Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund ETF Shares (VIOO) Dividend

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund ETF Shares (VIOO) currently pays a dividend yield of 1.17%, distributing $1.51 per share annually ($1.51 per year). The company operates in the Diversified Fund sector.

VIOO dividend at a glance

Dividend Yield1.17%
Annual Dividend$1.51 per share
Per Payment$1.51
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Payments per Year1
Next Ex-Dividend DateDecember 22, 2026
Next Payment DateDecember 24, 2026
SectorDiversified Fund
Implied Share Price (from yield)$128.89

What VIOO pays on a $10,000 investment

At a 1.17% yield, $10,000 invested in VIOO generates about $117.00 per year, or roughly $117.00 every year. Share counts below use an implied price of $128.89, derived from the $1.51 annual dividend and the 1.17% yield.

Amount InvestedApprox. SharesAnnual Dividend IncomeIncome per Year
$1,0007.8$11.70$11.70
$5,00038.8$58.50$58.50
$10,00077.6$117.00$117.00
$25,000194$292.50$292.50
$100,000775.9$1,170.00$1,170.00

These figures assume the dividend and share price stay where they are today. They do not account for taxes, dividend cuts, price movement, or reinvestment. If you reinvest instead of taking the cash, the share count grows each year — see how the dividend snowball compounds.

VIOO dividend payment schedule

VIOO pays on a annual schedule — 1 payments a year. The next confirmed ex-dividend date is December 22, 2026, with payment on December 24, 2026. Later rows are projected forward at the same interval and will shift when Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund ETF Shares declares each dividend.

Ex-Dividend DatePayment DateAmount per ShareStatus
December 22, 2026December 24, 2026$1.51Confirmed
December 22, 2027December 24, 2027$1.51Projected
December 22, 2028December 24, 2028$1.51Projected
December 22, 2029December 24, 2029$1.51Projected

To collect a VIOO dividend you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date. Buy on the ex-date itself and the previous owner keeps that payment. Read how ex-dividend, record, and payment dates fit together.

How VIOO's dividend compares

Across the 1000 dividend stocks and ETFs DivTrkr tracks, the median yield is 3.57%. VIOO's 1.17% is 2.40 percentage points below that median, ranking 783rd of 1000 by yield.

Within Diversified Fund, where we track 226 names, the median yield is 3.50% — putting VIOO below its sector.

What the numbers mean

Whether these payments are taxed at the lower qualified rate or as ordinary income depends on how long you hold the shares and what kind of company pays them. See the qualified vs. ordinary dividend rules.

VIOO dividend FAQ

When is the next VIOO ex-dividend date?

The next VIOO ex-dividend date is December 22, 2026, with the payment scheduled for December 24, 2026. You must own shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

What is VIOO's dividend yield?

VIOO currently yields 1.17%, based on $1.51 in dividends per share over the past year.

How often does VIOO pay dividends?

VIOO pays annual, which works out to 1 payments per year of about $1.51 per share.

How much dividend income would $10,000 of VIOO generate?

At the current 1.17% yield, $10,000 invested in VIOO would produce roughly $117.00 per year, or about $117.00 per year, before taxes and assuming the dividend holds.

Is VIOO a Dividend Aristocrat?

No. VIOO is not currently on the Dividend Aristocrat or Dividend King list, which require 25 and 50 consecutive years of dividend increases respectively.

VIOO dividend history

DivTrkr holds 16 recorded VIOO dividend payments going back to 2010 and +10.6% a year of growth over the last five complete years. See the full VIOO dividend history — every payment, annual totals and growth by year.

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