Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 101 recorded VTI dividend payments, running from June 25, 2001 to June 26, 2026 — 26 calendar years. Together those payments total $50.00 per share. VTI has most often paid quarterly.

VTI has increased its payment rate for 5 consecutive complete years.

Over the last five complete years the VTI payment rate compounded at +6.3% a year, and +6.3% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.

VTI's payment rate fell in 2009, 2020. The steepest drop was -15.8%.

VTI dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$3.764$0.932+0.6%
2024$3.674$0.926+14.0%
2023$3.414$0.813+5.2%
2022$3.184$0.772+10.4%
2021$2.934$0.700+1.8%
2020$2.774$0.687-6.7%
2019$2.914$0.736+11.8%
2018$2.604$0.658+16.8%
2017$2.344$0.564+10.7%
2016$2.214$0.510+0.3%
2015$2.074$0.508+14.4%
2014$1.874$0.444+9.0%
2013$1.674$0.407+14.8%
2012$1.564$0.355+20.5%
2011$1.234$0.294+4.1%
2010$1.154$0.283+7.6%
2009$1.114$0.263-15.8%
2008$1.264$0.312-0.3%
2007$1.304$0.313+17.8%
2006$1.154$0.266+5.6%
2005$1.044$0.252+31.4%
2004$0.9514$0.192+19.8%
2003$0.6914$0.160+6.7%
2002$0.6264$0.150
2001$0.4943 (timing)$0.158

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than VTI's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent VTI dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
June 26, 2026$1.04
March 27, 2026$0.998
December 22, 2025$0.951
September 29, 2025$0.907
June 30, 2025$0.913
March 27, 2025$0.985
December 23, 2024$0.941
September 27, 2024$0.871
June 28, 2024$0.952
March 22, 2024$0.911
December 21, 2023$1.00
September 21, 2023$0.798
June 23, 2023$0.827
March 23, 2023$0.786
December 22, 2022$0.931
September 23, 2022$0.796
June 23, 2022$0.749
March 23, 2022$0.708
December 27, 2021$0.859
September 24, 2021$0.724
June 24, 2021$0.675
March 25, 2021$0.672
December 24, 2020$0.782
September 25, 2020$0.674
June 25, 2020$0.700
March 26, 2020$0.614
December 24, 2019$0.886
September 16, 2019$0.700
June 17, 2019$0.547
March 25, 2019$0.772
December 24, 2018$0.721
September 28, 2018$0.714
June 22, 2018$0.603
March 22, 2018$0.566
December 21, 2017$0.673
September 22, 2017$0.553
June 21, 2017$0.575
March 24, 2017$0.542
December 20, 2016$0.727
September 13, 2016$0.539
June 14, 2016$0.469
March 15, 2016$0.480
December 21, 2015$0.583
September 25, 2015$0.508
June 26, 2015$0.468
March 25, 2015$0.508
December 22, 2014$0.561
September 24, 2014$0.465
June 24, 2014$0.420
March 25, 2014$0.423
December 20, 2013$0.494
September 23, 2013$0.429
June 24, 2013$0.386
March 22, 2013$0.364
December 20, 2012$0.545
September 24, 2012$0.364
June 25, 2012$0.346
March 26, 2012$0.308
December 21, 2011$0.361
September 23, 2011$0.306

Showing the 60 most recent of 101 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

VTI dividend history questions

How many dividends has VTI paid?

DivTrkr has 101 recorded VTI dividend payments between June 25, 2001 and June 26, 2026, totalling $50.00 per share across 26 calendar years.

Has VTI ever cut its dividend?

Yes. The VTI per-payment rate fell in 2009, 2020, the steepest being -15.8%.

How fast is the VTI dividend growing?

The VTI payment rate compounded at +6.3% a year over the last five complete years and +6.3% a year over the last ten.

How often does VTI pay a dividend?

VTI has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

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