Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF (MGC) — Dividend Profile
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.99%
@ $277.49
TTM Yield
0.67%
Forward Annual
$2.75
Quarterly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.6884
Ex 2026-03-27
3y CAGR
-33.0%
5y CAGR
-18.9%
10y CAGR
-5.9%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-09-29.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +10.2%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 24 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
0.01%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
24 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 5 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.35%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (38)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-27$0.6884Quarterly2026-03-31recurring
2025-12-22$0.5968Quarterly2025-12-24recurring
2025-09-29$0.5801Quarterly2025-10-01recurring
2025-03-27$0.5985Quarterly2025-03-31recurring
2024-12-23$0.6280Quarterly2024-12-26recurring
2024-09-26$0.6172Quarterly2024-09-30recurring
2024-06-27$0.6177Quarterly2024-07-01recurring
2024-03-21$0.5800Quarterly2024-03-26recurring
2023-12-21$0.6737Quarterly2023-12-27recurring
2023-09-21$0.5723Quarterly2023-09-26recurring
2023-06-23$0.5424Quarterly2023-06-28recurring
2023-03-23$0.5010Quarterly2023-03-28recurring
2022-12-22$0.6042Quarterly2022-12-28recurring
2022-09-28$0.5891Quarterly2022-10-03recurring
2022-06-23$0.5123Quarterly2022-06-28recurring
2022-03-24$0.4750Quarterly2022-03-29recurring
2021-12-27$0.5536Quarterly2021-12-30recurring
2021-09-29$0.5115Quarterly2021-10-04recurring
2021-06-24$0.4653Quarterly2021-06-29recurring
2021-03-26$0.4339Quarterly2021-03-31recurring
2020-12-24$0.6080Quarterly2020-12-30recurring
2020-09-11$0.4012Quarterly2020-09-16recurring
2020-06-25$0.4634Quarterly2020-06-30recurring
2020-03-26$0.4619Quarterly2020-03-31recurring
2019-12-24$0.5168Quarterly2019-12-30recurring
2019-10-01$0.5046Quarterly2019-10-04recurring
2019-03-25$0.4810Quarterly2019-03-28recurring
2018-12-24$0.5143—2018-12-28unknown
2018-09-28$0.4812Quarterly2018-10-03recurring
2018-06-28$0.4575Quarterly2018-07-03recurring
2018-03-22$0.3721Quarterly2018-03-27recurring
2017-12-26$0.4612Quarterly2017-12-29recurring
2017-09-27$0.4730Quarterly2017-10-02recurring
2017-06-23$0.4030—2017-06-29unknown
2017-03-29$0.3380Quarterly2017-04-04recurring
2016-12-20$0.4710Quarterly2016-12-27recurring
2016-09-20$0.4220Quarterly2016-09-26recurring
2016-06-21$0.3680Quarterly2016-06-27recurring
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