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VYM Dividend History

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares · every payment since 2006

As of Oct 14, 2026, Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (VYM) has paid 80 distributions since 2006. The most recent was $0.8870 per share (ex-date Sep 18, 2026, paid Sep 22, 2026). Over the last 12 months VYM paid $3.6760 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.31%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +3.2% versus the 2 before.

Latest distribution

$0.8870

Last ex-date

Sep 18, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$3.68

Trailing yield

2.31%

Frequency

Quarterly

Payments on record

80

Key facts: VYM dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 14, 2026, SmarterDividends has 80 distribution payments on record for Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (VYM), going back to 2006.
  • VYM's most recent distribution was $0.89 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 18, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 22, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026, VYM paid $3.68 per share in distributions across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.31%.
  • VYM's most recent increase in its regular distribution took effect with the Jun 18, 2026 ex-date, a 13.7% rise to $0.98 per share.
  • VYM's most recent decrease in its regular distribution took effect with the Sep 18, 2026 ex-date, a 9.5% reduction to $0.89 per share.
  • VYM paid $3.50 per share in distributions in calendar year 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "VYM Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 14, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VYM/dividend-history

What the record shows

VYM has paid quarterly since 2006, spanning 80 distributions. Over the past year, distributions totaled $3.676 per share and produced a 2.33% trailing yield. The latest distribution was lower than the previous one, but the recent distribution average was 3.2% above the prior average, indicating that near-term variation has not erased the broader increase.

Annual distributions rose in each year of the six-year span, moving from $2.906 per share at the start to $3.501 at the end. The increases were larger around the middle of the period and narrowed thereafter, leaving the annual total only slightly higher in each of the final two years.

Over 12 months, VYM's price gained 12.2%, while distributions equaled 2.6% of the price a year earlier. The approximate total return was 14.8%. Because the price also advanced, distributions supplemented the gain rather than returning capital through a falling price.

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

2.62%

of price a year ago

Price change

+13.2%

$140.53 → $159.11

Approx. total return

+15.8%

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.

VYM distributions per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent distribution amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

VYM dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date3$2.7290—
20254$3.5010+0.2%
20244$3.4950+0.5%
20234$3.4790+7.0%
20224$3.2520+5.0%
20214$3.0960+6.5%
20204$2.9060+2.3%
20194$2.8420+7.3%
20184$2.6490+10.3%
20174$2.4010+8.8%
20164$2.2060+2.7%
20154$2.1490+12.6%
20144$1.9080+9.1%
20134$1.7490+9.8%
20124$1.5930+20.0%
20114$1.3270+21.6%
20104$1.0910-6.6%
20094$1.1680-19.1%
20084$1.4430+6.3%
20074$1.3570+675.4%
20061timing$0.1750—

