%
2026-09-012026-09-012026-09-03$0.1680−7.7%
2026-08-032026-08-032026-08-05$0.1820+2.2%
2026-07-012026-07-012026-07-06$0.1780−3.8%
2026-06-012026-06-012026-06-03$0.1850+3.4%
2026-05-012026-05-012026-05-05$0.1790−3.8%
2026-04-012026-04-012026-04-06$0.1860+9.4%
2026-03-022026-03-022026-03-04$0.1700−8.1%
2026-02-022026-02-022026-02-04$0.1850−2.6%
2025-12-182025-12-182025-12-22$0.1900+2.7%
2025-12-012025-12-012025-12-03$0.1850−2.1%
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-05$0.1890−0.5%
Show all 202 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-10-012025-10-012025-10-03$0.1900−4.5%
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-04$0.1990−0.5%
2025-08-012025-08-012025-08-05$0.2000+3.1%
2025-07-012025-07-012025-07-03$0.1940−5.4%
2025-06-022025-06-022025-06-04$0.2050+3.5%
2025-05-012025-05-012025-05-05$0.1980−3.9%
2025-04-012025-04-012025-04-03$0.2060+10.2%
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-05$0.1870−10.1%
2025-02-032025-02-032025-02-05$0.2080+3.5%
2024-12-242024-12-242024-12-27$0.2010+0.5%
2024-12-022024-12-022024-12-04$0.2000−7.0%
2024-11-012024-11-012024-11-05$0.2150+6.4%
2024-10-012024-10-012024-10-03$0.2020−3.8%
2024-09-032024-09-032024-09-05$0.21000.0%
2024-08-012024-08-012024-08-05$0.2100+4.0%
2024-07-012024-07-012024-07-03$0.2020−1.9%
2024-06-032024-06-032024-06-05$0.2060+4.6%
2024-05-012024-05-022024-05-06$0.1970−2.5%
2024-04-012024-04-022024-04-04$0.2020+4.7%
2024-03-012024-03-042024-03-06$0.1930−2.5%
2024-02-012024-02-022024-02-06$0.1980+1.5%
2023-12-222023-12-262023-12-28$0.1950+4.8%
2023-12-012023-12-042023-12-06$0.1860+0.5%
2023-11-012023-11-022023-11-06$0.1850+3.4%
2023-10-022023-10-032023-10-05$0.1790+2.9%
2023-09-012023-09-052023-09-07$0.1740+1.8%
2023-08-012023-08-022023-08-04$0.1710+7.5%
2023-07-032023-07-052023-07-07$0.1590+4.6%
2023-06-012023-06-022023-06-06$0.1520+5.6%
2023-05-012023-05-022023-05-04$0.1440+0.7%
2023-04-032023-04-042023-04-06$0.1430+18.2%
2023-03-012023-03-022023-03-06$0.1210−3.2%
2023-02-012023-02-022023-02-06$0.1250+8.7%
2022-12-232022-12-272022-12-29$0.1150+17.3%
2022-12-012022-12-022022-12-06$0.0980+11.4%
2022-11-012022-11-022022-11-04$0.0880+23.9%
2022-10-032022-10-042022-10-06$0.0710+18.3%
2022-09-012022-09-022022-09-07$0.0600+7.1%
2022-08-012022-08-022022-08-04$0.0560+14.3%
2022-07-012022-07-052022-07-07$0.0490+22.5%
2022-06-012022-06-022022-06-06$0.0400+37.9%
2022-05-022022-05-032022-05-05$0.0290+20.8%
2022-04-012022-04-042022-04-06$0.0240+33.3%
2022-03-012022-03-022022-03-04$0.0180+5.9%
2022-02-012022-02-022022-02-04$0.0170−91.7%
2021-12-232021-12-272021-12-29$0.2040+1,260.0%
2021-12-012021-12-022021-12-06$0.01500.0%
2021-11-012021-11-022021-11-04$0.01500.0%
2021-10-012021-10-042021-10-06$0.0150−11.8%
2021-09-012021-09-022021-09-07$0.0170−5.6%
2021-08-022021-08-032021-08-05$0.0180+5.9%
2021-07-012021-07-022021-07-07$0.0170−5.6%
2021-06-012021-06-022021-06-04$0.01800.0%
2021-05-032021-05-042021-05-06$0.0180−14.3%
2021-04-012021-04-052021-04-07$0.02100.0%
2021-03-012021-03-022021-03-04$0.0210−16.0%
2021-02-012021-02-022021-02-04$0.0250−93.8%
2020-12-232020-12-242020-12-29$0.4020+1,118.2%
2020-12-012020-12-022020-12-04$0.0330−13.2%
2020-11-022020-11-032020-11-05$0.0380−5.0%
2020-10-012020-10-022020-10-06$0.0400−13.0%
2020-09-012020-09-022020-09-04$0.0460−9.8%
2020-08-032020-08-042020-08-06$0.0510−5.6%
