VIS

VIS Dividend Yield

Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ETF Shares · Industrials · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer

$316.61

As of Nov 5, 2026, VIS (Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 0.97%, paying $2.20 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $316.61 price. It costs 0.09% a year and manages $8.2B. Over the last 5 years it returned 11.2% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

0.97%

Paid a Year

$2.20

Expense Ratio

0.09%

Assets

$8.2B

5-Yr Return

11.2%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about VIS

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, VIS yields 0.97% and pays about $2.20 a share a year, quarterly.
VIS paid $3.0640 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
VIS's expense ratio is 0.09% a year, or $9.00 on $10,000.
VIS is an ETF from Vanguard with $8.2B in assets, started Sep 23, 2004.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VIS returned 11.2% a year with distributions reinvested (9.8% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VIS returned 13.1% a year with distributions reinvested (11.5% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, VIS's share price is up 339%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 493%.
VIS's three largest holdings are Caterpillar Inc (5.6%), GE Aerospace (4.9%), GE Vernova Inc (3.8%).

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in VIS became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$59,299

Payouts taken as cash

$49,163

$5,279 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, VIS's share price is up 339%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 493%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VIS 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	+7.8%	+6.8%	+12.0%
3 years	+21.0%	+19.6%	+23.3%
5 years	+11.2%	+9.8%	+12.0%
10 years	+13.1%	+11.5%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+9.9%	+8.2%	+11.1%

VIS distributions

Every payment →

Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 23, 2026	—	$0.7020	−4.1%
Jun 24, 2026	—	$0.76	+7.8%
Mar 24, 2026	—	$0.7880	+2.3%
Dec 17, 2025	—	$0.8140	−15.8%
Sep 24, 2025	—	$0.7320	−2.4%
Jun 26, 2025	—	$0.7050	−10.5%
Mar 25, 2025	—	$0.77	+24.4%
Dec 18, 2024	—	$0.9670	−5.4%
Sep 27, 2024	—	$0.75	+12.3%
Jun 28, 2024	—	$0.7880	+12.6%
Mar 22, 2024	—	$0.6190	+2.3%
Dec 19, 2023	—	$1.0220	+23.6%

What VIS holds

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

CAT Caterpillar Inc5.6%
GE GE Aerospace4.9%
GEV GE Vernova Inc3.8%
RTX RTX Corp3.7%
ETN Eaton Corp PLC2.5%
DE Deere & Co2.4%
UNP Union Pacific Corp2.1%
BA Boeing Co2.1%
UBER Uber Technologies Inc1.8%
PH Parker Hannifin Corp1.8%

Industrials92.0%
Technology6.4%
Consumer cyclical0.8%

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VIS questions

What is VIS's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VIS yields 0.97%. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.0640 a share in 4 payments, against a $316.61 share price.

How often does VIS pay dividends?

VIS pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VIS pay?

At about $2.2020 a share a year, 100 shares of VIS pay about $220.20 a year, $55.05 each quarter, before tax.

What is VIS's expense ratio?

VIS'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 VIS's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VIS returned 11.2% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 9.8% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VIS have NAV erosion?

What does VIS hold?

VIS's largest holdings are Caterpillar Inc (5.6%), GE Aerospace (4.9%), GE Vernova Inc (3.8%). Its top ten make up 31% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Industrials
Started: Sep 23, 2004
Expense ratio: 0.09%
Assets: $8.2B
Dividend yield: 0.97%
Paid in the last year: $3.0640 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.7020 · ex Sep 23, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.10

Income Calculator

At $2.20 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$55.05

Annual$220.20

Monthly avg$18.35

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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.