VCIT

VCIT Dividend Yield

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

$79.85

As of Nov 5, 2026, VCIT (Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 4.15%, paying $3.32 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $79.85 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $70.4B. Over the last 5 years it returned 0.9% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

4.15%

Paid a Year

$3.32

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$70.4B

5-Yr Return

0.9%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about VCIT

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, VCIT yields 4.15% and pays about $3.32 a share a year, monthly.
VCIT paid $3.3160 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
VCIT's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
VCIT is an ETF from Vanguard with $70.4B in assets, started Nov 19, 2009.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VCIT returned 0.9% a year with distributions reinvested (-3.2% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VCIT returned 2.6% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.0% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Nov 2009, VCIT's share price is up 5%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 95%.

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in VCIT became

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From Nov 2009 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$19,518

Payouts taken as cash

$17,405

$6,912 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$92,852

Since Nov 2009, VCIT's share price is up 5%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 95%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VCIT 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	−0.5%	−5.2%	+12.0%
3 years	+7.1%	+2.3%	+23.3%
5 years	+0.9%	−3.2%	+12.0%
10 years	+2.6%	−1.0%	+15.3%
Since Nov 2009	+4.0%	+0.3%	+14.1%

VCIT distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.34	+3.7%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.3420	+0.3%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.3320	+3.4%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.3410	+4.0%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.3260	+3.5%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.3440	+7.8%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.3030	+5.6%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.33	+5.4%
Dec 18, 2025	—	$0.3360	+7.7%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.3220	+7.7%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.3340	+5.4%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.3260	+9.8%

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VCIT questions

What is VCIT's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VCIT yields 4.15%. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.3160 a share in 10 payments, against a $79.85 share price.

How often does VCIT pay dividends?

VCIT pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VCIT pay?

At about $3.3160 a share a year, 100 shares of VCIT pay about $331.60 a year, $27.63 each month, before tax.

What is VCIT's expense ratio?

VCIT'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 VCIT's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VCIT returned 0.9% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -3.2% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VCIT have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Corporate Bond
Started: Nov 19, 2009
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $70.4B
Dividend yield: 4.15%
Paid in the last year: $3.3160 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.34 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.06

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At $3.32 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$27.63

Annual$331.60

Monthly avg$27.63

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VCIT total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting VCIT dividend calculator100 shares pay $331.60 a year, $27.63 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.