2020-07-012020-07-022020-07-07$0.0540−12.9%
2020-06-012020-06-022020-06-04$0.0620−12.7%
2020-05-012020-05-042020-05-06$0.0710−11.3%
2020-04-012020-04-022020-04-06$0.0800−17.5%
2020-03-022020-03-032020-03-05$0.0970−4.9%
2020-02-032020-02-042020-02-06$0.1020−3.8%
2019-12-232019-12-242019-12-27$0.1060+3.9%
2019-12-022019-12-032019-12-05$0.1020−8.1%
2019-11-012019-11-042019-11-06$0.1110−0.9%
2019-10-012019-10-022019-10-04$0.1120−1.8%
2019-09-032019-09-042019-09-06$0.1140−6.6%
2019-08-012019-08-022019-08-06$0.1220+5.2%
2019-07-012019-07-022019-07-05$0.1160−6.5%
2019-06-032019-06-042019-06-06$0.1240+4.2%
2019-05-012019-05-022019-05-06$0.1190−5.6%
2019-04-012019-04-022019-04-04$0.1260+13.5%
2019-03-012019-03-042019-03-06$0.1110−11.2%
2019-02-012019-02-042019-02-06$0.1250+12.6%
2018-12-242018-12-262018-12-28$0.1110+6.7%
2018-12-032018-12-042018-12-06$0.1040−1.9%
2018-11-012018-11-022018-11-06$0.1060+3.9%
2018-10-012018-10-022018-10-04$0.1020+2.0%
2018-09-042018-09-052018-09-07$0.1000+6.4%
2018-08-012018-08-022018-08-06$0.0940+5.6%
2018-07-022018-07-032018-07-06$0.0890+3.5%
2018-06-012018-06-042018-06-06$0.0860+7.5%
2018-05-012018-05-022018-05-04$0.0800+2.6%
2018-04-022018-04-032018-04-05$0.0780+18.2%
2018-03-012018-03-022018-03-06$0.0660+4.8%
2018-02-012018-02-022018-02-06$0.0630−17.1%
2017-12-262017-12-272017-12-29$0.0760+18.8%
2017-12-012017-12-042017-12-06$0.0640+6.7%
2017-11-012017-11-022017-11-06$0.0600−4.8%
2017-10-022017-10-032017-10-05$0.0630+14.5%
2017-09-012017-09-062017-09-08$0.0550+1.9%
2017-08-012017-08-032017-08-07$0.0540−1.8%
2017-07-032017-07-062017-07-10$0.0550+1.9%
2017-06-012017-06-052017-06-07$0.0540+3.8%
2017-05-012017-05-032017-05-05$0.0520+8.3%
2017-04-032017-04-052017-04-07$0.0480−2.0%
2017-03-012017-03-032017-03-07$0.0490+53.1%
2017-02-012017-02-032017-02-07$0.0320−51.5%
2016-12-222016-12-272016-12-29$0.0660+46.7%
2016-12-012016-12-052016-12-07$0.0450+12.5%
2016-11-012016-11-032016-11-07$0.0400−7.0%
2016-10-032016-10-052016-10-07$0.0430−4.4%
2016-09-012016-09-062016-09-08$0.0450+7.1%
2016-08-012016-08-032016-08-05$0.0420−8.7%
2016-07-012016-07-062016-07-08$0.0460+12.2%
2016-06-012016-06-032016-06-07$0.0410+2.5%
2016-05-022016-05-042016-05-06$0.0400+5.3%
2016-04-012016-04-052016-04-07$0.03800.0%
2016-03-012016-03-032016-03-07$0.0380+46.2%
2016-02-012016-02-032016-02-05$0.0260−67.5%
2015-12-232015-12-282015-12-30$0.0800+142.4%
2015-12-012015-12-032015-12-07$0.0330−5.7%
2015-11-022015-11-042015-11-06$0.0350−12.5%
2015-10-012015-10-052015-10-07$0.0400+48.1%
2015-09-012015-09-032015-09-08$0.0270−18.2%
2015-08-032015-08-052015-08-07$0.03300.0%
2015-07-012015-07-062015-07-08$0.03300.0%
2015-06-012015-06-032015-06-05$0.0330+6.5%
2015-05-012015-05-052015-05-07$0.0310+3.3%
2015-04-012015-04-062015-04-08$0.03000.0%
2015-03-022015-03-042015-03-06$0.0300+20.0%
2015-02-022015-02-042015-02-06$0.0250−61.5%
2014-12-232014-12-262014-12-30$0.0650+160.0%
2014-12-012014-12-032014-12-05$0.0250+4.2%
2014-11-032014-11-052014-11-07$0.02400.0%
2014-10-012014-10-032014-10-07$0.0240+20.0%
2014-09-022014-09-042014-09-08$0.0200+5.3%
2014-08-012014-08-052014-08-07$0.0190−9.5%
2014-07-012014-07-032014-07-08$0.0210+5.0%
2014-06-022014-06-042014-06-06$0.0200+25.0%
2014-05-012014-05-052014-05-07$0.0160+14.3%
2014-04-012014-04-032014-04-07$0.0140−17.6%
2014-03-032014-03-052014-03-07$0.0170+21.4%
2014-02-032014-02-052014-02-07$0.0140−78.1%
