How much is VOO's distribution?

VOO's most recent distribution was $1.9620 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Jun 26, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $7.3450 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.04%.

How often does VOO pay a distribution?

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is VOO's next distribution?

VOO's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has VOO ever cut its distribution?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 22 regular payments lower than the one before it. Option-income and bond funds vary their distributions with income earned, so reductions are routine for these funds.

How much did VOO pay in dividends in 2025?

VOO paid $7.0680 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 5.4% from 2024.

What was VOO's total return including distributions over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Sep 24, 2026, VOO paid $7.3450 per share, 1.21% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +15.5%. That is an approximate total return of +16.7% before taxes and reinvestment.

VOO Dividend History

Name: Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) dividend history
Creator: SmarterDividends

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF · every payment since 2010

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) has paid 63 distributions since 2010. The most recent was $1.9620 per share (ex-date Jun 26, 2026). Over the last 12 months VOO paid $7.3450 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.04%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +9.2% versus the 2 before.

Latest distribution

$1.9620

Last ex-date

Jun 26, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$7.35

Trailing yield

1.04%

Frequency

Quarterly

Payments on record

What the record shows

VOO has paid quarterly since 2010, establishing a 63-payment history, while its recent distributions have moved higher. The last 12 months included four payments totaling $7.345 per share, equivalent to a 1.04% trailing yield. The quarterly cadence remained intact over the trailing period.

The latest distribution was $1.962 per share, 4.8% higher than the previous payment. The recent average of $1.917 was 9.2% above the prior average of $1.7555. Quarterly distributions can vary with income earned, but the latest payment and the recent average both moved higher.

Annual distributions rose in each of the last five full years, extending the rebound from the lower annual total in 2020. Over the same trailing period, VOO’s price gained 15.5%, while distributions equaled 1.2% of the price a year earlier. Together, the price change and distributions produced an approximate total return of 16.7%, so the distribution return accompanied a rising price rather than offsetting a price decline.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Sep 24, 2026 · editorial policy

Distributions versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

1.21%

of price a year ago

Price change

+15.5%

$609.50 → $704.14

Approx. total return

+16.7%

before taxes

A high distribution rate paired with a falling price means part of the payout came back out of the share price. Total return adds distributions received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

VOO distributions per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent distribution amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share