VGT

VGT Dividend Yield

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares · Technology · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer

$109.64

As of Nov 5, 2026, VGT (Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 0.43%, paying $0.47 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $109.64 price. It costs 0.09% a year and manages $168.5B. Over the last 5 years it returned 17.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

0.43%

Paid a Year

$0.47

Expense Ratio

0.09%

Assets

$168.5B

5-Yr Return

17.4%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about VGT

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, VGT yields 0.43% and pays about $0.47 a share a year, quarterly.
VGT paid $0.4726 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
VGT's expense ratio is 0.09% a year, or $9.00 on $10,000.
VGT is an ETF from Vanguard with $168.5B in assets, started Jan 26, 2004.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VGT returned 17.4% a year with distributions reinvested (16.6% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VGT returned 23.9% a year with distributions reinvested (22.8% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, VGT's share price is up 1455%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 1748%.
VGT's three largest holdings are NVIDIA Corp (17.6%), Apple Inc (15.9%), Microsoft Corp (11.2%).

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in VGT became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$184,771

Payouts taken as cash

$161,902

$6,370 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, VGT's share price is up 1455%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 1748%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VGT 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	+18.5%	+18.0%	+12.0%
3 years	+32.6%	+31.9%	+23.3%
5 years	+17.4%	+16.6%	+12.0%
10 years	+23.9%	+22.8%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+16.7%	+15.7%	+11.1%

VGT distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 23, 2026	—	$0.1470	+36.9%
Jun 24, 2026	—	$0.1380	+57.0%
Mar 24, 2026	—	$0.0930	+2.1%
Dec 17, 2025	—	$0.0946	−2.6%
Sep 24, 2025	—	$0.1074	−6.3%
Jun 26, 2025	—	$0.0879	−7.7%
Mar 25, 2025	—	$0.0911	−42.1%
Dec 18, 2024	—	$0.0971	−2.3%
Sep 27, 2024	—	$0.1146	+4.1%
Jun 28, 2024	—	$0.0953	+12.7%
Mar 22, 2024	—	$0.1574	+63.1%
Dec 19, 2023	—	$0.0994	−8.8%

What VGT holds

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

NVDA NVIDIA Corp17.6%
AAPL Apple Inc15.9%
MSFT Microsoft Corp11.2%
MU Micron Technology Inc4.5%
AVGO Broadcom Inc4.1%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc3.7%
INTC Intel Corp2.0%
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc1.6%
LRCX Lam Research Corp1.6%
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A1.5%

Technology99.3%

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VGT questions

What is VGT's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VGT yields 0.43%. Over the last 12 months it paid $0.4726 a share in 4 payments, against a $109.64 share price.

How often does VGT pay dividends?

VGT pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VGT pay?

At about $0.4726 a share a year, 100 shares of VGT pay about $47.26 a year, $11.82 each quarter, before tax.

What is VGT's expense ratio?

VGT's expense ratio is 0.09% a year: $9.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is VGT's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VGT returned 17.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 16.6% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VGT have NAV erosion?

What does VGT hold?

VGT's largest holdings are NVIDIA Corp (17.6%), Apple Inc (15.9%), Microsoft Corp (11.2%). Its top ten make up 64% of the fund.

Is VGT or VOO better?

It depends on what the money is for. Our VGT vs VOO comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Technology
Started: Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio: 0.09%
Assets: $168.5B
Dividend yield: 0.43%
Paid in the last year: $0.4726 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.1470 · ex Sep 23, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.52

Income Calculator

At $0.47 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$11.82

Annual$47.26

Monthly avg$3.94

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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.