VT Dividend Yield

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares · Global Large-Stock Blend · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer

$153.52

As of Nov 5, 2026, VT (Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 1.57%, paying $2.41 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $153.52 price. It costs 0.06% a year and manages $102.3B. Over the last 5 years it returned 9.9% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

1.57%

Paid a Year

$2.41

Expense Ratio

0.06%

Assets

$102.3B

5-Yr Return

9.9%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about VT

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, VT yields 1.57% and pays about $2.41 a share a year, quarterly.
VT paid $2.4130 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
VT's expense ratio is 0.06% a year, or $6.00 on $10,000.
VT is an ETF from Vanguard with $102.3B in assets, started Jun 24, 2008.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VT returned 9.9% a year with distributions reinvested (7.7% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VT returned 12.4% a year with distributions reinvested (10.0% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Jun 2008, VT's share price is up 214%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 360%.
VT's three largest holdings are NVIDIA Corp (4.5%), Apple Inc (4.1%), Microsoft Corp (3.2%).

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in VT became

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From Jun 2008 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$46,010

Payouts taken as cash

$37,167

$5,813 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$82,296

Since Jun 2008, VT's share price is up 214%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 360%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VT 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	+12.3%	+10.5%	+12.0%
3 years	+22.0%	+19.7%	+23.3%
5 years	+9.9%	+7.7%	+12.0%
10 years	+12.4%	+10.0%	+15.3%
Since Jun 2008	+8.7%	+6.4%	+12.2%

VT distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 18, 2026	—	$0.4080	−14.6%
Jun 18, 2026	—	$0.5630	−5.4%
Mar 20, 2026	—	$0.3270	−15.1%
Dec 19, 2025	—	$1.1150	+27.1%
Sep 19, 2025	—	$0.4780	+14.6%
Jun 20, 2025	—	$0.5950	+2.9%
Mar 21, 2025	—	$0.3850	−8.6%
Dec 20, 2024	—	$0.8770	+9.5%
Sep 20, 2024	—	$0.4170	+2.7%
Jun 21, 2024	—	$0.5780	−11.1%
Mar 15, 2024	—	$0.4210	+47.7%
Dec 18, 2023	—	$0.8010	+25.5%

What VT holds

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

NVDA NVIDIA Corp4.5%
AAPL Apple Inc4.1%
MSFT Microsoft Corp3.2%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc2.1%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A1.7%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd1.6%
AVGO Broadcom Inc1.4%
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A1.4%
GOOG Alphabet Inc Class C1.4%
MU Micron Technology Inc1.0%

Technology32.0%
Financials15.8%
Industrials10.9%
Healthcare8.6%
Consumer cyclical8.5%
Communication7.5%
Consumer defensive4.4%
Energy4.0%
Materials3.9%
Utilities2.3%
Real estate2.2%

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VT questions

What is VT's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VT yields 1.57%. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.4130 a share in 4 payments, against a $153.52 share price.

How often does VT pay dividends?

VT pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VT pay?

At about $2.4130 a share a year, 100 shares of VT pay about $241.30 a year, $60.32 each quarter, before tax.

What is VT's expense ratio?

VT's expense ratio is 0.06% a year: $6.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is VT's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VT returned 9.9% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 7.7% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VT have NAV erosion?

What does VT hold?

VT's largest holdings are NVIDIA Corp (4.5%), Apple Inc (4.1%), Microsoft Corp (3.2%). Its top ten make up 22% of the fund.

Is VT or VTI better?

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

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Global Large-Stock Blend
Started: Jun 24, 2008
Expense ratio: 0.06%
Assets: $102.3B
Dividend yield: 1.57%
Paid in the last year: $2.4130 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.4080 · ex Sep 18, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.98

Income Calculator

At $2.41 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$60.32

Annual$241.30

Monthly avg$20.11

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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.