Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) Dividend History

NASDAQ: VMBSDistributions, yield, payment dates and growth.

VMBS latest distribution

$0.1632per share · −2.0% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 5Monday, 2026

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

  • 4.35%trailing 12-month yield
  • $1.97paid in the last 12 months
  • Monthly12 payments a year
  • 2009paying since
  • +15.1%5-year growth a year

VMBS dividend income calculator

Income a year
$197
Each payment
$16
Value of the shares
$4,523
Yield
4.35%

At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.97 per share, before tax.

VMBS 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.

VMBS distribution payments

Distribution

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

VMBS distributions by year

VMBS distributions by year
YearPer shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2026to date$1.47——9
2025$1.98+10.7%4.20%12
2024$1.79+16.7%3.94%12
2023$1.53+43.5%3.31%12
2022$1.07+97.2%2.35%12
2021$0.5414−44.8%1.02%12
2020$0.9803−33.3%1.81%12

Full history in the distribution table below.

VMBS yield on cost

VMBS yield on cost
BoughtPaidYield on costPaid out since% of price
1 year ago$47.254.16%$1.974.2%
3 years ago$42.534.63%$5.6613.3%
5 years ago$53.023.71%$7.9915.1%
10 years ago$53.813.66%$13.7525.6%

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

VMBS yield vs similar ETFs

VMBS dividend yield compared with similar ETFs
ETFFundYieldExpense ratio
VMBSVanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF4.44%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.

