BIV

BIV Dividend Yield

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · Intermediate Core Bond · Vanguard · ETF · monthly payer

$74.53

As of Nov 5, 2026, BIV (Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 4.08%, paying $3.04 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $74.53 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $51.2B. Over the last 5 years it returned 0.1% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

4.08%

Paid a Year

$3.04

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$51.2B

5-Yr Return

0.1%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about BIV

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, BIV yields 4.08% and pays about $3.04 a share a year, monthly.
BIV paid $3.04 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 11 payments.
BIV's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
BIV is an ETF from Vanguard with $51.2B in assets, started Apr 3, 2007.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, BIV returned 0.1% a year with distributions reinvested (-3.5% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, BIV returned 1.7% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.5% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, BIV's share price is down 4% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +89%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "BIV Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BIV

What $10,000 in BIV became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$18,850

Payouts taken as cash

$16,809

$7,188 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, BIV's share price is down 4% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +89%. The price has slipped a little, so a small part of the payouts came out of it.

BIV total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	−0.8%	−4.9%	+12.0%
3 years	+5.7%	+1.6%	+23.3%
5 years	+0.1%	−3.5%	+12.0%
10 years	+1.7%	−1.5%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+3.4%	−0.2%	+11.1%

BIV distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 2, 2026	—	$0.2910	+11.9%
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.2850	+7.1%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.2860	+7.9%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.2750	+6.6%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.2820	+6.0%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.2740	—
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.2810	—
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.2510	—
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.2740	—
Dec 18, 2025	—	$0.2770	—
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.2640	—
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.2690	—

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BIV questions

What is BIV's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, BIV yields 4.08%. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.04 a share in 11 payments, against a $74.53 share price.

How often does BIV pay dividends?

BIV pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of BIV pay?

At about $3.04 a share a year, 100 shares of BIV pay about $304.00 a year, $25.33 each month, before tax.

What is BIV's expense ratio?

BIV's expense ratio is 0.03% a year: $3.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is BIV's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, BIV returned 0.1% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -3.5% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does BIV have NAV erosion?

Since Dec 2007, BIV's share price is down 4% and its total return with distributions reinvested is +89%. The price has slipped a little, so a small part of the payouts came out of it.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Intermediate Core Bond
Started: Apr 3, 2007
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $51.2B
Dividend yield: 4.08%
Paid in the last year: $3.04 (11 payments)
Last payment: $0.2910 · ex Nov 2, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.04

Income Calculator

At $3.04 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$25.33

Annual$304.00

Monthly avg$25.33

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BIV total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting BIV dividend calculator100 shares pay $304.00 a year, $25.33 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.