2013-12-242013-12-272013-12-31$0.0640+357.1%
2013-11-292013-12-032013-12-05$0.0140+16.7%
2013-10-312013-11-042013-11-06$0.0120−14.3%
2013-09-302013-10-022013-10-04$0.0140+7.7%
2013-08-302013-09-042013-09-06$0.0130+18.2%
2013-07-312013-08-022013-08-06$0.0110−15.4%
2013-06-282013-07-022013-07-05$0.0130+18.2%
2013-05-312013-06-042013-06-06$0.0110−15.4%
2013-04-302013-05-022013-05-06$0.0130+8.3%
2013-03-282013-04-022013-04-04$0.0120−7.7%
2013-02-282013-03-042013-03-06$0.0130−13.3%
2013-01-312013-02-042013-02-06$0.0150−86.1%
2012-12-242012-12-272012-12-31$0.1080+620.0%
2012-11-302012-12-042012-12-06$0.01500.0%
2012-11-022012-11-062012-11-08$0.01500.0%
2012-09-282012-10-022012-10-04$0.0150−21.1%
2012-08-312012-09-052012-09-07$0.0190−5.0%
2012-07-312012-08-022012-08-06$0.0200+5.3%
2012-06-292012-07-032012-07-06$0.0190−13.6%
2012-05-312012-06-042012-06-06$0.02200.0%
2012-04-302012-05-022012-05-04$0.0220+4.8%
2012-03-302012-04-032012-04-05$0.0210+5.0%
2012-02-292012-03-022012-03-06$0.0200−13.0%
2012-01-312012-02-022012-02-06$0.0230−82.0%
2011-12-232011-12-282011-12-30$0.1280+392.3%
2011-11-302011-12-022011-12-06$0.0260+4.0%
2011-10-312011-11-022011-11-04$0.0250−7.4%
2011-09-302011-10-042011-10-06$0.0270−12.9%
2011-08-312011-09-022011-09-07$0.0310−6.1%
2011-07-292011-08-022011-08-04$0.0330+13.8%
2011-06-302011-07-052011-07-07$0.0290−14.7%
2011-05-312011-06-022011-06-06$0.03400.0%
2011-04-292011-05-032011-05-05$0.0340−2.9%
2011-03-312011-04-042011-04-06$0.0350+16.7%
2011-02-282011-03-022011-03-04$0.0300−9.1%
2011-01-312011-02-022011-02-04$0.0330−42.1%
2010-12-272010-12-292010-12-31$0.0570+54.1%
2010-11-302010-12-022010-12-06$0.0370−2.6%
2010-10-292010-11-022010-11-04$0.03800.0%
2010-09-302010-10-042010-10-06$0.0380+2.7%
2010-08-312010-09-022010-09-06$0.0370−15.9%
2010-07-302010-08-032010-08-05$0.0440+2.3%
2010-06-302010-07-022010-07-07$0.0430+13.2%
2010-05-282010-06-022010-06-04$0.0380−7.3%
2010-04-302010-05-042010-05-06$0.0410+2.5%
2010-03-312010-04-052010-04-09$0.0400+21.2%
2010-02-262010-03-022010-03-04$0.0330+22.2%
2010-01-292010-02-022010-02-04$0.0270−41.3%
2009-12-242009-12-292009-12-31$0.0460—

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

VGSH dividend overview

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $2.18 per share, a yield of 3.77% at the latest close of $57.78. In 2025 it paid $2.35 per share, down 3.5% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +16.9% a year and over ten years +18.5%.

The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 4.86%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the VGSH bond profile.

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

VGSH dividends FAQ

Does VGSH pay a dividend?

Yes. VGSH pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2009. The most recent was $0.1830 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 5, 2026.

What is the VGSH dividend yield?

VGSH paid $2.18 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 3.77% at the latest close of $57.78.

When is the next VGSH 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 VGSH pay dividends?

VGSH pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did VGSH pay in dividends in 2025?

VGSH paid $2.35 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of VGSH pay?

100 shares of VGSH would have paid about $218 over the past 12 months, before tax.