VMBS distribution history

203 payments
VMBS distribution history
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2026-10-012026-10-012026-10-05$0.1632−2.0%
2026-09-012026-09-012026-09-03$0.1666−0.8%
2026-08-032026-08-032026-08-05$0.1680+2.1%
2026-07-012026-07-012026-07-06$0.1645+0.7%
2026-06-012026-06-012026-06-03$0.1634+1.6%
2026-05-012026-05-012026-05-05$0.1609−0.5%
2026-04-012026-04-012026-04-06$0.1617+0.5%
2026-03-022026-03-022026-03-04$0.1609−2.2%
2026-02-022026-02-022026-02-04$0.1645+2.9%
2025-12-182025-12-182025-12-22$0.1599−1.0%
2025-12-012025-12-012025-12-03$0.1615−6.1%
2025-11-032025-11-032025-11-05$0.1720+12.2%
Show all 203 distributions
Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmountChange
2025-10-012025-10-012025-10-03$0.1533−7.2%
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-04$0.1652+1.0%
2025-08-012025-08-012025-08-05$0.1635+0.5%
2025-07-012025-07-012025-07-03$0.1627+1.2%
2025-06-022025-06-022025-06-04$0.1607−18.7%
2025-05-012025-05-012025-05-05$0.1977+20.5%
2025-04-012025-04-012025-04-03$0.1640+3.3%
2025-03-032025-03-032025-03-05$0.1588−0.6%
2025-02-032025-02-032025-02-05$0.1598+5.0%
2024-12-242024-12-242024-12-27$0.1522+1.2%
2024-12-022024-12-022024-12-04$0.1504−1.6%
2024-11-012024-11-012024-11-05$0.1529+5.4%
2024-10-012024-10-012024-10-03$0.1451−5.9%
2024-09-032024-09-032024-09-05$0.1542+2.4%
2024-08-012024-08-012024-08-05$0.15060.0%
2024-07-012024-07-012024-07-03$0.1506+0.5%
2024-06-032024-06-032024-06-05$0.1498+1.3%
2024-05-012024-05-022024-05-06$0.1479+1.2%
2024-04-012024-04-022024-04-04$0.1462+0.6%
2024-03-012024-03-042024-03-06$0.1453+1.3%
2024-02-012024-02-022024-02-06$0.1434+1.1%
2023-12-222023-12-262023-12-28$0.1419+1.0%
2023-12-012023-12-042023-12-06$0.1405+5.1%
2023-11-012023-11-022023-11-06$0.1337−1.7%
2023-10-022023-10-032023-10-05$0.1360+4.6%
2023-09-012023-09-052023-09-07$0.13000.0%
2023-08-012023-08-022023-08-04$0.1300+3.6%
2023-07-032023-07-052023-07-07$0.1255+0.1%
2023-06-012023-06-022023-06-06$0.1254+3.1%
2023-05-012023-05-022023-05-04$0.1216+4.7%
2023-04-032023-04-042023-04-06$0.1161−1.3%
2023-03-012023-03-022023-03-06$0.1176+3.2%
2023-02-012023-02-022023-02-06$0.1139−1.0%
2022-12-232022-12-272022-12-29$0.1151+6.1%
2022-12-012022-12-022022-12-06$0.1085+3.5%
2022-11-012022-11-022022-11-04$0.1048+2.1%
2022-10-032022-10-042022-10-06$0.1026+4.3%
2022-09-012022-09-022022-09-07$0.0984+2.5%
2022-08-012022-08-022022-08-04$0.0960+5.6%
2022-07-012022-07-052022-07-07$0.0909+12.9%
2022-06-012022-06-022022-06-06$0.0805+17.5%
2022-05-022022-05-032022-05-05$0.0685−7.9%
2022-04-012022-04-042022-04-06$0.0744+7.7%
2022-03-012022-03-022022-03-04$0.0691+16.9%
2022-02-012022-02-022022-02-04$0.0591+10.5%
2021-12-232021-12-272021-12-29$0.0535+7.9%
2021-12-012021-12-022021-12-06$0.0496+2.9%
2021-11-012021-11-022021-11-04$0.0482+9.3%
2021-10-012021-10-042021-10-06$0.0441−16.2%
2021-09-012021-09-022021-09-07$0.0526+13.9%
2021-08-022021-08-032021-08-05$0.0462−0.9%
2021-07-012021-07-022021-07-07$0.0466+24.3%
2021-06-012021-06-022021-06-04$0.0375+43.7%
2021-05-032021-05-042021-05-06$0.0261−38.7%
2021-04-012021-04-052021-04-07$0.0426−15.0%
2021-03-012021-03-022021-03-04$0.0501+13.1%
2021-02-012021-02-022021-02-04$0.0443+61.1%
2020-12-232020-12-242020-12-29$0.0275−59.1%
2020-12-012020-12-022020-12-04$0.0672−2.2%
2020-11-022020-11-032020-11-05$0.0687+0.7%
2020-10-012020-10-022020-10-06$0.0682−1.4%
2020-09-012020-09-022020-09-04$0.0692−7.6%
