Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB) Dividend History
VTEB latest distribution
$0.1372per share · −4.3% vs previous
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 5Monday, 2026
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).
- 3.50%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.70paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2015paying since
- +8.6%5-year growth a year
VTEB dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $170
- Each payment
- $14
- Value of the shares
- $4,851
- Yield
- 3.50%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.70 per share, before tax.
VTEB 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.
VTEB distribution payments
Distribution
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
VTEB distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $1.27 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $1.66 | +5.2% | 3.29% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.57 | +10.4% | 3.14% | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.42 | +37.7% | 2.79% | 12 |
| 2022 | $1.03 | +14.6% | 2.09% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.9028 | −17.7% | 1.64% | 12 |
| 2020 | $1.10 | −10.8% | 1.99% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
VTEB yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $50.54 | 3.36% | $1.70 | 3.4% |
| 3 years ago | $47.46 | 3.58% | $4.88 | 10.3% |
| 5 years ago | $54.55 | 3.11% | $7.18 | 13.2% |
| 10 years ago | $51.75 | 3.28% | $12.57 | 24.3% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
VTEB yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| VTEB | Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | 3.71% | 0.05% |
| AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 4.30% | 0.03% |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 4.17% | 0.03% |
| SCHZ | Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 4.44% | 0.02% |
| IUSB | iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF | 4.44% | 0.05% |
| GOVT | iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | 3.67% | 0.05% |
| VGIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF | 4.06% | 0.04% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 4.18% | 0.14% |
| SHY | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 3.64% | 0.15% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
VTEB distribution history
134 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 | $0.1372 | −4.3% |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-03 | $0.1434 | +1.3% |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-05 | $0.1415 | −0.4% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-06 | $0.1420 | +2.8% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-03 | $0.1381 | −3.0% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-05 | $0.1423 | +0.6% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-06 | $0.1415 | −4.8% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-04 | $0.1487 | +6.4% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-04 | $0.1398 | −1.3% |
| 2025-12-18 | 2025-12-18 | 2025-12-22 | $0.1417 | −0.1% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-03 | $0.1419 | +1.5% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-05 | $0.1398 | −1.6% |
Show all 134 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-03 | $0.1421 | +2.5% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-04 | $0.1387 | +0.9% |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-05 | $0.1374 | +1.2% |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-03 | $0.1358 | −0.7% |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-04 | $0.1367 | 0.0% |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-05 | $0.1367 | +1.3% |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-03 | $0.1350 | −2.0% |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-05 | $0.1377 | +4.6% |
| 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-05 | $0.1317 | −2.1% |
| 2024-12-24 | 2024-12-24 | 2024-12-27 | $0.1345 | +2.8% |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-04 | $0.1309 | −0.2% |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-05 | $0.1312 | −2.2% |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-03 | $0.1342 | +2.1% |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-05 | $0.1314 | +0.8% |
| 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-05 | $0.1304 | −1.7% |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-03 | $0.1327 | +1.5% |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-05 | $0.1308 | −0.2% |
| 2024-05-01 | 2024-05-02 | 2024-05-06 | $0.1310 | +2.4% |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-04-04 | $0.1279 | −2.5% |
