Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) — Dividend Profile
11y payment streak1y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.33%
@ $295.29
TTM Yield
1.19%
Forward Annual
$3.92
Quarterly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.9812
Ex 2026-03-27
3y CAGR
-33.4%
5y CAGR
-18.9%
10y CAGR
-4.9%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-06-30.
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: +15.2%
✓ 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 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.27%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
25 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 11 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.36%
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$0.9812Quarterly2026-03-31recurring
2025-12-22$0.9268Quarterly2025-12-24recurring
2025-09-29$0.8052Quarterly2025-10-01recurring
2025-06-30$0.7878Quarterly2025-07-02recurring
2025-03-27$0.9188Quarterly2025-03-31recurring
2024-12-23$0.9036Quarterly2024-12-26recurring
2024-09-27$0.7047Quarterly2024-10-01recurring
2024-06-28$0.8466Quarterly2024-07-02recurring
2024-03-22$0.6769Quarterly2024-03-27recurring
2023-12-21$1.0769Quarterly2023-12-27recurring
2023-09-21$0.7353Quarterly2023-09-26recurring
2023-06-23$0.7587Quarterly2023-06-28recurring
2023-03-23$0.7461Quarterly2023-03-28recurring
2022-12-22$1.0092Quarterly2022-12-28recurring
2022-09-23$0.6654Quarterly2022-09-28recurring
2022-06-23$0.5890Quarterly2022-06-28recurring
2022-03-23$0.5571Quarterly2022-03-28recurring
2021-12-27$1.0908Quarterly2021-12-30recurring
2021-09-24$0.5862Quarterly2021-09-29recurring
2021-06-24$0.5554Quarterly2021-06-29recurring
2021-03-25$0.5632Quarterly2021-03-30recurring
2020-12-24$0.8934Quarterly2020-12-30recurring
2020-09-25$0.5446Quarterly2020-09-30recurring
2020-06-25$0.3197Quarterly2020-06-30recurring
2020-03-10$0.4673Quarterly2020-03-13recurring
2019-12-24$0.8928Quarterly2019-12-30recurring
2019-09-16$0.4507Quarterly2019-09-19recurring
2019-03-28$0.4766Quarterly2019-04-02recurring
2018-09-28$0.6463Quarterly2018-10-03recurring
2018-06-22$0.3823Quarterly2018-06-27recurring
2018-03-22$0.4552Quarterly2018-03-27recurring
2017-12-21$0.7750Quarterly2017-12-27recurring
2017-09-20$0.5330Quarterly2017-09-25recurring
2017-06-21$0.2630Quarterly2017-06-27recurring
2017-03-24$0.4240Quarterly2017-03-30recurring
2016-12-22$0.7490Quarterly2016-12-29recurring
2016-09-20$0.5720Quarterly2016-09-26recurring
2016-06-14$0.3040Quarterly2016-06-20recurring
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