2020-08-032020-08-042020-08-06$0.0749−8.1%
2020-07-012020-07-022020-07-07$0.0815−13.9%
2020-06-012020-06-022020-06-04$0.0947−0.4%
2020-05-012020-05-042020-05-06$0.0951−24.4%
2020-04-012020-04-022020-04-06$0.1258+25.3%
2020-03-022020-03-032020-03-05$0.1004−6.3%
2020-02-032020-02-042020-02-06$0.1071−7.2%
2019-12-232019-12-242019-12-27$0.1154+13.4%
2019-12-022019-12-032019-12-05$0.1018−11.5%
2019-11-012019-11-042019-11-06$0.1150+2.9%
2019-10-012019-10-022019-10-04$0.1118−6.4%
2019-09-032019-09-042019-09-06$0.1194−10.1%
2019-08-012019-08-022019-08-06$0.1328+16.7%
2019-07-012019-07-022019-07-05$0.1138−16.4%
2019-06-032019-06-042019-06-06$0.1362+7.6%
2019-05-012019-05-022019-05-06$0.1266−15.2%
2019-04-012019-04-022019-04-04$0.1493+29.2%
2019-03-012019-03-042019-03-06$0.1156−12.8%
2019-02-012019-02-042019-02-06$0.1326−5.1%
2018-12-242018-12-262018-12-28$0.1397+13.5%
2018-12-032018-12-042018-12-06$0.1231−7.9%
2018-11-012018-11-022018-11-06$0.1337+11.5%
2018-10-012018-10-022018-10-04$0.1199+0.2%
2018-09-042018-09-052018-09-07$0.1197+1.0%
2018-08-012018-08-022018-08-06$0.1185+22.7%
2018-07-022018-07-032018-07-06$0.0966−20.3%
2018-06-012018-06-042018-06-06$0.1212+11.0%
2018-05-012018-05-022018-05-04$0.1092−13.3%
2018-04-022018-04-032018-04-05$0.1259+31.4%
2018-03-012018-03-022018-03-06$0.0958−1.0%
2018-02-012018-02-022018-02-06$0.0968−12.8%
2017-12-262017-12-272017-12-29$0.1110+15.6%
2017-12-012017-12-042017-12-06$0.0960−1.0%
2017-11-012017-11-022017-11-06$0.0970+1.0%
2017-10-022017-10-032017-10-05$0.0960−1.5%
2017-09-012017-09-062017-09-08$0.0975+1.6%
2017-08-012017-08-032017-08-07$0.0960+1.1%
2017-07-032017-07-062017-07-10$0.09500.0%
2017-06-012017-06-052017-06-07$0.09500.0%
2017-05-012017-05-032017-05-05$0.0950+3.3%
2017-04-032017-04-052017-04-07$0.0920+1.1%
2017-03-012017-03-032017-03-07$0.0910+26.4%
2017-02-012017-02-032017-02-07$0.0720−71.0%
2016-12-222016-12-272016-12-29$0.2479+254.1%
2016-12-012016-12-052016-12-07$0.0700+6.1%
2016-11-012016-11-032016-11-07$0.0660−2.9%
2016-10-032016-10-052016-10-07$0.0680−13.9%
2016-09-012016-09-062016-09-08$0.0790+5.3%
2016-08-012016-08-032016-08-05$0.0750−6.2%
2016-07-012016-07-062016-07-08$0.0800−1.2%
2016-06-012016-06-032016-06-07$0.0810+3.8%
2016-05-022016-05-042016-05-06$0.0780−14.3%
2016-04-012016-04-052016-04-07$0.09100.0%
2016-03-012016-03-032016-03-07$0.0910+24.7%
2016-02-012016-02-032016-02-05$0.0730−78.8%
2015-12-232015-12-282015-12-30$0.3440+377.8%
2015-12-012015-12-032015-12-07$0.07200.0%
2015-11-022015-11-042015-11-06$0.0720−2.7%
2015-10-012015-10-052015-10-07$0.0740+15.6%
2015-09-012015-09-032015-09-08$0.0640+3.2%
2015-08-032015-08-052015-08-07$0.0620+5.1%
2015-07-012015-07-062015-07-08$0.0590+1.7%
2015-06-012015-06-032015-06-05$0.0580+18.4%
2015-05-012015-05-052015-05-07$0.0490−29.0%
2015-04-012015-04-062015-04-08$0.0690+4.5%
2015-03-252015-03-272015-03-31$0.0660−5.7%
2015-03-022015-03-042015-03-06$0.0700+14.8%
2015-02-022015-02-042015-02-06$0.0610−73.0%
2014-12-232014-12-262014-12-30$0.2260+296.5%
2014-12-012014-12-032014-12-05$0.0570−18.6%
2014-11-032014-11-052014-11-07$0.0700+16.7%
2014-10-012014-10-032014-10-07$0.0600−1.6%
2014-09-022014-09-042014-09-08$0.0610−10.3%
2014-08-012014-08-052014-08-07$0.0680−4.2%
2014-07-012014-07-032014-07-08$0.0710−6.6%
2014-06-022014-06-042014-06-06$0.07600.0%
2014-05-012014-05-052014-05-07$0.0760−8.4%
2014-04-012014-04-032014-04-07$0.08300.0%