| 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-06 | $0.1312 | +3.0% |
| 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-06 | $0.1274 | −0.7% |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-26 | 2023-12-28 | $0.1283 | +0.5% |
| 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-06 | $0.1276 | +8.1% |
| 2023-11-01 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-06 | $0.1180 | −4.9% |
| 2023-10-02 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-05 | $0.1241 | +3.8% |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-07 | $0.1196 | +2.1% |
| 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-02 | 2023-08-04 | $0.1171 | −0.2% |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-07 | $0.1173 | +2.3% |
| 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-02 | 2023-06-06 | $0.1147 | −0.6% |
| 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-02 | 2023-05-04 | $0.1154 | +2.4% |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-06 | $0.1127 | −4.3% |
| 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-02 | 2023-03-06 | $0.1178 | +5.0% |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-02 | 2023-02-06 | $0.1122 | +1.4% |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-27 | 2022-12-29 | $0.1106 | +3.8% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-02 | 2022-12-06 | $0.1066 | +14.4% |
| 2022-11-01 | 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-04 | $0.0932 | −4.9% |
| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-06 | $0.0980 | +5.3% |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-04 | $0.0931 | +7.0% |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-04 | $0.0870 | +7.0% |
| 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-05 | 2022-07-07 | $0.0813 | +7.0% |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-02 | 2022-06-06 | $0.0760 | +8.0% |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-05 | $0.0704 | +3.2% |
| 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-04 | 2022-04-06 | $0.0682 | −14.5% |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-04 | $0.0798 | +13.5% |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-02 | 2022-02-04 | $0.0703 | +1.3% |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-27 | 2021-12-29 | $0.0694 | −6.8% |
| 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-06 | $0.0745 | +4.2% |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-02 | 2021-11-04 | $0.0715 | −4.5% |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-10-04 | 2021-10-06 | $0.0749 | +3.9% |
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-07 | $0.0721 | +0.7% |
| 2021-08-02 | 2021-08-03 | 2021-08-05 | $0.0716 | −4.1% |
| 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-02 | 2021-07-07 | $0.0747 | +0.9% |
| 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-02 | 2021-06-04 | $0.0740 | −4.9% |
| 2021-05-03 | 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-06 | $0.0778 | +0.5% |
| 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-05 | 2021-04-07 | $0.0774 | −10.7% |
| 2021-03-01 | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-04 | $0.0867 | +10.9% |
| 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-02 | 2021-02-04 | $0.0782 | −5.7% |
| 2020-12-23 | 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-29 | $0.0829 | −6.7% |
| 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-04 | $0.0889 | +4.8% |
| 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-11-05 | $0.0848 | −4.8% |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-06 | $0.0891 | +0.8% |
| 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-02 | 2020-09-04 | $0.0884 | −2.8% |
| 2020-08-03 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-06 | $0.0909 | +0.2% |
| 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-07 | $0.0907 | −5.6% |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-02 | 2020-06-04 | $0.0961 | +2.9% |
| 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-04 | 2020-05-06 | $0.0934 | −11.5% |
| 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-06 | $0.1055 | +17.6% |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-05 | $0.0897 | −7.0% |
| 2020-02-03 | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-06 | $0.0965 | −2.8% |
| 2019-12-23 | 2019-12-24 | 2019-12-27 | $0.0993 | +1.3% |
| 2019-12-02 | 2019-12-03 | 2019-12-05 | $0.0980 | −3.4% |
| 2019-11-01 | 2019-11-04 | 2019-11-06 | $0.1015 | +1.4% |
| 2019-10-01 | 2019-10-02 | 2019-10-04 | $0.1001 | −3.2% |
| 2019-09-03 | 2019-09-04 | 2019-09-06 | $0.1034 | −2.0% |
| 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-02 | 2019-08-06 | $0.1055 | +2.1% |
