Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) Dividend History
VUG latest distribution
Paid. Next quarterly distribution expected around mid-December 2026 (not yet announced).
- 0.40%trailing 12-month yield
- $0.35paid in the last 12 months
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- 2004paying since
- +3.6%5-year growth a year
VUG dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $35
- Each payment
- $9
- Value of the shares
- $8,676
- Yield
- 0.40%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.35 per share, before tax.
VUG distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
VUG distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
VUG distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.2629 | — | — | 3 |
| 2025 | $0.3351 | +5.1% | 0.41% | 4 |
| 2024 | $0.3188 | +6.1% | 0.47% | 4 |
| 2023 | $0.3003 | +20.2% | 0.58% | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.2498 | −2.7% | 0.70% | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.2567 | −8.5% | 0.48% | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.2807 | −3.1% | 0.66% | 4 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
VUG yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $80.83 | 0.43% | $0.35 | 0.4% |
| 3 years ago | $45.11 | 0.77% | $1.01 | 2.2% |
| 5 years ago | $51.07 | 0.68% | $1.55 | 3.0% |
| 10 years ago | $18.51 | 1.87% | $2.95 | 15.9% |
| 20 years ago | $9.42 | 3.68% | $4.63 | 49.2% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
VUG yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | 0.39% | 0.03% |
| MGK | Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF | 0.33% | 0.06% |
| XLG | Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | 0.64% | 0.21% |
| SCHG | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | 0.38% | 0.03% |
| VOOG | Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 0.46% | 0.06% |
| ONEQ | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite ETF | 0.47% | 0.21% |
| HLAL | Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF | 0.37% | 0.51% |
| QQUP | ProShares Ultra Top QQQ | 0.61% | 96.91% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 0.99% | 0.09% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
VUG distribution history
92 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-30 | $0.0910 | −1.4% |
| 2026-06-26 | 2026-06-26 | 2026-06-30 | $0.0923 | +15.9% |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-03-27 | 2026-03-31 | $0.0796 | −4.3% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-24 | $0.0832 | −1.5% |
| 2025-09-29 | 2025-09-29 | 2025-10-01 | $0.0845 | +0.5% |
| 2025-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-02 | $0.0841 | +0.9% |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | $0.0833 | −6.4% |
| 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-26 | $0.0891 | +17.6% |
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| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | $0.0758 | −0.3% |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-27 | 2024-07-01 | $0.0760 | −2.5% |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-26 | $0.0779 | −20.0% |
| 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-27 | $0.0974 | +55.5% |
| 2023-09-21 | 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-26 | $0.0626 | −8.8% |
| 2023-06-23 | 2023-06-26 | 2023-06-28 | $0.0687 | −4.0% |
| 2023-03-23 | 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-28 | $0.0715 | −4.3% |
| 2022-12-22 | 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-28 | $0.0747 | +4.4% |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-26 | 2022-09-28 | $0.0716 | +34.0% |
| 2022-06-23 | 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-28 | $0.0534 | +6.6% |
| 2022-03-23 | 2022-03-24 | 2022-03-28 | $0.0501 | −35.9% |
| 2021-12-27 | 2021-12-28 | 2021-12-30 | $0.0782 | +48.1% |
| 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-27 | 2021-09-29 | $0.0528 | −15.3% |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-25 | 2021-06-29 | $0.0623 | −1.9% |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-26 | 2021-03-30 | $0.0635 | −17.3% |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-28 | 2020-12-30 | $0.0768 | +13.4% |
| 2020-09-25 | 2020-09-28 | 2020-09-30 | $0.0677 | −3.0% |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-26 | 2020-06-30 | $0.0698 | +5.2% |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-27 | 2020-03-31 | $0.0664 | −21.6% |
| 2019-12-24 | 2019-12-26 | 2019-12-30 | $0.0846 | +31.7% |
| 2019-09-16 | 2019-09-17 | 2019-09-19 | $0.0642 | −6.6% |
| 2019-06-27 | 2019-06-28 | 2019-07-02 | $0.0688 | −4.5% |
| 2019-03-28 | 2019-03-29 | 2019-04-02 | $0.0720 | −18.1% |
| 2018-12-24 | 2018-12-26 | 2018-12-28 | $0.0879 | +12.8% |
