VFINX dividend history (2026)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares (VFINX) paid $6.74 a share over its last year of payments, quarterly. The payment has risen for 1 consecutive years and has grown +4.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 28, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 19, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2020.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $6.74 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($710.08). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $674 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $3,372 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $6,744 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 14.1 | $94.98 |
Dividends by year#
Regular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $5.12 | — |
| 2025 | $6.48 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | $6.19 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | $5.97 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | $5.56 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | $5.04 | +284.3% |
| 2020 | $1.31 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $1.64 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $1.79 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $1.70 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $1.62 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | $1.59 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $1.61 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $1.66 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $1.61 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $1.51 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $1.65 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | $1.42 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $1.72 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | $1.39 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | $1.47 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $1.39 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $1.59 |
About this data#
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does VFINX pay in dividends?
- VFINX paid $6.74 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size.
- How often does VFINX pay dividends?
- Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares pays quarterly (4 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 28, 2026.
- How many years has VFINX raised its dividend?
- VFINX has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- Can I see VFINX's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.