| 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-02 | 2019-07-05 | $0.1033 | −2.7% |
| 2019-06-03 | 2019-06-04 | 2019-06-06 | $0.1062 | +3.8% |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-02 | 2019-05-06 | $0.1023 | −3.8% |
| 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-04 | $0.1063 | +9.8% |
| 2019-03-01 | 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-06 | $0.0968 | −9.6% |
| 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-04 | 2019-02-06 | $0.1071 | +3.6% |
| 2018-12-24 | 2018-12-26 | 2018-12-28 | $0.1034 | +2.7% |
| 2018-12-03 | 2018-12-04 | 2018-12-06 | $0.1007 | −6.0% |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-11-02 | 2018-11-06 | $0.1071 | +11.8% |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-04 | $0.0958 | −4.7% |
| 2018-09-04 | 2018-09-05 | 2018-09-07 | $0.1005 | +0.9% |
| 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-02 | 2018-08-06 | $0.0996 | +9.7% |
| 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-03 | 2018-07-06 | $0.0908 | −1.9% |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-06 | $0.0926 | −0.9% |
| 2018-05-01 | 2018-05-02 | 2018-05-04 | $0.0934 | +0.5% |
| 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-03 | 2018-04-05 | $0.0929 | +12.3% |
| 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-02 | 2018-03-06 | $0.0827 | −6.8% |
| 2018-02-01 | 2018-02-02 | 2018-02-06 | $0.0887 | +0.2% |
| 2017-12-26 | 2017-12-27 | 2017-12-29 | $0.0885 | −1.7% |
| 2017-12-01 | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-06 | $0.0900 | +12.5% |
| 2017-11-01 | 2017-11-02 | 2017-11-06 | $0.0800 | −7.0% |
| 2017-10-02 | 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-05 | $0.0860 | −2.3% |
| 2017-09-01 | 2017-09-06 | 2017-09-08 | $0.0880 | +4.8% |
| 2017-08-01 | 2017-08-03 | 2017-08-07 | $0.0840 | −3.4% |
| 2017-07-03 | 2017-07-06 | 2017-07-10 | $0.0870 | +1.2% |
| 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-07 | $0.0860 | −2.3% |
| 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-03 | 2017-05-05 | $0.0880 | +14.3% |
| 2017-04-03 | 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-07 | $0.0770 | −7.2% |
| 2017-03-01 | 2017-03-03 | 2017-03-07 | $0.0830 | +13.7% |
| 2017-02-01 | 2017-02-03 | 2017-02-07 | $0.0730 | −6.4% |
| 2016-12-22 | 2016-12-27 | 2016-12-29 | $0.0780 | −4.9% |
| 2016-12-01 | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-07 | $0.0820 | +30.2% |
| 2016-11-01 | 2016-11-03 | 2016-11-07 | $0.0630 | −12.5% |
| 2016-10-03 | 2016-10-05 | 2016-10-07 | $0.0720 | −14.3% |
| 2016-09-01 | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-08 | $0.0840 | +31.2% |
| 2016-08-01 | 2016-08-03 | 2016-08-05 | $0.0640 | −4.5% |
| 2016-07-01 | 2016-07-06 | 2016-07-08 | $0.0670 | +31.4% |
| 2016-06-01 | 2016-06-03 | 2016-06-07 | $0.0510 | −28.2% |
| 2016-05-02 | 2016-05-04 | 2016-05-06 | $0.0710 | +7.6% |
| 2016-04-01 | 2016-04-05 | 2016-04-07 | $0.0660 | −7.0% |
| 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-03 | 2016-03-07 | $0.0710 | +9.2% |
| 2016-02-01 | 2016-02-03 | 2016-02-05 | $0.0650 | −36.9% |
| 2015-12-23 | 2015-12-28 | 2015-12-30 | $0.1030 | +221.9% |
| 2015-12-01 | 2015-12-03 | 2015-12-07 | $0.0320 | −52.2% |
| 2015-11-02 | 2015-11-04 | 2015-11-06 | $0.0670 | −11.8% |
| 2015-10-01 | 2015-10-05 | 2015-10-07 | $0.0760 | +300.0% |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015-09-03 | 2015-09-08 | $0.0190 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
VTEB dividend overview
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.70 per share, a yield of 3.50% at the latest close of $48.51. In 2025 it paid $1.66 per share, up 5.2% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +8.6% a year and over ten years +18.7%.
The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 4.88%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the VTEB bond profile.
Related: VTEB chart, VTEB performance, VTEB bond profile, VTEB overview.
VTEB dividends FAQ
Does VTEB pay a dividend?
Yes. VTEB pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2015. The most recent was $0.1372 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 5, 2026.
What is the VTEB dividend yield?
VTEB paid $1.70 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 3.50% at the latest close of $48.51.
When is the next VTEB 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 VTEB pay dividends?
VTEB pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did VTEB pay in dividends in 2025?
VTEB paid $1.66 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of VTEB pay?
100 shares of VTEB would have paid about $170 over the past 12 months, before tax.