Every VYM distribution

42 higher · 34 lower · 0 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026$0.8870-9.5%Lower
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.9800+13.7%Higher
Mar 20, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.8620-9.0%Lower
Dec 19, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.9470+12.5%Higher
Sep 19, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.8420-2.3%Lower
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.8620+1.4%Higher
Mar 21, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.8500-11.8%Lower
Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.9640+13.3%Higher
Sep 20, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.8510-16.9%Lower
Jun 21, 2024Jun 25, 2024$1.0240+56.1%Higher
Mar 15, 2024Mar 20, 2024$0.6560-40.4%Lower
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$1.1000+40.1%Higher
Sep 18, 2023Sep 21, 2023$0.7850-10.5%Lower
Jun 20, 2023Jun 23, 2023$0.8770+22.3%Higher
Mar 20, 2023Mar 23, 2023$0.7170-26.5%Lower
Dec 19, 2022Dec 22, 2022$0.9750+27.1%Higher
Sep 19, 2022Sep 22, 2022$0.7670-9.6%Lower
Jun 21, 2022Jun 24, 2022$0.8480+28.1%Higher
Mar 21, 2022Mar 24, 2022$0.6620-29.5%Lower
Dec 20, 2021Dec 23, 2021$0.9390+25.4%Higher
Sep 20, 2021Sep 23, 2021$0.7490-0.4%Unchanged
Jun 21, 2021Jun 24, 2021$0.7520+14.6%Higher
Mar 22, 2021Mar 25, 2021$0.6560-19.0%Lower
Dec 21, 2020Dec 24, 2020$0.8100+14.9%Higher
Sep 21, 2020Sep 24, 2020$0.7050-15.8%Lower
Jun 22, 2020Jun 25, 2020$0.8370+51.1%Higher
Mar 10, 2020Mar 13, 2020$0.5540-28.9%Lower
Dec 23, 2019Dec 27, 2019$0.7790-0.9%Lower
Sep 24, 2019Sep 27, 2019$0.7860+25.8%Higher
Jun 17, 2019Jun 20, 2019$0.6250-4.1%Lower
Mar 25, 2019Mar 28, 2019$0.6520-11.8%Lower
Dec 24, 2018Dec 28, 2018$0.7390+10.0%Higher
Sep 26, 2018Oct 1, 2018$0.6720+6.7%Higher
Jun 22, 2018Jun 27, 2018$0.6300+3.6%Higher
Mar 26, 2018Mar 29, 2018$0.6080-5.4%Lower
Dec 21, 2017Dec 27, 2017$0.6430+6.8%Higher
Sep 20, 2017Sep 25, 2017$0.6020+1.0%Higher
Jun 23, 2017Jun 29, 2017$0.5960+6.4%Higher
Mar 22, 2017Mar 28, 2017$0.5600-16.0%Lower
Dec 22, 2016Dec 29, 2016$0.6670+38.1%Higher
Sep 13, 2016Sep 19, 2016$0.4830-16.4%Lower
Jun 21, 2016Jun 27, 2016$0.5780+20.9%Higher
Mar 15, 2016Mar 21, 2016$0.4780-20.2%Lower
Dec 21, 2015Dec 28, 2015$0.5990+13.4%Higher
Sep 23, 2015Sep 29, 2015$0.5280-5.7%Lower
Jun 26, 2015Jul 2, 2015$0.5600+21.2%Higher
Mar 23, 2015Mar 27, 2015$0.4620-17.8%Lower
Dec 18, 2014Dec 24, 2014$0.5620+19.8%Higher
Sep 22, 2014Sep 26, 2014$0.4690-1.5%Lower
Jun 23, 2014Jun 27, 2014$0.4760+18.7%Higher
Mar 24, 2014Mar 28, 2014$0.4010-24.6%Lower
Dec 20, 2013—$0.5320+21.7%Higher
Sep 23, 2013—$0.4370+4.3%Higher
Jun 24, 2013Jun 28, 2013$0.4190+16.1%Higher
Mar 22, 2013—$0.3610-26.6%Lower
Dec 20, 2012—$0.4920+22.1%Higher
Sep 24, 2012—$0.4030+8.9%Higher
Jun 25, 2012—$0.3700+12.8%Higher
Mar 26, 2012—$0.3280-12.5%Lower
Dec 21, 2011—$0.3750+22.1%Higher
Sep 23, 2011—$0.3070-8.4%Lower
Jun 24, 2011—$0.3350+8.1%Higher
Mar 25, 2011—$0.3100-1.0%Lower
Dec 22, 2010—$0.3130+13.4%Higher
Sep 24, 2010—$0.2760+1.1%Higher
Jun 24, 2010—$0.2730+19.2%Higher
Mar 25, 2010—$0.2290-28.7%Lower
Dec 22, 2009—$0.3210+24.9%Higher
Sep 24, 2009—$0.2570-8.2%Lower
Jun 24, 2009—$0.2800-9.7%Lower
Mar 25, 2009—$0.3100-6.1%Lower
Dec 22, 2008—$0.3300-11.1%Lower
Sep 24, 2008—$0.3710+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 24, 2008—$0.3710+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 25, 2008—$0.3710-17.0%Lower
Dec 14, 2007—$0.4470+29.2%Higher
Sep 24, 2007—$0.3460+16.9%Higher
Jun 25, 2007—$0.2960+10.4%Higher
Mar 26, 2007—$0.2680+53.1%Higher
Dec 22, 2006—$0.1750—First

VYM dividend history — FAQ

How much is VYM's distribution?

As of Oct 14, 2026, VYM's most recent distribution was $0.8870 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 18, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 22, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.6760 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 2.31%.

How often does VYM pay a distribution?

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is VYM's next distribution?

VYM'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 VYM ever cut its distribution?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 34 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2025. Option-income and bond funds vary their distributions with income earned, so reductions are routine for these funds.

How much did VYM pay in dividends in 2025?

VYM paid $3.5010 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.

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

Over the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026, VYM paid $3.6760 per share, 2.62% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +13.2%. That is an approximate total return of +15.8% before taxes and reinvestment.

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