VYM dividend history (2026)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) pays $3.55 a share a year, quarterly, a yield of 2.29% at the last close. The payment has grown +3.2% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 18, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Sep 30, 2026; the dividend record runs from 1995.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $3.55 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($155.20). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year | Per payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $355 | $88.70 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,774 | $444 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $3,548 | $887 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 64.4 | $229 | $57.15 |
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 | $2.73 | — |
| 2025 | $3.50 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | $3.49 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $3.48 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | $3.25 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | $3.10 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | $2.91 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | $2.84 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | $2.65 | +10.3% |
| 2017 | $2.40 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | $2.21 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | $2.15 | +12.6% |
| 2014 | $1.91 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | $1.75 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | $1.59 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | $1.33 | +21.6% |
| 2010 | $1.09 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | $1.17 | -19.1% |
| 2008 | $1.44 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | $1.36 | +675.4% |
| 2006 | $0.18 | — |
| 1995 | $0.36 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | $0.89 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.98 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.86 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $0.95 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $0.84 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.86 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.85 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.96 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | $0.85 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | $1.02 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | $0.66 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $1.10 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $0.79 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | $0.88 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $0.72 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $0.97 |
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 VYM pay in dividends?
- VYM pays $3.55 a share a year at its current rate — $0.89 quarterly, a dividend yield of 2.29% at the last close.
- How often does VYM pay dividends?
- Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF pays quarterly (4 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 18, 2026.
- How many years has VYM raised its dividend?
- VYM has not raised its dividend in each of the last complete years on our record: the most recent complete year's payment was not above the year before's.
- Can I see VYM'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.