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VYM Dividend History

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF — 78 payments on record since 2006. Current yield: 2.26% (quarterly).

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VYM Dividend History

Ex-DateAmountChangeYield
Mar 20, 2026$0.8617-9.0%2.21%
Dec 19, 2025$0.9474+12.6%2.43%
Sep 19, 2025$0.8417-2.3%2.16%
Jun 20, 2025$0.8617+1.4%2.21%
Mar 21, 2025$0.8500-11.8%2.18%
Dec 20, 2024$0.9642+13.3%2.48%
Sep 20, 2024$0.8511-16.9%2.19%
Jun 21, 2024$1.0237+56.2%2.63%
Mar 15, 2024$0.6555-40.4%1.68%
Dec 18, 2023$1.0995+40.1%2.82%

VYM price return since first dividend

How much VYM's share price has moved since the first recorded payment. Pair with the dividend bars above to separate capital return from income return — together they make up total return, which headline yield alone doesn't capture.

Cumulative price return: +242.10%

Cumulative dividends collected

Running total of per-share distributions since the first payment on record. A buy-and-hold VYM share has collected this much in dividends.

Total collected per share since inception: $44.65

VYM DRIP calculator

Compound VYM's 2.3% yield

Pre-filled with live VYM data and 78 payments on record. Model 1, 5, or 10-year DRIP returns with after-tax math and Bull/Base/Bear scenarios. (Quarterly payments.)

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About VYM Dividends

This page shows the complete VYM dividend payment history, including ex-dates, payment dates, and per-share amounts. The chart above visualizes the trend of dividend payments over time, making it easy to spot increases, decreases, or irregular payouts.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) is issued by Vanguard. Tracks the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index — ~440 U.S. large-cap stocks screened purely on above-average dividend yield, market-cap weighted. Heavy exposure to consumer staples, energy, and industrials. Expense ratio 0.06%, forward yield ~2.8-3%, quarterly distributions. Broader and more yield-focused than SCHD (no quality filter), which some investors prefer for diversification and others view as a drawback (no defense against yield traps).

Open the VYM projection tool to model how reinvesting these dividends would compound over time, or check the Total Return Analyzer to see the real yield after accounting for NAV changes.

VYM head-to-head comparisons

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VYM dividend history — frequently asked questions

How often does VYM pay dividends?▾
VYM pays dividends quarterly. The dividend history table and chart above show every payment VYM has made, with the ex-dividend date, payment date, and per-share amount. The ex-date is the cutoff — you must own VYM before the ex-date to receive that payment; buying on or after the ex-date means you get the next one instead.
What does the VYM dividend history chart show?▾
The chart plots the per-share amount of every dividend VYM has paid, oriented left-to-right from oldest to newest. A rising trend means distributions are growing; a falling trend means they are shrinking. For VYM, the current yield is roughly 2.26% on a trailing twelve-month basis. Pay attention to the shape of the curve — steady growth is a very different risk profile from a jagged curve with big month-to-month swings, which is common for options-income ETFs.
Are VYM dividends qualified or ordinary?▾
Dividend classification for VYM varies. Most traditional dividend ETFs and stocks produce qualified dividends — taxed at the long-term capital gains rate — but some portion may be non-qualified. Check the year-end 1099-DIV for the exact breakdown.
Why did VYM distributions change so much month to month?▾
Month-to-month changes in VYM can come from a few sources: timing of the payment relative to the ex-date calendar, special distributions, or shifts in the underlying portfolio. For most non-options-income ETFs, distributions are fairly predictable quarter-over-quarter, with occasional year-end special distributions.
Where does this VYM dividend data come from?▾
Dividend records are sourced from official issuer dividend calendars and cross-referenced against press releases. Ex-dates and payment dates are the official dates as reported. For YieldMax funds specifically, we also ingest the weekly announcement press releases — that is why YieldMax ticker pages show upcoming announcements.