Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 90 recorded VUG dividend payments, running from March 29, 2004 to June 26, 2026 — 23 calendar years. Together those payments total $4.64 per share. VUG has most often paid quarterly.

VUG has increased its payment rate for 3 consecutive complete years.

Over the last five complete years the VUG payment rate compounded at +4.0% a year, and +4.0% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.

VUG's payment rate fell in 2008, 2021. The steepest drop was -9.4%.

VUG dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$0.3354$0.0837+8.7%
2024$0.3194$0.0770+9.9%
2023$0.3004$0.0701+12.0%
2022$0.2504$0.0626-0.5%
2021$0.2574$0.0629-8.5%
2020$0.2814$0.0688-2.4%
2019$0.2904$0.0704-4.6%
2018$0.2954$0.0738+12.2%
2017$0.2684$0.0658+13.0%
2016$0.2584$0.0582+2.9%
2015$0.2314$0.0566+17.3%
2014$0.2104$0.0483+8.0%
2013$0.1854$0.0447+17.3%
2012$0.1794$0.0381+23.8%
2011$0.1284$0.0307+4.8%
2010$0.1174$0.0293+20.1%
2009$0.1024$0.0244+5.4%
2008$0.09624$0.0232-9.4%
2007$0.10004$0.0256+16.7%
2006$0.08804$0.0219+18.5%
2005$0.07674$0.0185+24.0%
2004$0.1024$0.0149

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 VUG's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent VUG dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
June 26, 2026$0.0920
March 27, 2026$0.0797
December 22, 2025$0.0832
September 29, 2025$0.0845
June 30, 2025$0.0840
March 27, 2025$0.0833
December 23, 2024$0.0890
September 26, 2024$0.0758
June 27, 2024$0.0760
March 21, 2024$0.0780
December 21, 2023$0.0975
September 21, 2023$0.0627
June 23, 2023$0.0687
March 23, 2023$0.0715
December 22, 2022$0.0747
September 23, 2022$0.0717
June 23, 2022$0.0535
March 23, 2022$0.0502
December 27, 2021$0.0782
September 24, 2021$0.0528
June 24, 2021$0.0623
March 25, 2021$0.0635
December 24, 2020$0.0768
September 25, 2020$0.0677
June 25, 2020$0.0698
March 26, 2020$0.0663
December 24, 2019$0.0847
September 16, 2019$0.0642
June 27, 2019$0.0688
March 28, 2019$0.0720
December 24, 2018$0.0878
September 28, 2018$0.0778
June 22, 2018$0.0698
March 22, 2018$0.0598
December 21, 2017$0.0792
September 22, 2017$0.0685
June 23, 2017$0.0568
March 24, 2017$0.0632
December 22, 2016$0.0880
September 13, 2016$0.0627
June 14, 2016$0.0538
March 21, 2016$0.0533
December 17, 2015$0.0688
September 21, 2015$0.0578
June 22, 2015$0.0493
March 25, 2015$0.0553
December 22, 2014$0.0677
September 24, 2014$0.0507
June 24, 2014$0.0458
March 25, 2014$0.0458
December 24, 2013$0.0578
September 23, 2013$0.0463
June 24, 2013$0.0430
March 22, 2013$0.0378
December 24, 2012$0.0703
September 24, 2012$0.0413
June 25, 2012$0.0348
March 26, 2012$0.0323
December 23, 2011$0.0378
September 23, 2011$0.0290

Showing the 60 most recent of 90 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

VUG dividend history questions

How many dividends has VUG paid?

DivTrkr has 90 recorded VUG dividend payments between March 29, 2004 and June 26, 2026, totalling $4.64 per share across 23 calendar years.

Has VUG ever cut its dividend?

Yes. The VUG per-payment rate fell in 2008, 2021, the steepest being -9.4%.

How fast is the VUG dividend growing?

The VUG payment rate compounded at +4.0% a year over the last five complete years and +4.0% a year over the last ten.

How often does VUG pay a dividend?

VUG 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.

See the current VUG dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track VUG free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.