2014-03-032014-03-052014-03-07$0.0830+9.2%
2014-02-032014-02-052014-02-07$0.0760−11.6%
2013-12-242013-12-272013-12-31$0.0860+17.8%
2013-11-292013-12-032013-12-05$0.07300.0%
2013-10-312013-11-042013-11-06$0.0730+15.9%
2013-09-302013-10-022013-10-04$0.0630+37.0%
2013-08-302013-09-042013-09-06$0.0460+27.8%
2013-07-312013-08-022013-08-06$0.0360+56.5%
2013-06-282013-07-022013-07-05$0.02300.0%
2013-05-312013-06-042013-06-06$0.0230−8.0%
2013-04-302013-05-022013-05-06$0.0250+13.6%
2013-03-282013-04-022013-04-04$0.0220+22.2%
2013-02-282013-03-042013-03-06$0.0180+5.9%
2013-01-312013-02-042013-02-06$0.0170−93.8%
2012-12-242012-12-272012-12-31$0.2760+4,500.0%
2012-11-302012-12-042012-12-06$0.0060−76.0%
2012-11-022012-11-062012-11-08$0.0250−19.4%
2012-09-282012-10-022012-10-04$0.0310−24.4%
2012-08-312012-09-052012-09-07$0.0410−19.6%
2012-07-312012-08-022012-08-06$0.0510−20.3%
2012-06-292012-07-032012-07-06$0.0640+10.3%
2012-05-312012-06-042012-06-06$0.0580−20.5%
2012-04-302012-05-022012-05-04$0.0730+5.8%
2012-03-302012-04-032012-04-05$0.0690−11.5%
2012-02-292012-03-022012-03-06$0.0780+6.8%
2012-01-312012-02-022012-02-06$0.0730−77.0%
2011-12-232011-12-282011-12-30$0.3180+278.6%
2011-11-302011-12-022011-12-06$0.0840−20.8%
2011-10-312011-11-022011-11-04$0.10600.0%
2011-09-302011-10-042011-10-06$0.1060−9.4%
2011-08-312011-09-022011-09-07$0.1170+15.8%
2011-07-292011-08-022011-08-04$0.1010+5.2%
2011-06-302011-07-052011-07-07$0.0960+5.5%
2011-05-312011-06-022011-06-06$0.0910+13.7%
2011-04-292011-05-032011-05-05$0.0800−23.8%
2011-03-312011-04-042011-04-06$0.1050+23.5%
2011-02-282011-03-022011-03-04$0.0850−1.2%
2011-01-312011-02-022011-02-04$0.0860−90.5%
2010-12-272010-12-292010-12-31$0.9080+887.0%
2010-11-302010-12-022010-12-06$0.0920−32.4%
2010-10-292010-11-022010-11-04$0.1360+103.0%
2010-09-302010-10-042010-10-06$0.0670−30.2%
2010-08-312010-09-022010-09-07$0.0960−6.8%
2010-07-302010-08-032010-08-05$0.1030+9.6%
2010-06-302010-07-022010-07-07$0.0940+11.9%
2010-05-282010-06-022010-06-04$0.0840+12.0%
2010-04-302010-05-042010-05-06$0.07500.0%
2010-03-312010-04-052010-04-09$0.0750−33.0%
2010-02-262010-03-022010-03-04$0.1120+4.7%
2010-01-292010-02-022010-02-04$0.1070+9.2%
2009-12-242009-12-292009-12-31$0.0980—

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

VMBS dividend overview

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.97 per share, a yield of 4.35% at the latest close of $45.23. In 2025 it paid $1.98 per share, up 10.7% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +15.1% a year and over ten years +5.9%.

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 VMBS bond profile.

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

VMBS dividends FAQ

Does VMBS pay a dividend?

Yes. VMBS pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2009. The most recent was $0.1632 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 5, 2026.

What is the VMBS dividend yield?

VMBS paid $1.97 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 4.35% at the latest close of $45.23.

When is the next VMBS 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 VMBS pay dividends?

VMBS pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.

How much did VMBS pay in dividends in 2025?

VMBS paid $1.98 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.

How much income does 100 shares of VMBS pay?

100 shares of VMBS would have paid about $197 over the past 12 months, before tax.