VUG

VUG Dividend Yield

Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF · Large Growth · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer

$82.84

As of Nov 5, 2026, VUG (Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF) yields 0.42%, paying $1.54 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $82.84 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $380.0B. Over the last 5 years it returned 10.8% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

0.42%

Paid a Year

$1.54

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$380.0B

5-Yr Return

10.8%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about VUG

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, VUG yields 0.42% and pays about $1.54 a share a year, quarterly.
VUG paid $0.3458 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
VUG's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
VUG is an ETF from Vanguard with $380.0B in assets, started Jan 26, 2004.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VUG returned 10.8% a year with distributions reinvested (10.2% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VUG returned 17.6% a year with distributions reinvested (16.7% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, VUG's share price is up 691%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 862%.
VUG's three largest holdings are NVIDIA Corp (13.5%), Apple Inc (12.5%), Microsoft Corp (9.7%).

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in VUG became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$96,222

Payouts taken as cash

$83,466

$4,340 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, VUG's share price is up 691%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 862%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VUG 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	+2.7%	+2.3%	+12.0%
3 years	+24.6%	+24.0%	+23.3%
5 years	+10.8%	+10.2%	+12.0%
10 years	+17.6%	+16.7%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+12.8%	+11.6%	+11.1%

VUG distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 28, 2026	—	$0.0910	+7.7%
Jun 26, 2026	—	$0.0920	+9.5%
Mar 27, 2026	—	$0.0797	−4.4%
Dec 22, 2025	—	$0.0832	−6.6%
Sep 29, 2025	—	$0.0845	+11.4%
Jun 30, 2025	—	$0.0840	+10.5%
Mar 27, 2025	—	$0.0833	+6.8%
Dec 23, 2024	—	$0.0890	−8.7%
Sep 26, 2024	—	$0.0758	+21.0%
Jun 27, 2024	—	$0.0760	+10.7%
Mar 21, 2024	—	$0.0780	+9.1%
Dec 21, 2023	—	$0.0975	+30.6%

What VUG holds

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

NVDA NVIDIA Corp13.5%
AAPL Apple Inc12.5%
MSFT Microsoft Corp9.7%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A5.2%
AVGO Broadcom Inc4.3%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc4.3%
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A4.2%
GOOG Alphabet Inc Class C4.1%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.7%
TSLA Tesla Inc2.7%

Technology59.6%
Communication15.0%
Consumer cyclical10.0%
Industrials4.4%
Healthcare4.3%
Financials3.9%
Consumer defensive1.3%
Real estate0.9%

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VUG questions

What is VUG's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VUG yields 0.42%. Over the last 12 months it paid $0.3458 a share in 4 payments, against a $82.84 share price.

How often does VUG pay dividends?

VUG pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VUG pay?

At about $1.54 a share a year, 100 shares of VUG pay about $154.00 a year, $38.50 each quarter, before tax.

What is VUG's expense ratio?

VUG'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 VUG's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VUG returned 10.8% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 10.2% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VUG have NAV erosion?

What does VUG hold?

VUG's largest holdings are NVIDIA Corp (13.5%), Apple Inc (12.5%), Microsoft Corp (9.7%). Its top ten make up 63% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Large Growth
Started: Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $380.0B
Dividend yield: 0.42%
Paid in the last year: $0.3458 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.0910 · ex Sep 28, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.24

Income Calculator

At $1.54 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$38.50

Annual$154.00

Monthly avg$12.83

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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.