| 2018-09-28 | 2018-10-01 | 2018-10-03 | $0.0779 | +11.4% |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018-06-25 | 2018-06-27 | $0.0699 | +16.7% |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-23 | 2018-03-27 | $0.0599 | −24.3% |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-22 | 2017-12-27 | $0.0792 | +15.6% |
| 2017-09-22 | 2017-09-25 | 2017-09-27 | $0.0685 | +20.5% |
| 2017-06-23 | 2017-06-27 | 2017-06-29 | $0.0568 | −10.0% |
| 2017-03-24 | 2017-03-28 | 2017-03-30 | $0.0632 | −28.2% |
| 2016-12-22 | 2016-12-27 | 2016-12-29 | $0.0880 | +40.4% |
| 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-19 | $0.0627 | +16.4% |
| 2016-06-14 | 2016-06-16 | 2016-06-20 | $0.0538 | +0.9% |
| 2016-03-21 | 2016-03-23 | 2016-03-28 | $0.0533 | −22.5% |
| 2015-12-17 | 2015-12-21 | 2015-12-23 | $0.0688 | +19.0% |
| 2015-09-21 | 2015-09-23 | 2015-09-25 | $0.0578 | +17.2% |
| 2015-06-22 | 2015-06-24 | 2015-06-26 | $0.0493 | −10.8% |
| 2015-03-25 | 2015-03-27 | 2015-03-31 | $0.0553 | −18.2% |
| 2014-12-22 | 2014-12-24 | 2014-12-29 | $0.0677 | +33.6% |
| 2014-09-24 | 2014-09-26 | 2014-09-30 | $0.0507 | +10.6% |
| 2014-06-24 | 2014-06-26 | 2014-06-30 | $0.0458 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-25 | 2014-03-27 | 2014-03-31 | $0.0458 | −20.8% |
| 2013-12-24 | 2013-12-27 | 2013-12-31 | $0.0578 | +24.8% |
| 2013-09-23 | 2013-09-25 | 2013-09-27 | $0.0463 | +7.7% |
| 2013-06-24 | 2013-06-26 | 2013-06-28 | $0.0430 | +13.7% |
| 2013-03-22 | 2013-03-26 | 2013-03-28 | $0.0378 | −46.2% |
| 2012-12-24 | 2012-12-27 | 2012-12-31 | $0.0703 | +70.2% |
| 2012-09-24 | 2012-09-26 | 2012-09-28 | $0.0413 | +18.7% |
| 2012-06-25 | 2012-06-27 | 2012-06-29 | $0.0348 | +7.7% |
| 2012-03-26 | 2012-03-28 | 2012-03-30 | $0.0323 | −14.5% |
| 2011-12-23 | 2011-12-28 | 2011-12-30 | $0.0378 | +30.4% |
| 2011-09-23 | 2011-09-27 | 2011-09-29 | $0.0290 | −10.8% |
| 2011-06-24 | 2011-06-28 | 2011-06-30 | $0.0325 | +14.7% |
| 2011-03-25 | 2011-03-29 | 2011-03-31 | $0.0283 | −16.3% |
| 2010-12-27 | 2010-12-29 | 2010-12-31 | $0.0338 | 0.0% |
| 2010-09-24 | 2010-09-28 | 2010-09-30 | $0.0338 | +36.2% |
| 2010-06-24 | 2010-06-28 | 2010-06-30 | $0.0248 | +2.7% |
| 2010-03-25 | 2010-03-29 | 2010-03-31 | $0.0242 | −19.0% |
| 2009-12-22 | 2009-12-24 | 2009-12-29 | $0.0298 | +26.0% |
| 2009-09-24 | 2009-09-28 | 2009-09-30 | $0.0237 | −83.7% |
| 2009-06-25 | 2009-06-26 | 2009-06-30 | $0.1450 | +499.9% |
| 2009-06-24 | — | — | $0.0242 | −2.0% |
| 2009-03-25 | 2009-03-27 | 2009-03-31 | $0.0247 | −11.9% |
| 2008-12-22 | 2008-12-24 | 2008-12-29 | $0.0280 | +21.7% |
| 2008-09-24 | 2008-09-26 | 2008-09-30 | $0.0230 | −1.4% |
| 2008-06-24 | 2008-06-26 | 2008-06-30 | $0.0233 | +6.9% |
| 2008-03-25 | 2008-03-27 | 2008-03-31 | $0.0218 | −17.6% |
| 2007-12-20 | 2007-12-24 | 2007-12-27 | $0.0265 | +3.2% |
| 2007-09-24 | 2007-09-26 | 2007-09-28 | $0.0257 | +0.7% |
| 2007-06-25 | 2007-06-27 | 2007-06-29 | $0.0255 | +14.2% |
| 2007-03-26 | 2007-03-28 | 2007-03-30 | $0.0223 | −12.4% |
| 2006-12-22 | 2006-12-27 | 2006-12-29 | $0.0255 | +36.6% |
| 2006-09-25 | 2006-09-27 | 2006-09-29 | $0.0187 | −1.7% |
| 2006-06-26 | 2006-06-28 | 2006-06-30 | $0.0190 | −23.5% |
| 2006-03-20 | 2006-03-22 | 2006-03-29 | $0.0248 | +1.3% |
| 2005-12-27 | 2005-12-29 | 2006-01-09 | $0.0245 | +31.2% |
| 2005-09-26 | 2005-09-28 | 2005-10-06 | $0.0187 | +23.1% |
| 2005-06-27 | 2005-06-29 | 2005-07-08 | $0.0152 | −17.2% |
| 2005-03-24 | 2005-03-29 | 2005-04-06 | $0.0183 | −69.8% |
| 2004-12-27 | 2004-12-29 | 2005-01-06 | $0.0607 | +309.1% |
| 2004-09-27 | 2004-09-29 | 2004-10-07 | $0.0148 | +27.1% |
| 2004-06-28 | 2004-06-30 | 2004-07-08 | $0.0117 | −22.2% |
| 2004-03-29 | 2004-03-31 | 2004-04-02 | $0.0150 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
VUG dividend overview
Vanguard Growth ETF pays quarterly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.35 per share, a yield of 0.40% at the latest close of $86.76. In 2025 it paid $0.3351 per share, up 5.1% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +3.6% a year and over ten years +3.8%.
Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.
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VUG dividends FAQ
Does VUG pay a dividend?
Yes. VUG pays quarterly distributions and has paid them since 2004. The most recent was $0.0910 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 28, 2026, payable September 30, 2026.
What is the VUG dividend yield?
VUG paid $0.35 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 0.40% at the latest close of $86.76.
When is the next VUG dividend?
The next quarterly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around mid-December 2026.
How often does VUG pay dividends?
VUG pays distributions quarterly, 4 times a year.
How much did VUG pay in dividends in 2025?
VUG paid $0.3351 per share in 4 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of VUG pay?
100 shares of VUG would have paid about $35 over the past 12 months, before tax.