Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM Dividend History

Every recorded VYM distribution with its ex-dividend date, pay date and amount. VYM has paid $3.6303 per share over the last twelve months — a trailing yield of 2.23%.

Quarterly38 distributionsLatest ex-date June 18, 2026
Trailing 12M
$3.6303
per share, actual payments
TTM Yield
2.23%
at $162.92
Latest Payment
$0.9795
quarterly
Next Ex-Date
--
not yet announced

VYM Dividends by Year

Total distributions per share each calendar year, with the number of payments. The current year is partial.

2026
$1.84122
2025
$3.50084
2024
$3.49454
2023
$3.4784
2022
$2.58963
2021
$3.09614
2020
$2.90614
2019
$2.21713
2018
$1.91043
2017
$1.24512
2016
$1.7283

Full VYM Distribution History

All 38 recorded VYM payments, newest first. The ex-dividend date is the ownership cutoff; the pay date is when the cash arrives.

Ex-Dividend DatePay DateAmountType
2026-06-182026-06-23$0.9795Regular
2026-03-202026-03-24$0.8617Regular
2025-12-192025-12-23$0.9474Regular
2025-09-192025-09-23$0.8417Regular
2025-06-202025-06-24$0.8617Regular
2025-03-212025-03-25$0.85Regular
2024-12-202024-12-24$0.9642Regular
2024-09-202024-09-24$0.8511Regular
2024-06-212024-06-25$1.0237Regular
2024-03-152024-03-20$0.6555Regular
2023-12-182023-12-21$1.0995Regular
2023-09-182023-09-21$0.7846Regular
2023-06-202023-06-23$0.8767Regular
2023-03-202023-03-23$0.7172Regular
2022-12-192022-12-22$0.9745Regular
2022-09-192022-09-22$0.7672Regular
2022-06-212022-06-24$0.8479Regular
2021-12-202021-12-23$0.9386Regular
2021-09-202021-09-23$0.7488Regular
2021-06-212021-06-24$0.7523Regular
2021-03-222021-03-25$0.6564Regular
2020-12-212020-12-24$0.8096Regular
2020-09-212020-09-24$0.7053Regular
2020-06-222020-06-25$0.8368Regular
2020-03-102020-03-13$0.5544Regular
2019-12-232019-12-27$0.7791Regular
2019-09-242019-09-27$0.7864Regular
2019-06-172019-06-20$0.6247unknown
2019-03-252019-03-28$0.6516Regular
2018-09-262018-10-01$0.6718Regular
2018-06-222018-06-27$0.6302Regular
2018-03-262018-03-29$0.6084Regular
2017-12-212017-12-27$0.6431Regular
2017-09-202017-09-25$0.602Regular
2017-06-232017-06-29$0.596unknown
2016-12-222016-12-29$0.667Regular
2016-09-132016-09-19$0.483Regular
2016-06-212016-06-27$0.578Regular

VYM Dividend FAQ

How much does VYM pay per share?

VYM most recently paid $0.9795 per share, with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-18 and a pay date of 2026-06-23. It distributes on a quarterly schedule.

What is VYM's dividend yield?

VYM has paid $3.6303 per share over the last twelve months, a trailing yield of about 2.23%. In 2025 it paid $3.5008 across 4 distributions. Yield is calculated from past distributions and is not a forecast.

How often does VYM pay dividends?

Quarterly. So far in 2026 it has made 2 distributions. The ex-dividend date is the cutoff: you must own the shares before it to receive that payment.

How far back does VYM's dividend history go?

This page lists every recorded distribution for VYM, 38 payments running from 2016 to the present.

Distribution data from the fund’s published payment record. Yields are calculated from distributions already paid and are not a forecast. This page is information, not investment advice; see our disclaimer.