VB Dividend Yield

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF · Small Blend · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer

$287.93

As of Nov 5, 2026, VB (Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF) yields 1.27%, paying $2.56 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $287.93 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $177.6B. Over the last 5 years it returned 6.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

1.27%

Paid a Year

$2.56

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$177.6B

5-Yr Return

6.4%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about VB

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, VB yields 1.27% and pays about $2.56 a share a year, quarterly.
VB paid $3.6490 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
VB's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
VB is an ETF from Vanguard with $177.6B in assets, started Jan 26, 2004.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VB returned 6.4% a year with distributions reinvested (4.8% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VB returned 11.1% a year with distributions reinvested (9.5% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, VB's share price is up 326%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 462%.
VB's three largest holdings are Natera Inc (0.7%), Twilio Inc Class A (0.6%), Revolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares (0.5%).

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in VB became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$56,179

Payouts taken as cash

$48,346

$5,736 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, VB's share price is up 326%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 462%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VB 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	+15.3%	+13.7%	+12.0%
3 years	+19.3%	+17.7%	+23.3%
5 years	+6.4%	+4.8%	+12.0%
10 years	+11.1%	+9.5%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+9.6%	+8.0%	+11.1%

VB distributions

Every payment →

Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 28, 2026	—	$0.8490	+5.5%
Jun 26, 2026	—	$0.8920	+13.2%
Mar 27, 2026	—	$0.9810	+6.7%
Dec 22, 2025	—	$0.9270	+2.5%
Sep 29, 2025	—	$0.8050	+14.2%
Jun 30, 2025	—	$0.7880	−7.0%
Mar 27, 2025	—	$0.9190	+35.7%
Dec 23, 2024	—	$0.9040	−16.1%
Sep 27, 2024	—	$0.7050	−4.1%
Jun 28, 2024	—	$0.8470	+11.6%
Mar 22, 2024	—	$0.6770	−9.2%
Dec 21, 2023	—	$1.0770	+6.7%

What VB holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

NTRA Natera Inc0.7%
TWLO Twilio Inc Class A0.6%
RVMD Revolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares0.5%
ILMN Illumina Inc0.5%
P Everpure Inc Class A0.5%
OKTA Okta Inc Class A0.4%
MRNA Moderna Inc0.4%
EME EMCOR Group Inc0.4%
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.4%
JBL Jabil Inc0.4%

Technology18.5%
Industrials17.5%
Healthcare14.3%
Financials12.4%
Consumer cyclical11.4%
Real estate7.6%
Materials4.4%
Energy4.3%
Consumer defensive3.4%
Utilities3.2%
Communication2.9%

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VB questions

What is VB's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VB yields 1.27%. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.6490 a share in 4 payments, against a $287.93 share price.

How often does VB pay dividends?

VB pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VB pay?

At about $2.5570 a share a year, 100 shares of VB pay about $255.70 a year, $63.93 each quarter, before tax.

What is VB's expense ratio?

VB'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 VB's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VB returned 6.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 4.8% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VB have NAV erosion?

What does VB hold?

VB's largest holdings are Natera Inc (0.7%), Twilio Inc Class A (0.6%), Revolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares (0.5%). Its top ten make up 5% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Small Blend
Started: Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $177.6B
Dividend yield: 1.27%
Paid in the last year: $3.6490 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.8490 · ex Sep 28, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.09

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At $2.56 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$63.93

Annual$255.70

Monthly avg$21.31

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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.